Smartphone To Control Internet TV System
First Claim
1. A method of using a device to control a video distribution system, wherein the system comprises at least one endpoint and one or more servers, the method comprising:
- a) authenticating the endpoint and the device with at least one of the one or more servers; and
b) causing the device to communicate with the authenticating one or more servers such that the device at least partially controls the endpoint.
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Abstract
Disclosed are techniques to implement a web based remote control application and/or stand alone application running on an unmodified, commercially available smartphone, that is used to control an video distribution system (e.g., IPTV or video conferencing system) endpoint, for example the ones disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Ser. Nos. 61/172,355 and 61/220,061. The application connects directly to a video server that resides on an IP network (e.g., Internet), and not to (or through) the controlled endpoint. The connection to the server utilizes standard smartphone data network services to access, through the IP network, the server. Remote control commands entered by a user to the smartphone, by the means of keys, touch screen, or other smartphone user input devices, are conveyed to the server, which, in some cases, acts on those commands and, simultaneously and only when applicable, forwards them to the endpoint for local execution.
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1. A method of using a device to control a video distribution system, wherein the system comprises at least one endpoint and one or more servers, the method comprising:
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a) authenticating the endpoint and the device with at least one of the one or more servers; and b) causing the device to communicate with the authenticating one or more servers such that the device at least partially controls the endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for controlling a video distribution system, wherein the video distribution system includes at least one endpoint and one or more servers, comprising:
a device configured to communicate with one or more servers such that the device at least partially controls the endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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