METHOD, SYSTEM AND SERVICE MODEL FOR REMOTE RECORDING OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS

摘要

Entities (1020, 1036) connected to computer networks such as the Internet (1040) and web-browser software (1048) can schedule recordings of television programs and/or operate the recording equipment (1012). In an example scenario, a user who maintains recording equipment (1012) at home may utilize the present invention from his or her workplace or vacation place, accesses a service provider website (1050) with her/his user name and password, views the 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 (1042) in turn transmits the selected television program information to a computer (1020) connected to a later described remote control unit (1018) 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.