System and method for set-top-box messaging display

1. A method, comprising:

retrieving a plurality of messages from a memory of a set top box responsive to a detection of a remote activity of a remote associated with the set-top-box;

providing the plurality of messages to a display in response to the detected remote activity and after a predefined period of quiescence beginning after the detected remote activity, wherein a sequence of the plurality of messages is determined by a message priority assigned to each of the plurality of messages, and wherein at least one message having a higher message priority than the other of the plurality of messages is displayed before the other of the plurality of the messages, and redisplayed repeatedly until a confirmation code is received indicating the at least one message has been acknowledged;

establishing a first time period during which at least one of the plurality of messages are displayed and a second time period during which the at least one of the plurality of messages are removed from being displayed; and

periodically providing the at least one of the plurality of messages to the display for the first time period, without user acknowledgement, and removing the at least one of the plurality of messages from the display for the second time period which is a longer time than the first time period, until additional activity of the remote is detected and an acknowledgement signal is received in the set-top-box from the remote.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting activity of the remote by receiving a signal from the remote in the set-top-box.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein, the signal comprises a control signal for at least one set-top-box function.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the plurality of messages in the memory of the set-top-box.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sequence of the plurality of messages is designated by a service provider.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of messages are received from the service provider.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the plurality of messages in the memory of the set-top-box until activity of the remote is detected.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein content of at least one of the plurality of messages displayed comprises actions required.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sequence of the plurality of messages is determined by an order in which the plurality of messages are received into the set-top-box.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting of the remote activity comprises detecting an initial remote activity, and wherein the predefined period of quiescence begins after the initial remote activity.

11. A set-top-box, comprising:

a memory;

a remote interface that receives control signals from at least one remote; and

at least one processor that:

retrieves a plurality of messages from the memory of the set top box responsive to detected remote activity of the at least one remote;

generates a display message comprising the plurality of messages;

provides the plurality of messages to a display in response to the detected remote activity and after a predefined period of quiescence beginning after the detected remote activity, wherein a sequence of the plurality of messages is determined by a message priority assigned to each of the plurality of messages, and wherein at least one message having a higher message priority than the other of the plurality of messages is displayed, and redisplayed repeatedly until a confirmation code is received indicating the at least one message has been acknowledged;

establishes a first time period during which at least one of the plurality of messages are displayed and a second time period during which the at least one of the plurality of messages are removed from being displayed; and

periodically provides the at least one of the plurality of messages to the display for the first time period, without user acknowledgement, and removes the at least one of the plurality of messages from the display for the second time period which is a longer time than the first time period, until additional activity of the remote is detected and an acknowledgement signal is received in the set-top-box from the remote.

12. The set-top-box of claim 11 , wherein the memory stores message content until activity of the at least one remote is detected.

13. The set-top-box of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor provides the plurality of messages to the display.

14. The set-top-box of claim 11 , wherein content of at least one of the plurality of messages displayed comprises actions required.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions for execution by a processor, that, when executed, cause the processor to:

retrieve a plurality of messages from a memory of a set top box responsive to a detection of a remote activity of a remote associated with the set-top-box;

generate a plurality of display messages in response to the detected remote activity; and

provide the plurality of messages to a display in response to the detected remote activity and after a predefined period of quiescence beginning after the detected remote activity, wherein a sequence of the plurality of messages is determined by a message priority assigned to each of the plurality of messages, and wherein at least one message having a higher message priority than the other of the plurality of messages is displayed before the other of the plurality of the messages, and redisplayed repeatedly until a confirmation code is received indicating the at least one message has been acknowledged;

establish a first time period during which at least one of the plurality of messages are displayed and a second time period during which the at least one of the plurality of messages are removed from being displayed; and

periodically provide at least one of the plurality of messages to the display for the first time period, without user acknowledgement, and remove the at least one of the plurality of messages from the display for the second time period which is a longer time than the first time period, until additional activity of the remote is detected and an acknowledgement signal is received in the set-top-box from the remote.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 comprising computer-executable instructions for execution by the processor, that, when executed, cause the processor to perform storing the plurality of messages in the memory of the set-top-box until the remote activity of the remote is detected.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein content of at least one message of the plurality of messages displayed comprises actions required.