Tune-In Button

摘要

A system and a method are disclosed for selecting a television function on a channel control system through a mobile device. A request to select the television function is received. The request may be generated in response to activating a link or element in an application configured on a computing device. The television function associated with the request is to select a television broadcast channel showing a particular television program. A channel showing the particular television program is determined. An infrared code comprising an instruction to select the television function associated with the determined channel is received. The system and method allow a user to access broadcast television programs from an online interface.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for instructing a channel control system through a computing device comprising:
associating each television service provider identifier in a set of television service provider identifiers with a television service provider and locations where the television service provider operates; receiving, from the computing device, a request for an infrared code to perform a television function on the channel control system; determining a location identifier for the computing device; selecting a given television service provider identifier from the set of television service provider identifiers based on the location identifier, the location identifier indicating a location among the locations where the television service provider associated with the given television service provider identifier operates; selecting the infrared code including instructions to perform the television function on the channel control system based on the given television service provider identifier; and transmitting the infrared code to the computing device.