A simply python script to send messages to Samsung TVs that can be displayed onscreen. Developed by Shantanu Goel http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Currently tested with Samsung 2010 C series TVs. Should work with most others as well that support this service. Run "python samsung-msgbox.py -h" for usage instructions

usage: samsung-msgbox.py -i IP -m MSG [-p PORT] [-t TIME] [-r RECEIVER] [-x RECEIVER_NO] [-s SENDER] [-y SENDER_NO] [-h]

Send an arbitrary text message to Samsung TVs which is displayed onscreen. Developed by Shantanu Goel (http://tech.shantanugoel.com/) version 1.0

Arguments: -i IP, --ip IP Required. IP Address of the TV -m MSG, --msg MSG Required. Message body text to be sent to TV -p PORT, --port PORT Optional. Port on which message should be sent -t TIME, --time TIME Optional. Receive date and time in epoch/unix format -r RECEIVER, --receiver RECEIVER Optional. Receiver Name -x RECEIVER_NO, --receiverno RECEIVER_NO Optional. Receiver Number -s SENDER, --sender SENDER Optional. Sender Name -y SENDER_NO, --senderno SENDER_NO Optional. Sender Number -h, --help