Systems and methods for setting a timer via an interactive trigger

1. A method for setting a timer via an interactive trigger, the method comprising:

receiving a video stream at a client device, the video stream including at least one interactive trigger configured to enable a timer to be set based on the interactive trigger;

detecting, utilizing at least one processing unit of the client device, the at least one interactive trigger, wherein the interactive trigger corresponds to a first program and the video stream comprises an advertisement for the first program;

transmitting at least one selectable display object with the video stream to a display device, the at least one selectable display object associated with the at least one interactive trigger;

receiving a selection of the selectable display object at the client device; and

setting a timer for the client device based on the at least one interactive trigger in response to the received selection,

wherein the at least one interactive trigger includes at least one timer parameter and said setting a timer for the client device based on the at least one interactive trigger in response to the received selection comprises:

receiving an input to modify the at least one timer parameter; and

setting the timer with the modified at least one timer parameter,

wherein the at least one timer parameter includes a unique program identification (UPID), and wherein the at least one interactive trigger includes a plurality of conditions and said transmitting at least one selectable display object with the video stream to a display device comprises:

evaluating each of the plurality of conditions,

wherein said evaluating each of the plurality of conditions comprises:

a) determining whether at least one selected from the group comprising a service or a network referenced by the at least one interactive trigger is available for the client device, and

b) determining whether the timer for the client device is not already set; and

if each of the plurality of conditions are satisfied, transmitting the at least one selectable display object with the video stream to the display device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying the at least one selectable display object with display of the video stream on the display device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one interactive trigger includes at least one timer parameter and said setting a timer for the client device based on the at least one interactive trigger in response to the received selection comprises:

setting the timer with the at least one timer parameter.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the timer includes at least one further timer parameter, wherein the at least one further timer parameter is selected from the group consisting of: a service unique identification, a program name, a program title, an event name, an event title, and a timer frequency.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing at least one action utilizing the client device based on the set timer, the at least one action comprising at least one selected from the group comprising:

recording at least one program based on the set timer;

tuning the client device to a channel based on the set timer; and

transmitting a reminder including broadcast information regarding a particular program to the display device based on the set timer.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said detecting, utilizing at least one processing unit of the client device, the at least one interactive trigger comprises:

monitoring content stored on the client device during playback.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising inserting the interactive trigger into a blanking interval of the video stream.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the timer is one selected from the group consisting of: a recording timer, and auto-tune timer, and a reminder timer.