SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REMOTE ACCESS TO INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATIONS
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Abstract
Methods and systems for remotely accessing user equipment implementing an interactive media guidance application are provided. In particular, a method includes the steps of receiving user equipment identification information and receiving a user request from a user device indicating instructions for the user equipment. The user request is cross-referenced with an action request in a user equipment format selected from a plurality of formats to be compatible with the user equipment. The action request is transmitted for receipt by the user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions.
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86 Claims
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67. A method for remotely accessing user equipment, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a remote server implementing an interactive media guidance application, a user input from a user device, wherein the user input indicates instructions for the user equipment, and wherein the user equipment is associated with a characteristic; identifying a user request corresponding to the instructions indicated by the user input; identifying a plurality of action requests mapped to the identified user request; generating one of the plurality of the action requests corresponding to the user equipment format compatible with the characteristic associated with the user equipment; and transmitting the one of the plurality of action requests in the user equipment format for receipt by the user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A system for remotely accessing user equipment, the system comprising a remote server implementing an interactive media guidance application, wherein the remote server is configured to:
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receive a user input from a user device, wherein the user input indicates instructions for the user equipment, and wherein the user equipment is associated with a characteristic; identify a user request corresponding to the instructions indicated by the user input; identify a plurality of action requests mapped to the identified user request; generate one of the plurality of the action requests corresponding to the user equipment format compatible with the characteristic associated with the user equipment; and transmit the one of the plurality of action requests in the user equipment format for receipt by the user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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