Remote control of program scheduling

• US 20020010925A1
• Filed: 06/05/2001
• Published: 01/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JLB Ventures, LLC
• Original Assignee: JLB Ventures, LLC
• Inventors: Kikinis, Dan
• Granted Patent: US 8,789,114 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/39
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for receiving electronic programming guide (EPG) selections entered via a separate wireless remote, storing the EPG selections on a storage device, and transmitting the EPG selections to be displayed when requested. In one embodiment, the EPG selections are transmitted to one or more separate wireless remotes to be displayed on the wireless remotes when requested. In addition, in one embodiment, one or more programs are also transmitted to be separately displayed concurrently with displaying the EPG selections.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving electronic programming guide (EPG) selections entered via a separate wireless remote;

storing the EPG selections on a storage device;

transmitting the EPG selections to be displayed when requested.

2. The method of claim 1, further including storing the EPG selections on a broadcast server.

3. The method of claim 1, further including storing the EPG selections on a set top box (STB).

4. The method of claim 1, further including receiving electronic programming guide (EPG) selections entered via a separate wireless personal device assistant (PDA).

5. The method of claim 1, further including receiving electronic programming guide (EPG) selections entered via a separate wireless web phone.

6. The method of claim 1, further including transmitting the EPG selections to the separate wireless remote to be displayed on the wireless remote when requested.

7. The method of claim 6, further including transmitting the EPG selections to multiple separate wireless remotes to be displayed concurrently on the wireless remotes when requested.

8. The method of claim 6, further including transmitting one or more programs to be separately displayed concurrently with displaying the EPG selections.

9. A machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed cause a system to perform a method comprising:

receiving electronic programming guide (EPG) selections entered via a separate wireless remote;

storing the EPG selections on a storage device;

transmitting the EPG selections to be displayed when requested.

10. The machine readable medium of claim 9, further including storing the EPG selections on a broadcast server.

11. The machine readable medium of claim 9, further including storing the EPG selections on a set top box (STB).

12. The machine readable medium of claim 9, further including receiving electronic programming guide (EPG) selections entered via a separate wireless personal device assistant (PDA).

13. The machine readable medium of claim 9, further including receiving electronic programming guide (EPG) selections entered via a separate wireless web phone.

14. The machine readable medium of claim 9, further including transmitting the EPG selections to the separate wireless remote to be displayed on the wireless remote when requested.

15. The machine readable medium of claim 14, further including transmitting the EPG selections to multiple separate wireless remotes to be displayed concurrently on the wireless remotes when requested.

16. The machine readable medium of claim 14, further including transmitting one or more programs to be separately displayed concurrently with displaying the EPG selections.

17. A system comprising:

A first unit to receive electronic programming guide (EPG) selections entered via a separate wireless remote;

A second unit to store the EPG selections on a storage device;

A third unit to transmit the EPG selections to be displayed when requested.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the second unit to store the EPG selections is a broadcast server.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the second unit to store the EPG selections is a set top box (STB).

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the first unit receives the electronic programming guide (EPG) selections entered via a separate wireless personal device assistant (PDA).

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the first unit receives electronic programming guide (EPG) selections entered via a separate wireless web phone.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the third unit transmits the EPG selections to the separate wireless remote to be displayed on the wireless remote when requested.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the third unit transmits the EPG selections to multiple separate wireless remotes to be displayed concurrently on the wireless remotes when requested.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the third unit transmits one or more programs to be separately displayed concurrently with displaying the EPG selections.