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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
May. 02, 2005
Anthony F. Istvan, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Rod G. Fleck, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robin Budd, Seattle, WA (US);
Korina J. B. Stark, Seattle, WA (US);
Marcellino Tanumihardja, Seattle, WA (US);
Anthony F. Istvan, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Rod G. Fleck, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robin Budd, Seattle, WA (US);
Korina J. B. Stark, Seattle, WA (US);
Marcellino Tanumihardja, Seattle, WA (US);
Vulcan Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A content management (CM) system is provided to centrally control operation of one or more connected devices by issuing control requests and/or data requests. In some situations the connected device(s) include devices that control presentation of television programming-related content, such as digital video recorder ('DVR') devices and media center devices, and in other situations may include other types of media devices and/or other electromechanical ('E/M') devices that may be centrally controlled, such as E/M devices for home automation that may operate independently or in conjunction with the media devices. In some situations, the CM system communicates with the connected devices via a network and using appropriate protocol(s), and may be accessed remotely via a network so as to allow a user to remotely operate the CM system. The CM system may further control searching, identification, selection, and presentation of pieces of media content by the connected device(s).