Interactive television program guide with remote access

A method of enabling a user to perform recordings, the method comprising:

• generating, with a remote guide accessible by a user of a remote device, a display comprising a plurality of program listings for display on the remote device, wherein the display is generated by the remote guide based on program guide information received from a local guide implemented on user equipment via an Internet connection to a remote server, wherein the user equipment is remote to the remote device, wherein the user equipment is located at a user site, and wherein the local guide generates a display of one or more program listings for display on a display device at the user site;
• receiving, with the remote guide, a user selection of a program listing from the plurality of program listings, wherein the user selection identifies a program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording by the local guide;
• transmitting, with the remote guide, a communication to the local guide identifying the program corresponding to the selected program listing using the Internet connection to the remote server;
• receiving the communication with the local guide;
• and
• responsive to the communication, scheduling, with the local guide, the program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording by the user equipment.

A system comprising:

• a local guide, implemented on television equipment, that generates a display of one or more program listings for display on a display device at a user site, wherein the television equipment is located at the user site;
• and
• a remote guide, accessible by a user of a remote device, that:
• generates a display comprising a plurality of program listings for display on the remote device, wherein the display is generated by the remote guide based on program guide information received from the local guide via an Internet connection to a remote server;
• receives a user selection of a program listing of the plurality of program listings, wherein the user selection identifies a program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording by the local guide;
• and
• transmits a communication to the local guide identifying the program corresponding to the selected program listing using the Internet connection to the remote server;
• wherein the local guide:
• receives the communication;
• and
• responsive to the communication, schedules the program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording at the appropriate time using the television equipment.

A system comprising:

• a local guide, implemented on television equipment, that generates a display of one or more program listings for display on a display device at a user site, wherein the television equipment is located at the user site;
• and
• a remote guide, accessible by a user of a remote device, that:
• generates a display comprising a plurality of program listings for display on the remote device, wherein the display is generated by the remote guide based on program guide information received from the local guide via the Internet;
• receives a user selection of a program listing of the plurality of program listings, wherein the user selection identifies a program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording by the local guide;
• and
• transmits a communication to the local guide identifying the program corresponding to the selected program listing via the Internet;
• wherein the local guide:
• receives the communication;
• and
• responsive to the communication, schedules the program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording at the appropriate time using the television equipment.

A method of enabling a user to perform recordings, the method comprising:

• generating, with a remote guide accessible by a user of a remote device, a display comprising a plurality of program listings for display on the remote device, wherein the display is generated by the remote guide based on program guide information received from a local guide implemented on user equipment via the Internet, wherein the user equipment is remote to the remote device, wherein the user equipment is located at a user site, and wherein the local guide generates a display of one or more program listings for display on a display device at the user site;
• receiving, with the remote guide, a user selection of a program listing from the plurality of program listings, wherein the user selection identifies a program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording by the local guide;
• transmitting, with the remote guide, a communication to the local guide identifying the program corresponding to the selected program listing via the Internet;
• and
• causing the local guide to schedule the program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording by the user equipment at the appropriate time based on the communication.

A method of enabling a user to perform recordings, the method comprising:

• generating, with a remote guide accessible by a user of a remote device, a display comprising a plurality of program listings for display on the remote device, wherein the display is generated by the remote guide based on program guide information received from a local guide implemented on user equipment via an Internet connection with a remote server, wherein the user equipment is remote to the remote device, wherein the user equipment is located at a user site, and wherein the local guide generates a display of one or more program listings for display on a display device at the user site;
• receiving, with the remote guide, a user selection of a program listing from the plurality of program listings, wherein the user selection identifies a program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording by the local guide;
• transmitting, with the remote guide, a communication to the local guide identifying the program corresponding to the selected program listing using the Internet connection with the remote server;
• and
• causing the local guide to schedule the program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording by the user equipment at the appropriate time based on the communication.

