Methods and apparatus to provide messages to television users

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9578386
SERIAL NO

14920487

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Methods and apparatus to provide messages to consumer electronics devices are disclosed. In response to a request from a consumer electronics device for messaging information stored with at least one of a first message provider or a second message provider, determining, with a processor of a mediation system, an identifier associated with the consumer electronics device. Querying, with the processor, a database at the mediation system to determine first and second account identifiers associated with the identifier of the consumer electronics device. When the request is for the messaging information stored with the first message provider, sending, with the processor, a first command to cause the first message provider to forward the messaging information associated with the first message account identifier to the mediation system. When the request is for the messaging information stored with the second message provider, sending, with the processor, a second command to cause the second message provider to forward the messaging information associated with the second message account identifier to the mediation system. Sending, with the processor, the messaging information received from at least one of the first message provider or the second message provider to the consumer electronics device.

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  • AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.;AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cantu, Diana Maria Austin, US 8 106
Lee, Jessie Tsae-Jiuan Austin, US 4 36
Lemay, John E Austin, US 9 96
Qiu, Chaoxin Charles Austin, US 33 924
Scruggs, Jeffrey Lee Round Rock, US 9 101

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