Patent ID: 9729929
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving a first command at a customer premise equipment device, the first command being received from a first device, wherein the first command is associated with a first content source and is received at the customer premise equipment device as a uniform resource identifier; identifying the first content source based upon an association between the uniform resource identifier and the first content source; based upon the identification of the first content source, determining a key code associated with the first content source, wherein the key code comprises a content source identifier associated with the first content source and one or more commands instructing the customer premise equipment device to output content from the first content source to a requesting device, wherein the key code is formatted as an infrared signal that is expected to be received at the customer premise equipment device as a request for content from the first content source; generating, at the customer premise equipment device, a synthesized key code comprising the key code associated with the first content source, wherein the synthesized key code is operable to control the customer premise equipment device; outputting the synthesized key code to an interface module of the customer premise equipment device, wherein the interface module is configured to process infrared commands received at the customer premise equipment device from a remote control unit; and retrieving, at the customer premise equipment device, content associated with the first content source.