Methods and apparatus to provide messages to television users

摘要

Methods and apparatus to provide messages to television users are disclosed. An example method includes determining an identifier associated with a television device in response to detecting a request for a list of voicemail message information, querying a database to determine a voicemail mailbox associated with the identifier, initiating a terminal session in accordance with a remote desktop protocol for the television device, and sending the list of voicemail message information to the television device via the terminal session.

主权项

1. A method to provide messages to a television user, the method comprising:
detecting a request for a list of voicemail message information stored with one of a first message provider or a second message provider, the request causing initiation of a terminal session between a television system and a television in accordance with a remote desktop protocol; determining, at a mediation system associated with the television system, an identifier associated with the television; querying a database, at the mediation system, to determine a voicemail mailbox associated with the identifier; in response to detecting the request for the list of voicemail message information stored with the first message provider, determining from the database, a first command to cause the first message provider to forward the list from the voicemail mailbox; in response to detecting the request for the list of voicemail message information stored with the second message provider, determining from the database, a second command to cause the second message provider to forward the list from the voicemail mailbox; and sending the list of voicemail message information from the voicemail mailbox to the television via the terminal session.