System and method to remotely program a receiving device

A method, comprising:

• dynamically generating a first web page with a web server including information corresponding to a certain digital video recorder;
• presenting the first web page to a certain computing device;
• accepting control information from the certain computing device, the control information associated with the certain digital video recorder;
• communicating the control information to a delayed-job server wherein a job entry corresponding to the control information is stored in a message queue, a function request representative of the control information is created, the function request is communicated to the digital video recorder, and response data from the digital video recorder is communicated back to the web server as a function request response, the response data being associated with the control information;
• waiting without blocking for the function request response from the delayed-job server;
• receiving the function request response;
• dynamically generating a second web page with the web server including information from the received function request response;
• presenting the second web page to the certain computing device.

A computer-readable medium having a program to perform actions on a web server by performing a method comprising:

• presenting a web page configured for display on a mobile device, the web page dynamically generated to present information corresponding to a certain receiving device;
• accepting a control request from the mobile device directed to the certain receiving device;
• identifying the certain receiving device based on information in the control request;
• storing a job entry in a message queue, the job entry corresponding to the control request;
• generating a function request corresponding to the job entry;
• communicating the function request to a receiving device system, the receiving device system configured to solicit operational information from the certain receiving device, retrieve from the certain receiving device time-related functions stored in a memory associated with the certain receiving device, and program the certain receiving device according to the function request;
• receiving a response from the receiving device system;
• storing a record associated with the response;
• time-stamping the record associated with the response from the receiving device system;
• and
• updating the web page with information from the time-stamped record;
• and
• presenting the updated web page configured for display on the mobile device.