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  • US 9,171,851 B2
  • Filed: 10/04/2001
  • Issued: 10/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of programming a media-based device over a network, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at a data integration system, a first request for information about a first broadcast program and a second request for recording a second broadcast program at a media-based device;

    sending a first response to the first request from the data integration system, the first response comprising the information for the first broadcast program;

    in response to the second request, storing the second request in a database of the data integration system;

    receiving a query for pending transactions for a plurality of media-based devices at the database, wherein the plurality of media-based devices includes the media-based device, wherein the query is part of a series of queries sent to the data base, and wherein at least some queries in the series of queries are sent at regular intervals in time; and

    in response to the query for pending transactions, sending a list of pending transactions that includes the second request from the database to at least program the media-based device to record the second broadcast program.

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