INTERACTIVE MEDIA CONTENT DELIVERY USING A BACKCHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
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1. A method for controlling media content delivery comprising:
- establishing communications via a first data channel between a media content source and a media device for delivery of media content;
establishing communications via a backchannel network between the media content source and the media device, wherein the backchannel network is separate from the first data channel;
receiving, at the media device, a user command;
sending, from the media device, media control information based on the user command to a clearinghouse server via the backchannel network in real-time or near real-time;
receiving the media control information at the clearinghouse server;
processing the media control information at the clearinghouse server; and
transmitting the processed media control information from the clearinghouse server to the media content source, andcontrolling, at the media content source, the delivery of the media content to the media device via the first data channel in response to the media control information sent from the media device via the backchannel network.
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Abstract
Interactive media guidance systems, devices, and methods that enable media content delivery and/or control by a media content user via a user equipment device capable of interfacing with a media content source using a backchannel network.
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47 Claims
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1. A method for controlling media content delivery comprising:
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establishing communications via a first data channel between a media content source and a media device for delivery of media content; establishing communications via a backchannel network between the media content source and the media device, wherein the backchannel network is separate from the first data channel; receiving, at the media device, a user command; sending, from the media device, media control information based on the user command to a clearinghouse server via the backchannel network in real-time or near real-time; receiving the media control information at the clearinghouse server; processing the media control information at the clearinghouse server; and transmitting the processed media control information from the clearinghouse server to the media content source, and controlling, at the media content source, the delivery of the media content to the media device via the first data channel in response to the media control information sent from the media device via the backchannel network. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A media device for an interactive media guidance system, the interactive media guidance system including at least one media content source, the media device comprising:
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a transceiver; and a processor in communication with the transceiver, the processor configured for i) establishing communications via a first data channel with a media content source for delivery of media content, ii) establishing communications via a backchannel network with the media content source wherein the backchannel network is separate from the first data channel, iii) receiving a user command and, iv) sending media control information based on the user command to the media content source via the backchannel network in real-time or near real-time wherein the media content source controls the delivery of the media content to the media device via the first data channel in response to the media control information sent from the media device via the backchannel network, and wherein sending the media control information includes sending the media control information to a clearinghouse that processes the media control information and transmits the processed media control information to the media content source. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A clearinghouse server for an interactive media guidance system, the interactive media guidance system including at least one media content source, and at least one user equipment device, the clearinghouse server comprising:
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a transceiver; and a processor in communication with the transceiver, the processor configured for i) receiving a media control message from the at least one user equipment device, the user equipment device arranged to receive media content from the media content source, ii) processing the media control message, and iii) sending the media control message to at least one media content source to control the delivery of the media content to the user equipment device. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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