Systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications
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1. A method for remotely accessing user equipment implementing an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:
- storing, in a database, a mapping between a user request and a plurality of action requests each corresponding to a different user equipment format, wherein each different user equipment format corresponds to a different user equipment characteristic;
receiving, at a remote server, a user input from a user device, wherein the user input indicates instructions for an identified user equipment having at least one characteristic;
identifying the user request stored in the database corresponding to the instructions indicated by the user input in response to receiving the user input;
identifying the plurality of action requests mapped to the identified user request in response to receiving the user input;
retrieving from the database, one of the plurality of the action requests corresponding to the user equipment format compatible with the at least one characteristic of the identified user equipment; and
transmitting the retrieved one of the plurality of action requests in the user equipment format for receipt by the identified user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions, wherein the interactive media guidance application implemented on the user equipment directs the user equipment to execute the indicated instructions.
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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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1. A method for remotely accessing user equipment implementing an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:
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storing, in a database, a mapping between a user request and a plurality of action requests each corresponding to a different user equipment format, wherein each different user equipment format corresponds to a different user equipment characteristic; receiving, at a remote server, a user input from a user device, wherein the user input indicates instructions for an identified user equipment having at least one characteristic; identifying the user request stored in the database corresponding to the instructions indicated by the user input in response to receiving the user input; identifying the plurality of action requests mapped to the identified user request in response to receiving the user input; retrieving from the database, one of the plurality of the action requests corresponding to the user equipment format compatible with the at least one characteristic of the identified user equipment; and transmitting the retrieved one of the plurality of action requests in the user equipment format for receipt by the identified user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions, wherein the interactive media guidance application implemented on the user equipment directs the user equipment to execute the indicated instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for remote record scheduling on a video recorder, the method comprising:
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storing, in a database, a mapping between a user request to record and a plurality of record action requests each corresponding to a different video recorder format, wherein each different video recorder format corresponds to a different video recorder characteristic; receiving a user request to record a program from a remote user device that generates the record request according to a generic format, wherein the user request to record identifies a video recorder having at least one characteristic; identifying the plurality of record action requests mapped to the identified video recorder in response to receiving the user request to record; retrieving from the database, one of the plurality of the record action requests corresponding to the video recorder format compatible with the at least one characteristic of the identified video recorder; and transmitting the retrieved one of the plurality of record requests for receipt by the identified video recorder, wherein the record request includes information identifying the program, wherein the video recorder implements an interactive media guidance application. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for remotely accessing user equipment implementing an interactive media guidance application, the system comprising:
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an electronic storage device configured to store a mapping between a user request and a plurality of action requests each corresponding to a different user equipment format, wherein each different format corresponds to a different user equipment characteristic; communications circuitry at a remote server configured to; receive a user input from a user device, wherein the user input indicates instructions for an identified user equipment having at least one characteristic; and a processor at the remote server configured to; identify the user request stored in the database corresponding to instructions indicated by the user input in response to receiving the user input; identify the plurality of action requests mapped to the identified user request in response to receiving the user input; retrieve from the database, one of the plurality of the action requests corresponding to the user equipment format compatible with the at least one characteristic of the identified user equipment; direct the communications circuitry to transmit the retrieved one of the plurality of action requests in the user equipment format for receipt by the identified user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions, wherein the interactive media guidance application implemented on the user equipment directs the user equipment to execute the indicated instructions. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A system for remote record scheduling on a video recorder, the system comprising:
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an electronic storage device configured to store a mapping between a user request to record and a plurality of record action requests each corresponding to a different video recorder format, wherein each different format corresponds to a different video recorder characteristic; communications circuitry at a remote server configured to; receive a user request to record a program from a remote user device, wherein the user request to record identifies a video recorder having at least one characteristic; and a processor at the remote server configured to; identify the plurality of record action requests mapped to the identified user request to record in response to receiving the user request to record; retrieve from the database, the record action request corresponding to the video recorder format compatible with the at least one characteristic of the identified video recorder; direct the communications circuitry to transmit the retrieved one of the plurality of record request requests for receipt by the identified video recorder, wherein the record request includes information identifying the program, wherein the video recorder implements an interactive media guidance application. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62)
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