METHODS FOR REMOTE ACCESS AND CONTROL OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMING FROM A WIRELESS PORTABLE DEVICE
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Aug 16, 2012
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Apr 24, 2012
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Jul 1, 1997
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Methods and systems are provided for controlling an information appliance from a remote location, the information appliance having access to a network and access to receive television programming. The method receives a request from a wireless portable device to access the information appliance, and the request identifies at least a user account. Verifying, based on the user account, whether to grant access to the information appliance from the wireless portable device and providing data to the wireless portable device. At least some of the data used to populate a user interface of the wireless device with information concerning the television programming and selectable options, and receiving selections from the user interface of the wireless portable device. The selections identifying an item of the television programming to record, and communicating instructions to the information appliance to record the item in digital storage buffers associated with the information appliance.
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