Third-party access and control of media peripherals on a media exchange network
First Claim
1. A method to indirectly control at least one media peripheral via a communication network, the method comprising:
- identifying by a first system, at a first location, the at least one media peripheral communicatively coupled to a second system, at a second location;
establishing a communication link between the first system and the at least one media peripheral;
selecting, at the first location, an operation of the at least one media peripheral;
requesting performance of the selected operation on the at least one media peripheral;
determining authorization of the performance of the selected operation;
performing the selected operation on the at least one media peripheral if the authorization is successful; and
not performing the selected operation on the at least one media peripheral if the authorization is not successful.
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Abstract
Methods are disclosed for a 3rd party system to indirectly access, control, monitor, and test a media peripheral (MP) device on a media exchange network by establishing a communication link between the 3rd party system and the media peripheral (MP) device via at least one media management system (MMS). A third party may select an operation of a MP device via a MMS over the communication link, causing the MP device to perform the selected operation. The 3rd party may monitor at least one status parameter of a MP device via a MMS over the communication link and respond to the status parameter. As a service, the 3rd party may push digital information (e.g., digital data, digital audio, digital images, digital video, etc.) to a MP device via a MMS over the communication link and bill an account associated with the MP device on the media exchange network. As another service, the 3rd party may perform a diagnostic test of a MP device via a MMS over the communication link to identify a problem of the MP device based on the results of the diagnostic test.
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35 Claims
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1. A method to indirectly control at least one media peripheral via a communication network, the method comprising:
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identifying by a first system, at a first location, the at least one media peripheral communicatively coupled to a second system, at a second location;
establishing a communication link between the first system and the at least one media peripheral;
selecting, at the first location, an operation of the at least one media peripheral;
requesting performance of the selected operation on the at least one media peripheral;
determining authorization of the performance of the selected operation;
performing the selected operation on the at least one media peripheral if the authorization is successful; and
not performing the selected operation on the at least one media peripheral if the authorization is not successful. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method to indirectly monitor at least one media peripheral via a communication network, the method comprising:
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identifying by a first system at a first location the at least one media peripheral communicatively coupled to a second system at a second location;
establishing a communication link between the first system and the at least one media peripheral;
determining authorization for monitoring the at least one media peripheral;
monitoring at least one status parameter of the at least one media peripheral, via the communication link, if the authorization is successful;
responding to a state of the at least one status parameter, if the authorization is successful; and
not responding to a state of the at least one status parameter, if the authorization is not successful. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method to download digital information to a media peripheral device via a communication network, the method comprising:
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identifying by a first system at a first location the at least one media peripheral communicatively coupled to a second system at a second location;
establishing a communication link between the first system and the at least one media peripheral;
determining authorization for downloading digital information to the at least one media peripheral;
pushing digital information from the first system to the media peripheral via the communication link, if the authorization is successful;
not pushing digital information from the first system to the media peripheral, if the authorization is not successful;
billing an account associated with the media peripheral, if the pushing is successful; and
not billing an account associated with the media peripheral, if the pushing is not successful. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method to test a media peripheral device via a communication network, the method comprising:
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identifying by a first system, at a first location, the at least one media peripheral communicatively coupled to a second system, at a second location;
establishing a communication link between the first system and the at least one media peripheral;
determining authorization for testing the at least one media peripheral;
performing a diagnostic test of the media peripheral, from the first system via the communication link, if the authorization is successful;
not performing a diagnostic test of the media peripheral, if the authorization is not successful;
identifying a problem of the media peripheral, from the first system via the communication link, if the diagnostic test is performed; and
not identifying a problem of the media peripheral, if the diagnostic test is not performed.
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