Patent ID: 9197936
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for remotely accessing user equipment implementing an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising: maintaining a lookup table that cross-references program identification or source identification information for a program information service provider and a media service provider, wherein the program identification or source identification information for the program information service provider and the program identification or source identification information for the media service provider are different; receiving a program action request from a user device identifying a program using the program identification or source identification information for the program information service provider; cross-referencing the program identification or source identification information of the program action request with the corresponding program identification or source identification information for the media service provider in the lookup table; and transmitting scheduling information comprising the program identification information or the source identification information of the media service provider for receipt by user equipment for scheduling the action request for the program to be performed by the user equipment.