Patent ID: 8904418
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting a TV operation message from a household to a remote server, comprising: receiving, at a messaging device associated with the household, a plurality of infrared signals from a remote control device, wherein the messaging device has memory and one or more processors, and the remote control device is used to control a TV device associated with the household; storing the plurality of infrared signals in a log file within a memory of the messaging device; receiving, at the messaging device, a new infrared signal from the remote control device, wherein the new infrared signal includes a TV operation code; determining, at the messaging device, whether the new infrared signal is a false signal or a low information signal by comparing the new infrared signal with the plurality of infrared signals stored in the log file, wherein the low information signal provides information that is not valuable about the household's viewing preference; in accordance with the determination that the new infrared signal is not a false signal or a low information signal, generating, at the messaging device, a TV operation message including the TV operation code and a household identifier that is uniquely associated with the household; and transmitting, at the messaging device, the TV operation message to a remote server, wherein the remote server is configured to record a TV operation associated with the TV device in accordance with the TV operation message.