Intelligent remote control
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a content access device, a pairing request from a remote control device, the pairing request comprising a request to permit the remote control device to control the content access device;
responsive to the pairing request, generating, by the content access device, a passphrase and providing the passphrase to a user of the remote control device;
transmitting, by the content access device to a computing device remote from the content access device, a pairing message comprising the passphrase and an identifier of the content access device; and
receiving, by the content access device from the computing device, an authorization message responsive to the pairing message, the authorization message indicating that the computing device has successfully facilitated pairing of the content access device with the remote control device.
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Abstract
A content access device and system may allow portable remote devices to be paired with a variety of different devices, allowing remote control through a network connection. Content access devices may expose application program interfaces, allowing incoming network traffic to control operation of the device much in the same way that a local infrared remote would. Routing content commands through an external application server may also yield other benefits, such as allowing more customized selection of information and advertising content to users based on their viewing history.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a content access device, a pairing request from a remote control device, the pairing request comprising a request to permit the remote control device to control the content access device; responsive to the pairing request, generating, by the content access device, a passphrase and providing the passphrase to a user of the remote control device; transmitting, by the content access device to a computing device remote from the content access device, a pairing message comprising the passphrase and an identifier of the content access device; and receiving, by the content access device from the computing device, an authorization message responsive to the pairing message, the authorization message indicating that the computing device has successfully facilitated pairing of the content access device with the remote control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a gateway located at a first premises and from a remote control device via an interface associated with one or more computing devices, a remote control command in a first format to control a content access device located at the first premises, the remote control command comprising at least one remote control command parameter; transmitting the remote control command from the gateway to the one or more computing devices; receiving, at the gateway from the one or more computing devices, a content access device command addressed to the content access device, the content access device command being in a second format different from the first format and comprising at least one parameter based on the at least one remote control command parameter; and transmitting, from the gateway to the content access device, the content access device command. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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causing, by a first computing device at a first premises, presentation of a user-selectable option to transmit a command in a first format to a second computing device, the command comprising at least one command parameter configured to cause the second computing device, that is remote from the first computing device, to transmit an electronic program guide command to a video content access device located at the first premises, the electronic program guide command being in a second format different from the first format and comprising at least one function routine to be executed by the video content access device based on the at least one command parameter; receiving a user selection of the user-selectable option; and transmitting a wireless signal comprising the command in the first format in response to the user selection of the user-selectable option. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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