Apparatus, systems and methods to communicate received commands from a receiving device to a mobile device
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1. A method to wirelessly communicate commands with a mobile device, comprising:
- receiving a mobile device command from a set top box, the set top box actively processing and presenting audio/visual programming content, wherein the received mobile device command includes at least one image from a stream of audio/visual programming content presented by the and a text-based phrase selected from a plurality of text-based phrases pre-stored in the mobile device, the text-based phrase associated with the audio/visual programming content, the stream having been modified by at least forwarding or reversing the presentation of the stream or wherein the received mobile device command includes a clip of audio/visual programming from the stream of audio/visual programming content presented by the set top box and a text-based message written by a first user;
automatically acknowledging receipt of the mobile device command to the set top box;
identifying a target destination from information in the mobile device command, the target destination including account information associated with a second user;
forming a short message service (SMS) message that includes both text-based message information from the mobile device command and audio/visual programming information from the mobile device command; and
communicating the SMS message from the mobile device to the target destination.
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Abstract
A receiving device embodiment receives a user command from an external source. The user command is directed to a remote target destination. A first interactive programming command communicator embodiment generates a mobile device command from the received user command, and communicates the mobile device command to a mobile device. A second interactive programming command communicator embodiment receives the mobile device command from the receiving device. A target destination is identified from information in the mobile device command, and information from the mobile device command is communicated to the target destination.
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1. A method to wirelessly communicate commands with a mobile device, comprising:
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receiving a mobile device command from a set top box, the set top box actively processing and presenting audio/visual programming content, wherein the received mobile device command includes at least one image from a stream of audio/visual programming content presented by the and a text-based phrase selected from a plurality of text-based phrases pre-stored in the mobile device, the text-based phrase associated with the audio/visual programming content, the stream having been modified by at least forwarding or reversing the presentation of the stream or wherein the received mobile device command includes a clip of audio/visual programming from the stream of audio/visual programming content presented by the set top box and a text-based message written by a first user; automatically acknowledging receipt of the mobile device command to the set top box; identifying a target destination from information in the mobile device command, the target destination including account information associated with a second user; forming a short message service (SMS) message that includes both text-based message information from the mobile device command and audio/visual programming information from the mobile device command; and communicating the SMS message from the mobile device to the target destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless mobile device operable to communicate with set top boxes and target destinations, comprising:
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a set top box interface configured to receive a mobile device command from a set top box and configured to automatically acknowledge the received mobile device command, the set top box arranged to process and present audio/visual programming content, wherein the received mobile device command includes at least one image from a stream of audio/visual programming content presented by the set top box and a text-based phrase selected from a plurality of text-based phrases pre-stored in the mobile device, the text-based phrase associated with the audio/visual programming content, the stream having been modified by at least forwarding or reversing the presentation of the stream or wherein the received mobile device command includes a clip of audio/visual programming from the stream of audio/visual programming content presented by the set top box and a text-based message written by a first user; a processing system operable to identify a target destination based upon the received mobile device command the target destination including account information associated with a second user, the processing system further operable to form a short message service (SMS) message that includes both text-based message information from the mobile device command and audio/visual programming information from the mobile device command; and a transceiver configured to communicate the SMS message from the wireless mobile device toward a second wireless mobile device associated with the identified target destination. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile device, comprising:
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a processing system; a set top box interface configured to receive a mobile device command from a set top box and configured to automatically acknowledge the received mobile device command, the set top box arranged to process and present audio/visual programming content, wherein the received mobile device command includes at least one image from a stream of audio/visual programming content presented by the set top box and a text-based phrase selected from a plurality of text-based phrases pre-stored in the mobile device, the text-based phrase associated with the audio/visual programming content, the stream having been modified by at least forwarding or reversing the presentation of the stream or wherein the received mobile device command includes a clip of audio/visual programming from the stream of audio/visual programming content presented by the set top box and a text-based message written by a first user; a wireless transceiver; and a memory, the memory arranged to store program logic software, the program logic software executable by the processing system and operable to; parse information communicated in the mobile device command; form a short message service (SMS) message that includes both text-based message information from the mobile device command and audio/visual programming information from the mobile device command; identify a target destination from the parsed information the target destination including account information associated with a second user; and communicate the SMS message from mobile device toward a second mobile device associated with the target destination. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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