Systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications
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1. A method for remotely accessing user equipment, the method comprising:
- storing, in a database, a first association between a first type of user request and a first plurality of action requests and a second association between a second type of user request and a second plurality of action requests, wherein each of the first plurality of action requests corresponds to a format that is compatible with a different interactive media guidance application implemented on user equipment;
receiving a user request of a given type from a first user equipment;
determining which of the first and second types corresponds to the given type of the received user request;
in response to determining that the given type of the received user request corresponds to the first type;
identifying second user equipment, of a plurality of user equipment capable of performing the first type of user request, that is accessible to the first user equipment;
identifying, in the database, an action request of the first plurality of action requests that is compatible with an interactive media guidance application of the second user equipment; and
transmitting the identified action request to the second user equipment in the format that is compatible with the interactive media guidance application of the second user equipment.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for remotely accessing user equipment implementing an interactive media guidance application are provided. In particular, a method includes the steps of receiving user equipment identification information and receiving a user request from a user device indicating instructions for the user equipment. The user request is cross-referenced with an action request in a user equipment format selected from a plurality of formats to be compatible with the user equipment. The action request is transmitted for receipt by the user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions.
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1. A method for remotely accessing user equipment, the method comprising:
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storing, in a database, a first association between a first type of user request and a first plurality of action requests and a second association between a second type of user request and a second plurality of action requests, wherein each of the first plurality of action requests corresponds to a format that is compatible with a different interactive media guidance application implemented on user equipment; receiving a user request of a given type from a first user equipment; determining which of the first and second types corresponds to the given type of the received user request; in response to determining that the given type of the received user request corresponds to the first type; identifying second user equipment, of a plurality of user equipment capable of performing the first type of user request, that is accessible to the first user equipment; identifying, in the database, an action request of the first plurality of action requests that is compatible with an interactive media guidance application of the second user equipment; and transmitting the identified action request to the second user equipment in the format that is compatible with the interactive media guidance application of the second user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for remotely accessing user equipment, the system comprising:
control circuitry configured to; store, in a database, a first association between a first type of user request and a first plurality of action requests and a second association between a second type of user request and a second plurality of action requests, wherein each of the first plurality of action requests corresponds to a format that is compatible with a different interactive media guidance application implemented on user equipment; receive a user request of a given type from a first user equipment; determine which of the first and second types corresponds to the given type of the received user request; in response to determining that the given type of the received user request corresponds to the first type; identify second user equipment, of a plurality of user equipment capable of performing the first type of user request, that is accessible to the first user equipment; identify, in the database, an action request of the first plurality of action requests that is compatible with an interactive media guidance application of the second user equipment; and transmit the identified action request to the second user equipment in the format that is compatible with the interactive media guidance application of the second user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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