Systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications

摘要

Methods and systems for remotely accessing user equipment implementing an interactive media guidance application are provided. In particular, a method includes the steps of receiving user equipment identification information and receiving a user request from a user device indicating instructions for the user equipment. The user request is cross-referenced with an action request in a user equipment format selected from a plurality of formats to be compatible with the user equipment. The action request is transmitted for receipt by the user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions.

主权项

1. A method for remotely accessing user equipment, the method comprising:
storing, in a database, a mapping between a user and a plurality of action requests each corresponding to a different user equipment characteristic; receiving, at a remote server implementing an interactive media guidance application, a user input from a user device, wherein the user input indicates instructions for the user equipment, and wherein the user equipment is associated with a characteristic, and wherein the remote server is associated with a service provider and is located remotely from the user equipment; identifying, in the database, a user request corresponding to the instructions indicated by the user input; identifying, in the database, a plurality of action requests mapped to the identified user request; generating one of the plurality of action requests corresponding to a user equipment format compatible with the characteristic associated with the user equipment; and transmitting the one of the plurality of action requests in the user equipment format for receipt by the user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions.