Method and apparatus for remote control and monitoring of a multimedia system
First Claim
1. A method for remote control and monitoring of a multimedia system, the method comprises:
- transmitting, by a hand held device of the multimedia system, a remote control/monitoring request to a server of the multimedia system;
when a communication path is established between the hand held device and the server, determining, by the server, remote control and monitoring privileges of the hand held device;
when the server determines that the hand held device has at least a minimum level of remote control and monitoring privileges, processing, by the server, the remote control/monitoring request with respect to the at least one of the plurality of clients to produce operational monitoring data; and
providing, by the server, the operational monitoring data to the hand held device via the communication path.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for remote control and/or monitoring of a multimedia system includes processing that begins when a hand held device transmits a remote control/monitoring request to a server. The processing continues once a communication path is established between the hand held device and the server by having the server determine remote control and monitoring privileges of the hand held device. If the hand held device has at least a minimum level of remote control and monitoring privileges, the processing continues as the server processes the remote control/monitoring request with respect to at least one client to produce operational monitoring data. The processing continues as the server provides the operational monitoring data to the hand held device via the communication path.
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53 Claims
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1. A method for remote control and monitoring of a multimedia system, the method comprises:
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transmitting, by a hand held device of the multimedia system, a remote control/monitoring request to a server of the multimedia system;
when a communication path is established between the hand held device and the server, determining, by the server, remote control and monitoring privileges of the hand held device;
when the server determines that the hand held device has at least a minimum level of remote control and monitoring privileges, processing, by the server, the remote control/monitoring request with respect to the at least one of the plurality of clients to produce operational monitoring data; and
providing, by the server, the operational monitoring data to the hand held device via the communication path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for a hand held device to remote control and monitor a multimedia system, the method comprises:
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receiving an input for remote control/monitoring of the multimedia system;
initiating a remote control/monitoring algorithm in response to receiving the input;
executing the remote control/monitoring algorithm by;
generating a command message based on the input;
providing the command message to a server of the multimedia system;
receiving a response from the server; and
displaying the response. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for a server to process remote control and monitoring of a multimedia system, the method comprises:
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receiving a command message for remote control/monitoring access to the multimedia system from a hand held device;
authenticating the hand held device;
when the hand held device is authenticated, generating a response to the command message; and
providing the response to the hand held device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for remote control and monitoring of a multimedia system, the method comprises:
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sending, by a hand held device of the multimedia system, a remote control/monitoring request to server of the multimedia system via a wide area network;
authenticating, by the server, remote control and monitoring privileges of the hand held device;
when the server determines that the hand held device has at least a minimum level of remote control and monitoring privileges, processing, by the server, the remote control/monitoring request with respect to the at least one of the plurality of clients to produce operational monitoring data; and
providing, by the server, the operational monitoring data to the hand held device via the wide area network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for remote control and monitoring of a multimedia system, the apparatus comprises:
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processing module; and
memory operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory includes operational instructions that cause the processing module to;
transmit, as a hand held device of the multimedia system, a remote control/monitoring request to a server of the multimedia system;
when a communication path is established between the hand held device and the server, determine, as the server, remote control and monitoring privileges of the hand held device;
when the server determines that the hand held device has at least a minimum level of remote control and monitoring privileges, process, as the server, the remote control/monitoring request with respect to the at least one of the plurality of clients to produce operational monitoring data; and
provide, as the server, the operational monitoring data to the hand held device via the communication path. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A hand held device comprises:
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processing module; and
memory operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory includes operational instructions that cause the processing module to;
receive an input for remote control/monitoring of a multimedia system;
initiate a remote control/monitoring algorithm in response go to receiving the input;
execute the remote control/monitoring algorithm by;
generating a command message based on the input;
providing the command message to a server of the multimedia system;
receiving a response from the server; and
displaying the response. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A server of a multimedia system, the server comprises:
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processing module; and
memory operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory includes operational instructions that cause the processing module to;
receive a command message for remote control/monitoring access to the multimedia system from a hand held device;
authenticate the hand held device;
when the hand held device is authenticated, generate a response to the command message; and
provide the response to the hand held device. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus for remote control and monitoring of a multimedia system, the apparatus comprises:
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processing module; and
memory operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory includes operational instructions that cause the processing module to;
send, as a hand held device of the multimedia system, a remote control/monitoring request to server of the multimedia system via a wide area network;
authenticate, as the server, remote control and monitoring privileges of the hand held device;
when the server determines that the hand held device has at least a minimum level of remote control and monitoring privileges, process, as the server, the remote control/monitoring request with respect to the at least one of the plurality of clients to produce operational monitoring data; and
provide, as the server, the operational monitoring data to the hand held device via the wide area network. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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