Abstract: Establishing settings of communications service features for a user includes identifying a plurality of communications services of the user. The plurality of communications services include wireline phone service, cellular phone service and/or electronic mail (e-mail) service. A plurality of user selectable communications service scenarios for the user are defined. Settings for the plurality of communications services to be applied for the user upon selection of one of the scenarios are established. A selection of one of the scenarios is received. The current settings of the communications service features for the user are automatically changed to the established settings for the selected one of the scenarios responsive to receiving the selection of the one of the scenarios.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a system for providing interactive content including: an input for receiving a hot key signal related to interactive content, the hot key signal indicative of an availability and a location of an alternate content; and a processor which indicates that the hot key signal has been received, and responsive to receiving an indication that the hot key is accepted, redirects a user to the alternate content, wherein the alternate content is an interactive user interface related to the interactive content.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing sales of products featured in a program is provided. The method includes associating an object featured in the program with the program and a product. The product corresponds to the object in the program. The method includes receiving a request relating to the object featured in the program and presenting product information associated with the product corresponding to the object in response to the request relating to the object. The method further includes generating an order for the product in response to a request to purchase the product.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing sales of products featured in a program is provided. The method includes associating an object featured in the program with the program and a product. The product corresponds to the object in the program. The method includes receiving a request relating to the object featured in the program and presenting product information associated with the product corresponding to the object in response to the request relating to the object. The method further includes generating an order for the product in response to a request to purchase the product.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for providing content previewing services is provided. The method includes associating a content preview with a program descriptor that identifies a program in an onscreen programming guide database of programming content listings. The method also includes presenting the content preview to a program receiving device responsive to selection of the program descriptor. The content preview provides information about the program.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a system for providing interactive content including: an input for receiving a hot key signal related to interactive content, the hot key signal indicative of an availability and a location of an alternate content; and a processor which indicates that the hot key signal has been received, and responsive to receiving an indication that the hot key is accepted, redirects a user to the alternate content, wherein the alternate content is an interactive user interface related to the interactive content.

Abstract: Computer implemented methods of coordinated control of a plurality of different services for a user include associating data records from each of the different services to provide an aggregated database. The different services include a communications service of the user, a media service of the user and a calendar of the user. A user interface is provided to a user for establishing settings of at least one of the data records in the aggregated database to control the different services. An interaction model associated with the different services is also provided. A current state of at least one of the data records in the database that is specified in the interaction model is detected. Operation of at least one of the different services is automatically controlled based on the detected current state and the interaction model.

Abstract: A method of managing a plurality of Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone lines assigned to a VoIP Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). A VoIP call window is displayed on a display device of the VoIP CPE. A different one of a plurality of sub-windows are assigned to each of the different VoIP phone lines. The sub-windows are displayed so that they can be viewed at the same time within the VoIP call window. An indicia is displayed within each of the sub-windows that identifies with which of the VoIP phone lines each sub-window is assigned.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for managing user information across multiple devices associated with the user. A master version of user information that is accessible by two or more devices associated with the user is provided. The user information may be updated at one of the two or more devices associated with the user. The updated user information may be automatically sent to remaining ones of the two or more devices associated with the user responsive to updating the user information.

Abstract: Establishing settings of communications service features for a user includes identifying a plurality of communications services of the user. The plurality of communications services include wireline phone service, cellular phone service and/or electronic mail (e-mail) service. A plurality of user selectable communications service scenarios for the user are defined. Settings for the plurality of communications services to be applied for the user upon selection of one of the scenarios are established. A selection of one of the scenarios is received. The current settings of the communications service features for the user are automatically changed to the established settings for the selected one of the scenarios responsive to receiving the selection of the one of the scenarios.

Abstract: Supervising a distributed switch having a set of interconnected distributed switch processors each having its own set of components. State information about a distributed switch processor from the set of distributed switch processors is received. A graphical user interface (GUI) having a set of glyphs within one output unit is displayed. Each glyph from the set of glyphs representing a component of the distributed switch processor. Each glyph from the set indicates the state information about its own component.

Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) for a distributed switch is provided to a user; a set of operators being logged into the distributed switch. The set of operators can include a human operator and an automated system. A set of operator identifiers associated with the set of operators and login information associated with each operator identifier is received. The set of operator identifiers and their associated login information is displayed through the graphical user interface. A user response associated with a first operator identifier from the set of operator identifiers is received through the graphical user interface. A login state of a first operator from the set of operators is modified; the first operator is associated with the first operator identifier from the set of operator identifiers based on the received user response.

Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) can support the effective and efficient supervision of increasingly complex distributed switching hardware and software. The GUI can support a concurrent view of all processors and linkages comprising a distributed switching platform. The GUI can present users with a visual representation of all processors in the distributed switch and with a direct way to supervise those processors.

Abstract: A GUI component that enables display of a progress indicator that changes color in a first direction corresponding to an activity being completed and changes color in a second direction different from the first direction corresponding to the activity being undone. The GUI component displaying the progress indicator can be associated with other GUI components The GUI component displaying the progress indicator can also display checkboxes that each change from being unchecked to being checked corresponding to its own activity portion being completed and changing from being checked to being unchecked corresponding to its own activity portion being undone.

Abstract: A sparing cell GUI component that when displayed has a first interior portion of a first color corresponding to a first state information and a second interior portion of a second color corresponding to a second state information. The sparing cell can be associated with a GUI component to enable construction of a first set of instructions.