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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Jerald Robert Howcroft, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Kathy Goode Piatt, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Jerald Robert Howcroft, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Kathy Goode Piatt, Cedar Park, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method includes receiving, at a server of an internet protocol television (IPTV) network, a voting selection from a set-top box device. The voting selection is associated with video content that is received at the set-top box device via the IPTV network. The computer implemented method includes adding the voting selection to a tally of votes related to the video content when a voting status indicates that a previous vote has not been received from the set-top box device. The computer implemented method also includes changing the voting status to indicate that a vote has been received from the set-top box device after adding the voting selection to the tally of votes.