Systems, apparatus and methods for secure and efficient data transmission across local area networks

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory of a remote content management (RCM) server;
• and
• a processor of the RCM server, the processor operatively coupled to the memory,
• the processor configured to establish a connection between a first local area network (LAN) and a second LAN, the first LAN being operatively coupled to at least one media device and a digital content control device, and the second LAN being operatively coupled to a set of content providers,
• the processor configured to validate a first authentication code received from the digital content control device, and send a second authentication code to the digital content control device via the network connection,
• the processor configured to establish a secure two-way communication channel between the RCM server and the digital content control device to receive and send messages that include at least one of the first authentication code or the second authentication code,
• the processor configured to receive a set of indications of available programming content from the set of content providers of the second LAN and to be presented to the at least one media device of the first LAN, and
• the processor configured to provide a set of main content associated with the set of indications of available programming content and a set of auxiliary content associated with the set of indications of available programming content, to the digital content control device and to be presented on the at least one media device such that the digital content control device does not cause a perceptible blackout when updating the at least one media device to present the set of main content and the set of auxiliary content.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium of a remote content management (RCM) server, storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor, the code comprising code to cause the processor to:

• establish a connection between the RCM server and a digital content control device via a network connection, the digital content control device being part of a first local area network (LAN), the first LAN being operatively coupled to at least one media device;
• transmit a first authentication code from the RCM server to the digital content control device such that the digital content control device validates the first authentication code, and transmits a second authentication code to the digital content control device via the network connection;
• establish, using the first authentication code and the second authentication code, a secure two-way communication channel between the RCM server and the digital content control device to receive and send at least one of a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) file, an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file or a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file;
• receive a set of indications of available programming content from a set of content providers and to be presented to the at least one media device of the first LAN, the set of content providers being part of a second LAN that is connected to the RCM server;
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• provide a set of main content associated with the set of indications of available programming content and a set of auxiliary content associated with the set of indications of available programming content, to the digital content control device and to be presented on the at least one media device such that the digital content control device does not cause a perceptible blackout when updating the at least one media device to present the set of main content and the set of auxiliary content.