Providing remote access to multimedia content
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1. A customer premises equipment device for providing a remote hardware device with remote access to multimedia content, the customer premises equipment device comprising:
- a first input enabled for receiving a hardware identifier that is associated with the remote hardware device that, when received, pre-designates the remote hardware device as approved;
a second input enabled for receiving a request from the remote hardware device to remotely receive the multimedia content;
a processor enabled for;
based on the hardware identifier, verifying that the remote hardware device has been pre-designated as approved;
transmitting the multimedia content to the remote hardware device upon verification that the remote hardware device has been pre-designated as approved;
responsive to receiving a remote hardware device request to interact with a digital video recorder user interface, 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;
a receiver for receiving the multimedia content from a multimedia content provider network; and
a transmitter enabled for transmitting 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 for providing a remote hardware device with remote access to multimedia content, the customer premises equipment device comprising:
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a first input enabled for receiving a hardware identifier that is associated with the remote hardware device that, when received, pre-designates the remote hardware device as approved; a second input enabled for receiving a request from the remote hardware device to remotely receive the multimedia content; a processor enabled for; based on the hardware identifier, verifying that the remote hardware device has been pre-designated as approved; transmitting the multimedia content to the remote hardware device upon verification that the remote hardware device has been pre-designated as approved; responsive to receiving a remote hardware device request to interact with a digital video recorder user interface, 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; a receiver for receiving the multimedia content from a multimedia content provider network; and a transmitter enabled for transmitting 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, 13)
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14. A computer program product stored on at least one non-transitory computer readable media, the computer program product enabled for providing a hardware device with remote access to multimedia content, the computer program product comprising instructions for:
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receiving a globally unique identifier of the hardware device, wherein the globally unique identifier includes an International Mobile Equipment Identity number associated with the hardware device; and responsive to verifying the globally unique identifier as pre-designated; receiving a content request from the hardware device; encoding multimedia content received from a provider network for transmission to the hardware device; and transmitting the multimedia content to the hardware device; transmitting digital video recorder user interface data to the hardware device; and responsive to receiving, from the 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 (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing a remote hardware device with remote access to multimedia content, the method comprising:
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detecting a globally unique hardware identifier associated with the remote hardware device, wherein the globally unique hardware identifier includes an International Mobile Equipment Identity number associated with the remote hardware device; receiving a request from the remote hardware device to remotely receive the multimedia content; verifying that the globally unique hardware identifier 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 if the remote hardware device has not been approved; receiving an input from the remote hardware device to control the transmission of the multimedia content; transmitting the multimedia content to the remote hardware device in response to the input received from 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 (21, 22, 23)
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