SMART PHONE AS REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE
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Abstract
A communication device such as a smart phone is enabled for remotely controlling set-top boxes (STBs) over Internet protocol networks using an applet running on the communication device. Authentication from within a multimedia content distribution network may be achieved by verifying that a network identifier associated with the communication device is associated with an account that has granted access to the smart phone and that is associated with the controlled STB. A viewing pane on the communication device permits a user to remotely view content received on or available to the controlled STB.
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44 Claims
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1-24. -24. (canceled)
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25. A method, comprising:
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receiving video data from a server of a content distribution network, wherein the video data is indicative of multimedia content being provided to a customer premises device; displaying a remote control interface on a touch screen display, wherein the remote control interface includes; a content pane for displaying content associated with the video data; and a command virtual control corresponding to a remote control command; and responsive to detecting a user input via the command virtual control, sending the remote control command to the server for delivery to the customer premises device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A multimedia content distribution server, comprising:
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a processor; a computer readable storage medium, accessible to the processor, including program instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; sending video data to a mobile communication device, wherein the video data is indicative of multimedia content being provided to a customer premises device; and responsive to receiving a remote control command from the mobile communication device, sending the remote control command to customer premises device wherein the remote control command causes the customer premises device to modify content being output from a set-top box. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-readable storage medium including program instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
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streaming multimedia content to a customer premises device of a client via a multimedia content distribution network; sending video data to a wireless telephone device, wherein the video data is indicative of the multimedia content being streamed to the customer premises device; responsive to receiving a signal indicative of user input at the wireless telephone device, the signal representing a remote control command, sending the remote control command to the customer premises device, wherein the remote control command specifies multimedia content for display by a first set-top box of the client. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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