Methods and systems for implementing legacy remote and keystroke redirection

A communication system, comprising:

• a local player;
• the local player configured to receive a key command from a remote-control device, wherein the key command comprises an encoded signal;
• the local player determines whether the encoded signal controls a function of at least one of the local player or an output device connected to the local player;
• upon the local player determining that the encoded signal does not control a function of the at least one of the local player or an output device connected to the local player, the local player further generates a first message that comprises the encoded signal, wherein the first message is encoded for transmission on a network and the local player further sends the first message to a system network controller associated with the output device of a plurality of system network controllers;
• and
• an application server executes a function mapped to the encoded signal.

A communication system, comprising:

• a local player;
• a device configured to receive a key command from a remote-control device, wherein the key command comprises an encoded signal, wherein the device determines whether the encoded signal controls a function of at least a local player or an output device connected to the local player;
• and
• the local player is configured to, upon determining the encoded signal does not control a function of at least one of the local player or the output device:
• generate a first message that comprises the encoded signal, wherein the first message is encoded for transmission on a network;
• and
• send the first message to a system network controller;
• and
• an application server to execute a function mapped to the encoded signal.