Systems and methods for providing interactive media guidance on a wireless communications device
AssigneeUnited Video Properties, Inc.
InventorsErwin Lau, Terry Tam, Kay Chiu
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Abstract
A wireless communications device provides users with opportunities to access interactive media guidance or other applications and to control interactive media guidance applications running on user equipment. The wireless communications device may have a touch-sensitive screen with controls that are coordinated with the features of the interactive media guidance or other applications. The wireless communications device may function as a remote controller for user equipment.
Claims18
A method for controlling user equipment using a wireless communications device, comprising:
- receiving user input to create at least one command on the wireless communications device;
- transmitting an instruction to display on the wireless communications device, at least one interface screen associated with the at least one command without displaying the interface screen on the user equipment;
- transmitting an instruction to display advertisements on the wireless communications device while receiving the user input;
- selecting the advertisements displayed based on a type of the at least one command;
- transmitting the at least one command to the user equipment;
- and
- receiving confirmation data from the user equipment.
A system for controlling user equipment using a wireless communications device, comprising:
- a wireless communications device;
- and
- user equipment;
- wherein the wireless communications device is configured to:
- receive user input to create at least one command on the wireless communications device;
- transmitting an instruction to display on the wireless communications device, at least one interface screen associated with the at least one command without displaying the interface screen on the user equipment;
- transmitting an instruction to display advertisements on the wireless communications device while receiving the user input;
- select the advertisements displayed based on a type of the at least one command;
- transmit the at least one command to the user equipment;
- and
- receive confirmation data from the user equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.