Apparatus And Method For Remote Wireless Control Of Digital Video Recorders And The Like
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1. A method for controlling at least one digital video recorder, said method comprising the steps of:
- querying at least one server from a wireless device to obtain program data from said server and DVR data from said digital video recorder;
receiving said program data from said server and said DVR data from said digital video recorder;
displaying said program data and/or said DVR data on said wireless device; and
controlling said at least one digital video recorder by selecting a user-operable function from said program data and/or said DVR data on said wireless device.
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Abstract
At least one server is queried from a wireless device to obtain program data, and to obtain DVR data from a digital video recorder. The program data is received from the server and the DVR data is received from the digital video recorder The program data and/or the DVR data are displayed on the wireless device. The at least one digital video recorder is controlled by selecting a user-operable function from the program data and/or the DVR data on the wireless device.
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58 Claims
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1. A method for controlling at least one digital video recorder, said method comprising the steps of:
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querying at least one server from a wireless device to obtain program data from said server and DVR data from said digital video recorder; receiving said program data from said server and said DVR data from said digital video recorder; displaying said program data and/or said DVR data on said wireless device; and controlling said at least one digital video recorder by selecting a user-operable function from said program data and/or said DVR data on said wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for a content service provider to offer a consumer a service of controlling at least one digital video recorder operated by said content service provider, said method comprising the steps of:
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facilitating querying at least one server from a wireless device of said consumer to obtain program data from said server and DVR data from said digital video recorder, said at least one server being under control of said content service provider; transmitting, by said content service provider, said program data from said server and said DVR data from said digital video recorder in a format for display of said program data and/or said DVR data on said wireless device; and controlling said at least one digital video recorder by receiving, by said content service provider, a selection of a user-operable function from said program data and/or said DVR data on said wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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44. A system for controlling at least one digital video recorder with a wireless device, said system comprising:
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at least one server; means for facilitating querying of said at least one sever from the wireless device to obtain program data from said server and DVR data from the digital video recorder; means for receiving said program data from said server and said DVR data from the digital video recorder; means for facilitating display of said program data and/or said DVR data on the wireless device; and means for controlling the at least one digital video recorder by selecting a user-operable function from said program data and/or said DVR data on the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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47. A system for controlling at least one digital video recorder with a wireless device, said system comprising:
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a DVR control module; a video content network coupled to said DVR control module and the at least one digital video recorder; and a wireless DVR interface module coupled to said DVR control module and configured to; receive a query, intended for said DVR control module, from the wireless device to obtain program data from said server and DVR data from the digital video recorder; receive said program data from said DVR control module and receive said DVR data from the digital video recorder; transmit said program data and/or said DVR data for display on the wireless device; and receive, from the wireless device, a selection of a user-operable function from said program data and/or said DVR data on said wireless device, for controlling the at least one digital video recorder. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method fox controlling at least one digital video recorder, said method comprising the steps of:
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querying at least one server from a wireless device to obtain a DVR identifier and DVR control preference information; receiving said DVR identifier and DVR control preference information from said server; displaying said DVR identifier on said wireless device; and controlling said at least one digital video recorder based on said DVR control preference information by selecting said DVR identifier displayed on said wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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