Providing remote access to multimedia content
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1. A customer premises equipment device, comprising:
- a first input to receive a hardware identifier associated with a remote hardware device and indicating the remote hardware device as approved;
a second input to receive a request from the remote hardware device to remotely receive the multimedia content;
a processor to;
verify that the remote hardware device based associated with the hardware identifier has been approved;
transmit the multimedia content to the remote hardware device upon verification that the remote hardware device has been approved;
responsive to receiving a remote hardware device request to interact with a digital video recorder user interface, transmit digital video recorder user interface data to the remote hardware device; and
responsive to receiving, from the remote hardware device, digital video recorder user interface input indicating a requested digital video recorder function, performing the requested digital video recorder function;
a receiver to receive the multimedia content from a multimedia content provider network; and
a transmitter to transmit the multimedia content to the remote hardware device;
wherein the hardware identifier is an International Mobile Equipment Identity number associated with the remote hardware device.
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Abstract
Remote access to multimedia content is provided to hardware devices that have been predesignated as approved. For example, a customer premises equipment (CPE) device such as a set-top box may transmit digital television content to a mobile telephone. The multimedia content may be simulcast to multiple remote hardware devices by the CPE device.
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1. A customer premises equipment device, comprising:
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a first input to receive a hardware identifier associated with a remote hardware device and indicating the remote hardware device as approved; a second input to receive a request from the remote hardware device to remotely receive the multimedia content; a processor to; verify that the remote hardware device based associated with the hardware identifier has been approved; transmit the multimedia content to the remote hardware device upon verification that the remote hardware device has been approved; responsive to receiving a remote hardware device request to interact with a digital video recorder user interface, transmit digital video recorder user interface data to the remote hardware device; and responsive to receiving, from the remote hardware device, digital video recorder user interface input indicating a requested digital video recorder function, performing the requested digital video recorder function; a receiver to receive the multimedia content from a multimedia content provider network; and a transmitter to transmit the multimedia content to the remote hardware device; wherein the hardware identifier is an International Mobile Equipment Identity number associated with the remote hardware device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request from a remote hardware device to remotely receive multimedia content; detecting an international mobile equipment identity associated with the remote hardware device; verifying that the identity corresponds to an approved hardware device; receiving the multimedia content from a multimedia content provider network; encoding the multimedia content for transmission to the remote hardware device upon verification that the remote hardware device has been approved and not encoding the multimedia content for transmission until the remote hardware device has been approved; responsive to receiving a transmission control input from the remote hardware device, transmitting the multimedia content to the remote hardware device; transmitting digital video recorder user interface data to the remote hardware device; and responsive to receiving, from the remote hardware device, digital video recorder user interface input indicating a requested digital video recorder function, performing the requested digital video recorder function. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium including program instructions, executable by a processor, wherein the processor, when executing the program instructions performs operations, comprising:
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receiving a request from a remote hardware device to remotely receive multimedia content; detecting an international mobile equipment identity associated with the remote hardware device; verifying that the identity corresponds to an approved hardware device; receiving the multimedia content from a multimedia content provider network; encoding the multimedia content for transmission to the remote hardware device upon verification that the remote hardware device has been approved and not encoding the multimedia content for transmission until the remote hardware device has been approved; responsive to receiving a transmission control input from the remote hardware device, transmitting the multimedia content to the remote hardware device; transmitting digital video recorder user interface data to the remote hardware device; and responsive to receiving, from the remote hardware device, digital video recorder user interface input indicating a requested digital video recorder function, performing the requested digital video recorder function. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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