Method and system for providing a reminder notification for a set-top box

A third party notification system for providing a content reminder, comprising:

• a processor operable to execute a set of instructions;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium operable to store a set of instructions, wherein the processor executes the set of instructions to:
• enable a subscriber to subscribe to a third party notification service provided by the third party notification system;
• compile a history of media content received by a set-top box;
• determine a reminder notification rule for the subscriber, the reminder notification rule comprises identifying media content that may be of interest to the subscriber based on the compiled history of media content received by the set-top box;
• query a database for one or more selections of scheduled media content of the set-top box in accordance with the reminder notification rule;
• send a reminder notification to the subscriber based on a query result;
• enable the subscriber to receive a voice message over a telephone network in response to the reminder notification, wherein a partial command is generated from the voice message left by the subscriber for the set-top box, to perform commands relating to the reminder notification.