An apparatus, method and service model are disclosed which simplify conventional methods for schedule recordings of television programs and enable users to control recording equipment from any location via the Internet. Entities connected to computer networks such as the Internet and web-browser sof
An apparatus, method and service model are disclosed which simplify conventional methods for schedule recordings of television programs and enable users to control recording equipment from any location via the Internet. Entities connected to computer networks such as the Internet and web-browser software can schedule recordings of television programs and/or operate the recording equipment. In an example scenario, a user who maintains recording equipment at home may utilize the present invention from his or her workplace or vacation place, accesses a service provider website using her/his user name and password, views the a schedule of television programs provided by a broadcaster or other distributor of programming and selects the television programs to be recorded. The application service provider in turn transmits the selected television program information to a computer connected to a later described remote control unit to execute and operate the recording of selected programs. In this manner, the present invention enables anyone with internet access to remotely operate recording equipment to record television programs.
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1. A method of remotely programming a remote controlled infrared device configured to receive program content from a program provider, said method comprising: accessing an application service provider separate from the program provider, that includes a program database via a first connection over a
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A method of remotely programming a remote controlled infrared device configured to receive program content from a program provider, said method comprising: accessing an application service provider separate from the program provider, that includes a program database via a first connection over a network with a user processor;selecting scheduling information provided by the program database of the application service provider via the first connection, wherein the scheduling information is associated with at least one program selected by a user;establishing or verifying a second connection over the network between the application service provider and a control processor;transmitting the scheduling information associated with the at least one program to the control processor via the second connection; andgenerating control signals based upon the scheduling information associated with the at least one program and sending the control signals to an infrared diode to generate infrared signals to control the remote controlled infrared device to receive the at least one program associated with the scheduling information; wherein program content of the at least one program is received from said program provider and wherein said application service provider transmits the scheduling information separately from the program provider. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote controlled infrared device is a video recorder. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user processor comprises a device that has a central processing unit, memory and communication means to access the wide area network. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the user processor comprises a desktop device. 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the user processor comprises a lap top device. 6. The method of claim 3, wherein the user processor comprises a palm top device. 7. A method of remotely operating recording equipment over an Internet, said recording equipment configured to record program content received from a program provider, said method comprising: accessing an application service provider over the Internet with a user processor, wherein said application service provider is separate from the program provider and includes a program database;selecting, via the first connection, scheduling information associated with at least one program selected by a user provided by the program database of the application service provider;establishing or verifying a second connection over the Internet between the application service provider and a control processor;transmitting, via the second connection, the scheduling information associated with the at least one program to the control processor; andcontrolling the recording equipment to record at least one program identified by the scheduling information, wherein the control processor is in a first physical location and the user processor is locatable at any location where the user processor is connectable with the Internet, and wherein program content of the at least one program is delivered from said program provider and said application service provider transmits the scheduling information separately from the program provider. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the user processor comprises a device that has a central processing unit, memory and communication means to access the Internet. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the user processor comprises a desktop device. 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the user processor comprises a lap top device. 11. The method of claim 7, wherein the user processor comprises a palm top device. 12. The method of claim 7, wherein the recording equipment comprises a video recorder that includes a tuning device and recording media. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the recording media comprises magnetic tape. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the recording media comprises a magnetic disk. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the recording media comprises an optical disk. 16. The method of claim 7, wherein the recording equipment comprises an audio recorder. 17. The method of claim 7, wherein the recording equipment comprises a television. 18. The method of claim 7, wherein the user processor is connectable to the Internet to access the application service provider for selection of scheduling information associated with programs to be captured by a plurality of recording devices; and wherein the application service provider transmits the respective selected scheduling information associated with programs over the Internet to a plurality of control processors, each of said control processors controlling a respective recording device to record at least one program identified by the selected scheduling information. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the selected scheduling information associated with programs is the same for transmitting to each control processor. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein different selected scheduling information associated with programs is transmitted to at least two of the control processors. 21. The method of claim 18, wherein different selected scheduling information associated with programs is transmitted to each respective control processor. 22. A method of remotely operating recording equipment over an Internet, said method comprising: establishing or verifying a first connection over the Internet between an application service provider with a user processor;providing at least a portion of a program database via the first connection over the Internet in response to a user request, the program database comprising information about at least one television program;accepting a program selection by the application service provider, via the first connection, from the user processor;generating, by the application service provider, scheduling instructions associated with the program selection from the program database;establishing or verifying a second connection over the Internet between the application service provider and a control processor;transmitting, via the second connection, the scheduling instructions to the control processor in order to cause recording equipment associated with the control processor to record the selected program, wherein the program is received from a program provider separate from said application service provider, and said application service provider transmits the scheduling information separately from the program provider.
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