Commercial television-interfacing dongle and system and method for use of same

A commercial television-interfacing dongle for mechanically connecting to a commercial television, the commercial television-interfacing dongle comprising:

• a housing securing a processor and memory therein;
• a busing architecture communicatively interconnecting the processor and the memory;
• a wireless transceiver associated with the housing and coupled to the busing architecture, the wireless transceiver operable to communicate with a non-remote control proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device;
• a control interface associated with the housing and coupled to the busing architecture, the control interface configured to mechanically couple to a commercial television control port of the commercial television, the control interface including a self-diagnosis interface;
• a universal serial bus (USB) interface associated with the housing and coupled to the busing architecture, the USB interface configured to mechanically couple to the commercial television and provide power therefrom to the commercial television-interfacing dongle;
• the memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to, upon connection of the control interface and the USB interface to the commercial television:
• establish a pairing between the non-remote control proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device and the commercial television-interfacing dongle,
• access an account related to a user of the non-remote control proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device, and
• provide the control interface account instructions that place formatted account audiovisual experience instructions on the commercial television;
• and
• a configuration profile associated with the memory and processor-executable instructions that enables the commercial television-interfacing dongle to control the commercial television;
• wherein the memory includes processor-executable instructions that, when executed cause the processor to:
• send formatted auxiliary audiovisual experience instructions to the non-remote control proximate wireless-enabled programmable interactive device, wherein the formatted auxiliary audiovisual experience instructions are operable to provide a program guide related to the content on the commercial television,
• periodically receive wireless updates via the wireless transceiver to the program guide, and
• provide instructions for virtual buttons on a touch screen display associated with the non-remote control proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device, the virtual buttons being associated with the commercial television,
• wherein the program guide further comprises substantially continuously updated menus displaying broadcast programming and scheduling information for current and upcoming programming to be received by the commercial television from an external source.