System and method for remote control of media devices
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a media device at a first location using a mobile unit at a second location, wherein the second location is distant from the first location, the method comprising:
- associating a mobile unit with a customer premise equipment (CPE) device, wherein the CPE device is a media device at a first location and the mobile unit is at a second location distant from the first location;
receiving a download code from the mobile unit, wherein the download code corresponds to selectable content; and
communicating commands to download the selectable content to the CPE device based on the received download code.
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Abstract
The techniques described transmit messages from a mobile device to a digital television (or other media) appliance. One technique associates a mobile unit with a customer premise equipment (CPE) device where the CPE device is a media device at a first location and the mobile unit is at a second location distant from the first location. The technique further receives a download code from the mobile unit where the download code corresponds to selectable content and communicates commands to download the selectable content to the CPE device based on the received download code
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25 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a media device at a first location using a mobile unit at a second location, wherein the second location is distant from the first location, the method comprising:
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associating a mobile unit with a customer premise equipment (CPE) device, wherein the CPE device is a media device at a first location and the mobile unit is at a second location distant from the first location;
receiving a download code from the mobile unit, wherein the download code corresponds to selectable content; and
communicating commands to download the selectable content to the CPE device based on the received download code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for controlling a media device at a first location using a mobile unit at a second location, the system comprising:
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a communication device that communicates commands to control media programming;
a service provider that communicates with the communication device to receive commands regarding the control of media programming and provides instructions to carry out the control of the media programming; and
a media device that receives media programming and carries out commands to control media programming from the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device configured for controlling media programming at a media device located in a different local area from the device, the device comprising:
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a memory configured to contain instructions regarding control of media programming, the memory further comprising a device identifier; and
a processor that communicates control instructions to a service provider;
wherein the processor communicates the control instructions to a service provider using a wireless messaging method to instruct the downloading of selected media programming to an associated media device based on the device identifier. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A computer program product that controls a media device at a first location using a mobile unit at a second location, wherein the second location is distant from the first location, the computer program product comprising:
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computer code to associate a mobile unit with a customer premise equipment (CPE) device, wherein the CPE device is a media device at a first location and the mobile unit is at a second location distant from the first location;
computer code to receive a download code from the mobile unit, wherein the download code corresponds to selectable content; and
computer code to communicate commands to download the selectable content to the CPE device based on the received download code. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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