Method and apparatus for identifying content using IPTV devices
First Claim
1. A method for identifying content using one or more IPTV devices, the method comprising:
- accessing a user'"'"'s account using a secondary device;
selecting content provided by a service provider;
sending an identifier, from the service provider, specifying the selected content to a first IPTV device that is selected to manipulate the selected content; and
manipulating the selected content on the first IPTV device,wherein during the time of manipulation on the first IPTV device, the secondary device or another IPTV device is operable to manipulate other content, andwherein the method further comprises setting up a direct communication between the first IPTV device and the secondary device by;
storing a local IP address of the first IPTV device in a proxy server;
sending the stored local IP address of the first IPTV device from the proxy server to the secondary device after the secondary device is authenticated by the proxy server; and
the secondary device directly accessing the first IPTV device via the local IP address,wherein the user'"'"'s account has a public content list that accepts subscriptions from all IPTV devices associated with the user'"'"'s account, and the method further determines whether a content in the public content list is viewable by an IPTV device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying content using one or more Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) devices by accessing a user'"'"'s account using a secondary device and selecting content provided by a service provider. The service provider sends an identifier that specifies the selected content to a first IPTV device that will display content. The selected content is added to a user'"'"'s content list in the user'"'"'s account; and played on the first IPTV device. During the time of playback on the first IPTV device, the user is able to browse content using the secondary device or another IPTV device. Thus, the user is able to browse and search for additional content without disturbing the display of the selected content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for identifying content using one or more IPTV devices, the method comprising:
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accessing a user'"'"'s account using a secondary device; selecting content provided by a service provider; sending an identifier, from the service provider, specifying the selected content to a first IPTV device that is selected to manipulate the selected content; and manipulating the selected content on the first IPTV device, wherein during the time of manipulation on the first IPTV device, the secondary device or another IPTV device is operable to manipulate other content, and wherein the method further comprises setting up a direct communication between the first IPTV device and the secondary device by; storing a local IP address of the first IPTV device in a proxy server; sending the stored local IP address of the first IPTV device from the proxy server to the secondary device after the secondary device is authenticated by the proxy server; and the secondary device directly accessing the first IPTV device via the local IP address, wherein the user'"'"'s account has a public content list that accepts subscriptions from all IPTV devices associated with the user'"'"'s account, and the method further determines whether a content in the public content list is viewable by an IPTV device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for identifying content using one or more IPTV devices, the method comprising:
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accessing a user'"'"'s account using a secondary device; selecting content provided by a service provider; adding content to a list of content using the secondary device; navigating to the content list utilizing an IPTV device; and manipulating the selected content on the IPTV device, wherein during the time of manipulation on the IPTV device, the secondary device or another IPTV device is operable to browse further content, and wherein the method further comprises setting up a direct communication between the first IPTV device and the secondary device by; storing a local IP address of the first IPTV device in a proxy server; sending the stored local IP address of the first IPTV device from the proxy server to the secondary device after the secondary device is authenticated by the proxy server; and the secondary device directly accessing the first IPTV device via the local IP address, and wherein the user'"'"'s account has a public content list that accepts subscriptions from all IPTV devices associated with the user'"'"'s account, and the method further determines whether a content in the public content list is viewable by an IPTV device.
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18. A method for identifying content using one or more IPTV devices, the method comprising:
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selecting content provided by a service provider; manipulating the selected content on a first IPTV device; and manipulating the selected content utilizing a second IPTV device, and wherein the method further comprises setting up a direct communication between the first IPTV device and the secondary device by; storing a local IP address of the first IPTV device in a proxy server; sending the stored local IP address of the first IPTV device from the proxy server to the secondary device after the secondary device is authenticated by the proxy server; and the secondary device directly accessing the first IPTV device via the local IP address, and wherein the method further comprises providing a plurality of user accounts, each user account having a public content list that accepts subscriptions from all IPTV devices associated with the user'"'"'s account, and the method further determines whether a content in the public content list is viewable by an IPTV device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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