Methods and systems for facilitating remote control by a wearable computer system of an application being executed by a media content processing device

A method comprising:

• detecting, by a wearable computer system worn by a user, that the user is looking through an optical head-mounted display associated with the wearable computer system at a display screen associated with a media content processing device;
• determining, by the wearable computer system in response to the detecting that the user is looking through the optical head-mounted display at the display screen, that the media content processing device is executing an application that is controllable by the wearable computer system;
• querying, by the wearable computer system in response to the detecting that the user is looking through the optical head-mounted display at the display screen, the media content processing device associated with the display screen for data representative of an identity of the media content processing device;
• analyzing, by the wearable computer system, the data representative of the identity of the media content processing device to determine that the identity of the media content processing device is paired with a user profile of the user;
• determining, by the wearable computer system based on the determination that the identity of the media content processing device is paired with the user profile of the user, that the user is authorized to interact with the application being executed by the media content processing device;
• using, by the wearable computer system, a discovery protocol to set up a bi-directional communication channel between the wearable computer system and the application;
• transmitting, by the wearable computer system, a remote control session request message that includes authorization credentials to the application by way of the bi-directional communication channel;
• receiving, by the wearable computer system, a confirmation response from the application in response to the application validating the authorization credentials;
• and
• notifying, by the wearable computer system in response to the receiving of the confirmation response, the user that a remote control session between the wearable computer system and the application has been successfully established.

A system comprising:

• at least one computing device that:
• detects that a user wearing a wearable computer system that includes an optical head-mounted display is looking through the optical head-mounted display at a display screen associated with a media content processing device;
• determines, in response to the detecting that the user is looking through the optical head-mounted display at the display screen, that the media content processing device is executing an application that is controllable by the wearable computer system;
• queries, in response to the detection that the user is looking through the optical head-mounted display at the display screen, the media content processing device associated with the display screen for data representative of an identity of the media content processing device;
• analyzing, by the remote control management system, the data representative of the identity of the media content processing device to determine that the identity of the media content processing device is paired with a user profile of the user;
• determines, based on the determination that the identity of the media content processing device is paired with the user profile of the user, that the user is authorized to interact with the application being executed by the media content processing device;
• and
• establishes, in response to the determination that the media content processing device is executing the application and the determination that the user is authorized to interact with the application, a remote control session between the wearable computer system and the application.