METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REQUESTING SERVICES BY A MEDIA DEVICE
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a media device, an Internet protocol (ip) address for an information routing device that is communicatively coupled with at least one server associated with at least one service,sending, by the media device to the information routing device, over an Internet connection using the ip address, a request for one or more services from the at least one server;
receiving the one or more services by the media device via one or more tuners.
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Abstract
A media device receives an Internet protocol (ip) address for an information routing device that is communicatively coupled with at least one server associated with at least one service. The media device sends to the information routing device over an Internet connection using the ip address, a request for one or more services from the at least one service. The media device receives the one or more services via one or more tuners.
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35 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a media device, an Internet protocol (ip) address for an information routing device that is communicatively coupled with at least one server associated with at least one service, sending, by the media device to the information routing device, over an Internet connection using the ip address, a request for one or more services from the at least one server; receiving the one or more services by the media device via one or more tuners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of steps comprising:
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receiving, by a media device, an Internet protocol (ip) address for an information routing device that is communicatively coupled with at least one server associated with at least one service, sending, by the media device to the information routing device, over an Internet connection using the ip address, a request for one or more services from the at least one server; receiving the one or more services by the media device via one or more tuners. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, at a media device, that receives an Internet protocol (ip) address for an information routing device that is communicatively coupled with at least one server associated with at least one service, a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, at a media device, that sends to the information routing device, over an Internet connection using the ip address, a request for one or more services from the at least one server; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, at a media device, that receives the one or more services via one or more tuners. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a media device; a media device manager; wherein the media device manager is configured to; for each information routing device of a plurality of information routing devices; receive device information comprising an Internet protocol (ip) address for that information routing device and identification information for that information routing device; for each customer of a plurality of customers; receive identification information for an information routing device, of the plurality of information routing devices, that is associated with that customer; determine an ip address for the information routing device based on device information for the information routing device; send, over an Internet connection to a media device associated with that customer, the ip address for the information routing device; wherein the media device is configured to; receive the Internet protocol (ip) address for the information routing device; send a request for one or more services to the information routing device over an Internet connection using the ip address; receive the one or more services by the media device via one or more tuners. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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