Method and system for remote television replay control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9520956-B2
Application number	US-201113195699-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2011
Priority date	Aug 8, 2000
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

A method, system, computer medium, and other embodiments for integrating unrelated web hosted services with stand-alone media-based devices are provided. Users can access and control the media-based device conveniently with a web-browser through various portals on the Internet. In one embodiment, users access the media-based device through one or more unrelated web portals, so as to control and to program the media-based device in a single web session, and to see information both stored on the media-based device and originating from third-party online sources of information and services in a single integrated presentation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A web server that is communicatively coupled to a user's client device via a client browser on the client device, and a middle-tier server, the client device and the middle-tier server being remotely located from the web server, the web server comprising:
a processor;
data storage; and
program code stored in the data storage, which when executed by the processor, causes the web server to perform the following functions:
transmitting to the middle-tier server one or more Application Program Interface function calls, which when executed by the middle-tier server causes the middle-tier server to retrieve information pertaining to a media-based device and transmit the retrieved information to the web server;
receiving the retrieved information from the middle-tier server;
assembling a presentation having a format that is well-suited for the client browser on the user's client device; and
forwarding the presentation to the client browser,
wherein the functions further comprise caching the retrieved information at the web server with a frequency based upon when the user is interested in the information.

Assignees

• Sweatt Iii Millard E
• Woodward Don
• Matichuk Chris E
• Regnier Alain
• Nudelman Mark
• Pignon Philippe
• Voltmer F Andrew
• Westerhoff Dave
• Self Matthew
• Mohan Sunil
• Directv Group Inc

Inventors

• Sweatt Iii Millard E
• Woodward Don
• Matichuk Chris E
• Regnier Alain
• Nudelman Mark
• Pignon Philippe
• Voltmer F Andrew
• Westerhoff Dave
• Self Matthew
• Mohan Sunil

Classifications

• H04H60/27 Primary

  Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information · CPC title

• H04H60/82

  the transmission system being the Internet · CPC title

• H04H60/72

  using electronic programme guides [EPG] (focusing on identifying broadcast space time H04H60/39 {; menu type display of EPG in television receivers H04N21/47}) · CPC title

• H04N21/41265

  having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device (unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204) · CPC title

• H04N21/47

  End-user applications · CPC title