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Also for family living at home

What inspired the creation of TV Messenger

The idea for TV-Messenger first came about while caring for a family member with Alzheimer's. This person lived on their own away from other family members who could not be there to watch over them. So medications to take were always forgotten. Getting ready for doctor appointments were forgotten, even if they were told early that morning to be ready by the afternoon. They continually asked the same questions several time a day.

BUT, they spent all day, day after day, watching TV or having it on in the background. The family realized the best way to stay in touch through the day was to use their TV to send messages, reminder them of medications that need to be taken, things that need to be done, provide them with information they need, or just tell them the family is thinking of them.

Features

What can TV Messenger Do?

The TV messenger can
> display a message along a ticker on any TV
> display information on the ticker line
> Weather, Stocks Portfolio, Sports Info
> Display website information & interact
> Play a game, fill out a form, etc.
> Get answers from its built in AI (the M-brAIn)
> Talk to your friendly chatbot

It works with both Cable TV as well as any streaming service.

User can call the TV-Messenger telephone number or text the number to remove ticker information from their TV or to set up various features and functions of the service. The service may also call you, the Care Giver, when there is a unconfirmed critical message that has not been responded to. Those calls will come from this number.

(256) TV-4--MSGS
(256) 884-6747

The Message TIcker

This is a line that appears on the bottom of live or streaming TV programs. It does not disrupt the program you are watching but just places that TV program just above this ticker line. You can continue to watch TV while viewing the ticker message. A remote Care Giver could enter a message from this website, a phone call, a text message, or via the TV Messenger Service mobile app, that appears on a loved ones TV to remind them of things they need to do or appointments they have coming up. The message can be marked for urgent or critical otherwise called "escalation". The service will make the message more noticeable over time going as far as eliminating Live TV from the screen and demanding the TV viewer respond. The TV viewer can respond via a telephone call to TV-Messenger, using the TVM app, or texting a message. If they do not respond, the service will call loved one on the phone and ask them to reply. If they still have not responded to an escalated message, the Care Giver will be alerted by text, Email, or via a telephone call from the service. They are only alerted when the family member fails to respond.

The information ticker

But the service is not only for remote Care Givers, it is also for the family to use on their own TV at home. The ticker can be set up to display weather information for a few hours each morning, or stock portfolio or sports scores each evening. More information types are continually being introduced to the service. Ticker messages can be removed from the TV via a telephone call, text message, or using the TVM mobile app,

The Web Browser and M-brAIn

The service also allows for the display of any Web site on the TV and to interact with it. To provide this interactive service the M-brAIn device hardware, that is attached to the TV and is the brain that operate the service, is connected to a wired or wireless mouse and keyboard. Through the use of a telephone call, text, or the mobile app, you may also ask the M-brAIn a question and the built-in AI will display the vertically scrolling detailed answer on the TV.