Systems and methods for translating generic requests into device specific requests based on location information

A system for transmitting instructions to a user media device, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:

• receive a first instruction data structure from a user equipment device, wherein the first instruction data structure comprises a request for an action to be performed on media content;
• determine a location of the user equipment device;
• select a first of a plurality of user media devices based on the determined location, wherein a location of the first user media device is closer in proximity to the determined location of the user equipment device than a location of any other user media device of the plurality of user media devices;
• retrieve device specific information associated with the first user media device;
• determine, based on the retrieved device specific information, if the first user media device is authorized to perform the requested action;
• translate, based on the retrieved device specific information, the received first instruction data structure into a second instruction data structure appropriate for the first user media device, wherein the second instruction data structure comprises a request for the action to be performed by the first user media device;
• and
• transmit the second instruction data structure to the first user media device, wherein the second instruction data structure causes the first user media device to perform the requested action.