US 9,520,956 B2Granted

Method and system for remote television replay control

AssigneeThe DIRECTV Group, Inc.

InventorsMillard E. Sweatt, III, Don Woodward, Chris E. Matichuk, Alain Regnier, Mark Nudelman, Philippe Pignon, F. Andrew Voltmer, Dave Westerhoff, Matthew Self, Sunil Mohan

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Abstract

A method, system, computer medium, and other embodiments for integrating unrelated web hosted services with stand-alone media-based devices are provided. Users can access and control the media-based device conveniently with a web-browser through various portals on the Internet. In one embodiment, users access the media-based device through one or more unrelated web portals, so as to control and to program the media-based device in a single web session, and to see information both stored on the media-based device and originating from third-party online sources of information and services in a single integrated presentation.

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Dependent claims

A web server that is communicatively coupled to a user's client device via a client browser on the client device, and a middle-tier server, the client device and the middle-tier server being remotely located from the web server, the web server comprising:

a processor;
data storage;
and
program code stored in the data storage, which when executed by the processor, causes the web server to perform the following functions:
transmitting to the middle-tier server one or more Application Program Interface function calls, which when executed by the middle-tier server causes the middle-tier server to retrieve information pertaining to a media-based device and transmit the retrieved information to the web server;
receiving the retrieved information from the middle-tier server;
assembling a presentation having a format that is well-suited for the client browser on the user's client device;
and
forwarding the presentation to the client browser,
wherein the functions further comprise caching the retrieved information at the web server with a frequency based upon when the user is interested in the information.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/195,699Filed 1 Aug 2011 · continuation
Priority: 8 Aug 2000
Published: US 2012/0030714 A12 Feb 2012
Granted: 13 Dec 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification31 codes

H04H 60/27
Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems:…
H04H 60/72
Systems specially adapted for using specific information, e.g. geographical or meteorological information: using electronic programme guides [EPG]
H04H 60/82
Characterised by the transmission system itself: the transmission system being the Internet
H04N 5/782
Using magnetic recording: on tape

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Application60/223,856Us provisional application · filed 8 Aug 2000
Application60/243,313Us provisional application · filed 14 Nov 2000
Application60/258,937Us provisional application · filed 29 Dec 2000
Application60/258,940Us provisional application · filed 29 Dec 2000
Application09/925,121Parent of this continuation · filed 8 Aug 2001
Application11/518,117Parent of this continuation · filed 8 Sep 2006
US 2012/0030714 A1Pre-grant publication · published 2 Feb 2012
US 2002/0080166 A1Published application
US 2007/0136445 A1Published application
US 9,520,956 B2This patent

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