Method and system for remote television replay control

US9654238B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DIRECTV, LLC · US

Inventors

• Millard E. Sweatt, III · Menlo Park, US
• Jeff Hastings · Los Altos, US
• Don Woodward · Monte Sereno, US
• Chris E. Matichuk · San Jose, US
• Shahriar Kianersi · Menlo Park, US
• Gurminder Sunner · San Jose, US
• Alain Regnier · Bezons, FR
• Sunil Mohan · Los Gatos, US
• Hugh E. Cooney · Los Altos, US
• Edward S. King · San Jose, US
• Philippe Pignon · Palo Alto, US
• Mark Nudelman · Rue de l'Église, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 12, 2011
• Grant date: May 16, 2017
• Expiry date: Jan 6, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04N21/426
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

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.