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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2006
Applicants:

Jianxiu Hao, Lexington, MA (US);

Guillermo Ortiz, Belmont, MA (US);

Diego S. Rozensztejn, Brookline, MA (US);

Fenglin Yin, Lexington, MA (US);

Inventors:

Jianxiu Hao, Lexington, MA (US);

Guillermo Ortiz, Belmont, MA (US);

Diego S. Rozensztejn, Brookline, MA (US);

Fenglin Yin, Lexington, MA (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/025 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/4227 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/4069 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/4227 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/4751 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/632 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, computer program products, and apparatuses are provided for allowing a user to communicate with a set top box and a media content server through a mobile communication device, such as a cellular phone. The user may be able to request and receive a customer specific interactive programming guide through the mobile communication device. The interactive programming guide may allow the user to search and record media programs, including sending recording commands to a set top box to record a particular media program. The interactive programming guide may also allow the user to order and receive media programs to the mobile communication device. Embodiments may provide a personal video recorder proxy server as an interface between the mobile communication device and the set top box and the media content server.


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