Patents Assigned to Verizon Data Services
  • Publication number: 20080139193
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and apparatuses are provided for allowing a user to communicate with a set top box and a media content server through a mobile communication device, such as a cellular phone. The user may be able to request and receive a customer specific interactive programming guide through the mobile communication device. The interactive programming guide may allow the user to search and record media programs, including sending recording commands to a set top box to record a particular media program. The interactive programming guide may also allow the user to order and receive media programs to the mobile communication device. Embodiments may provide a personal video recorder proxy server as an interface between the mobile communication device and the set top box and the media content server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Verizon Data Services
    Inventors: Jianxiu Hao, Guillermo Ortiz, Diego S. Rozensztejn, Fenglin Yin