A system comprising:

• a remote guide, accessible by a user of a remote device, that:
• generates a display comprising a plurality of program listings for display on the remote device, wherein the display is generated by the remote guide based on program guide information received from a local guide implemented on television equipment via an Internet connection to a remote server, wherein the local guide generates a display of one or more program listings for display on a display device at a user site, and wherein the television equipment is located at the user site;
• receives a selection of a program listing of the plurality of program listings, wherein the selection identifies a program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording by the local guide;
• transmits a communication using the Internet connection to the remote server to the local guide indicating the selection of the program for recording;
• and
• causes the local guide to schedule, responsive to the communication, the program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording at the appropriate time using the television equipment.

A system comprising:

• a remote guide, accessible by a user of a remote device, that:
• generates a display comprising a plurality of program listings for display on the remote device, wherein the display is generated by the remote guide based on program guide information received from a local guide implemented on television equipment via the Internet, wherein the local guide generates a display of one or more program listings for display on a display device at a user site, and where the television equipment is located at the user site;
• receives a selection of a program listing of the plurality of program listings, wherein the selection identifies a program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording by the local guide;
• transmits a communication via the Internet to the local guide indicating the selection of the program for recording;
• and
• causes the local guide to schedule, responsive to the communication, the program corresponding to the selected program listing for recording at the appropriate time using the television equipment.

A method of enabling a user to perform recordings, the method comprising:

• generating, with a local guide implemented on user equipment, a display of one or more program listings for display on a display device at a user site, wherein the user equipment is located at the user site;
• receiving a communication via the Internet from a remote guide, accessible by a user of a remote device, at the local guide identifying a program corresponding to a user selected program listing for recording by the local guide, wherein the remote guide generates a display comprising a plurality of program listings for display on the remote device, wherein the display is generated by the remote guide based on program guide information received from the local guide via the Internet, and wherein the user selected program listing is selected from the display generated by the remote guide;
• and
• scheduling, with the local guide, the program corresponding to the user selected program listing for recording by the user equipment at the appropriate time based on the communication.

A method of enabling a user to perform recordings, the method comprising:

• generating, with a local guide implemented on user equipment, a display of one or more program listings for display on a display device at a user site, wherein the user equipment is located at the user site;
• receiving a communication via an Internet connection with a remote server from a remote guide, accessible by a user of a remote device, at the local guide identifying a program corresponding to a user selected program listing for recording by the local guide, wherein the remote guide generates a display comprising a plurality of program listings for display on the remote device, wherein the display is generated by the remote guide based on program guide information received from the local guide via the Internet connection with the remote server, and wherein the user selected program listing is selected from the display generated by the remote guide;
• and
• scheduling, with the local guide, the program corresponding to the user selected program listing for recording by the user equipment at the appropriate time based on the received communication.

A system comprising:

• a local guide, implemented on user equipment located at a user site, that:
• generates a display of one or more program listings for display on a display device at the user site;
• receives a communication via an Internet connection with a remote server from a remote guide, accessible by a user of a remote device, at the local guide identifying a program corresponding to a user selected program listing for recording by the local guide, wherein the remote guide generates a display comprising a plurality of program listings for display on the remote device, wherein the display is generated by the remote guide based on program guide information received from the local guide via the Internet connection with the remote server, and wherein the user selected program listing is selected from the display generated by the remote guide;
• and
• schedules the program corresponding to the user selected program listing for recording by the user equipment at the appropriate time based on the communication.

A system comprising:

• a local guide, implemented on user equipment located at a user site, that:
• generates a display of one or more program listings for display on a display device at the user site;
• receives a communication via the Internet from a remote guide, accessible by a user of a remote device, at the local guide identifying a program corresponding to a user selected program listing for recording by the local guide, wherein the remote guide generates a display comprising a plurality of listings for display on the remote device, wherein the display is generated by the remote guide based on program guide information received from the local guide via the Internet, and wherein the user selected program listing is selected from the display generated by the remote guide;
• and
• schedules the program corresponding to the user selected program listing for recording by the user equipment at the appropriate time based on the communication.