US 11,776,384 B2
Methods and apparatus for providing notifications in a media system
Daniel Putterman, San Francisco, CA (US); Gregory Peters, San Francisco, CA (US); Richard Bullwinkle, Palo Alto, CA (US); Kim R. Dykeman, San Francisco, CA (US); and Brad Dietrich, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/678,623.
Application 17/678,623 is a continuation of application No. 16/878,997, filed on May 20, 2020, granted, now 11,288,949.
Application 16/878,997 is a continuation of application No. 16/013,438, filed on Jun. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,692,360, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Application 16/013,438 is a continuation of application No. 15/432,600, filed on Feb. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,026,301, issued on Jul. 17, 2018.
Application 15/432,600 is a continuation of application No. 14/245,783, filed on Apr. 4, 2014, granted, now 9,747,783, issued on Aug. 29, 2017.
Application 14/245,783 is a continuation of application No. 12/823,466, filed on Jun. 25, 2010, granted, now 8,730,028, issued on May 20, 2014.
Application 12/823,466 is a continuation of application No. 11/318,811, filed on Dec. 27, 2005, granted, now 7,768,388, issued on Aug. 3, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/641,794, filed on Jan. 5, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2022/0327914 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. G08B 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 27/00 (2013.01) [G08B 27/005 (2013.01); G08B 27/006 (2013.01); G08B 27/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
prior to generating for display, by control circuitry, an indication of an alert message:
receiving input, at the control circuitry, of a user setting specifying an alert level for alert messages;
receiving, at the control circuitry, the alert message from a particular alert provider, wherein the particular alert provider is a third-party alert provider that transmitted the alert from a separate system;
reading the user setting from memory; and
generating for display, on a display screen and based on reading the user setting from the memory, the indication of the alert message.