Patent ID: 8689104
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of emulating a first remote control with a communication device that is configured to obtain a video stream that is placeshifted from an electronic device over a communication network, wherein a communications node operating as a server on the communication network stores information about various types of electronic devices, the method comprising: providing an indication that describes the electronic device from the communication device to the communications node via the communications network to thereby permit the communications node to identify a type of the first remote control device based on the information about various types of electronic devices stored at the communications node; receiving a description of the first remote control device associated with the electronic device from the communication node at the communication device via the communication network; and transferring a command from the communication device over the communication network to a placeshifting device to thereby direct the placeshifting device to control the electronic device, wherein the command is generated using the description of the first remote control device that is received via the communication network from the communication node.