Method and system for quickly recording linear content from an interactive interface

1. A method of ordering content comprising:

accessing an ordering interactive interface from a first device, said ordering interactive interface comprising a search screen selector box and a quick record selector box,

after selecting the quick record selector box, initiating a quick record function having a menu in the ordering interactive interface comprising a plurality of text entry boxes including a time box with a time value, a duration box with a duration value and a date box with a date value, and

pre-filling the time box with a current time, the duration box with a preset duration and the date box with a current date;

after selecting the search screen selector box, entering a search term in the search screen selector box from a user interface of the first device,

communicating a search term to a content processing system,

searching program data at the content processing system,

displaying content based on said searching, and

selecting content to form a content selection;

forming a recording command comprising: a) a linear channel, the time value, the duration value and the date value; or b) the content selection;

communicating a customer identifier and the recording command from the first device to the content processing system;

forming a control word based on the customer identifier and the recording command at the content processing system;

communicating the control word from the content processing system to a user device that is different than the first device; and

receiving the content corresponding to the recording command at the user device in response to the control word.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising in response to communicating the control word, sending an email indicating the control word was sent to the user device.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein after receiving, storing the content in a memory of the user device.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein accessing the ordering interactive interface comprises entering the customer identifier and password.

5. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein forming a recording command comprises forming the recording command from a menu on a mobile device.

6. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein forming the recording command comprises forming the recording command from the menu.

7. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein forming the recording command comprises pre-filling the menu with a linear channel in a channel box.

8. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the control word comprises communicating the control word through a satellite.

9. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the control word comprises communicating the control word through a broadband communication system.

10. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the control word comprises communicating the control word through a terrestrial system.

11. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a satellite.

12. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a broadband communication system.

13. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a terrestrial system.

14. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the control word comprises communicating the control word through a satellite and wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a satellite.

15. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating a control word comprises communicating the control word through a satellite and wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a broadband communication system.

16. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the user device comprises a satellite television set top box.

17. A system comprising:

a first device having an ordering interactive interface, said ordering interactive interface comprising a search screen selector box and a quick record selector box, after selecting the quick record selector box with a quick record function with a menu comprising a plurality of text boxes including a time value prefilled with a current time, a duration value prefilled with a preset time duration and a date value prefilled with a current date;

after selecting the search screen selector box, entering a search term in the search screen selector box from a user interface of the first device, communicating the search term to a content processing system, searching program data at the content processing system, displaying content based on said searching, and selecting content to form a content selection;

said first device forming a recording command comprising: a) a linear channel, the time value, the duration value and the date value; or b) the content selection;

said first device communicating a customer identifier and the recording command to the content processing system

said content processing system forming a control word based on the customer identifier and the recording command and communicating the control word to a user device that is different than the first device; and

said user device receiving the content corresponding to the recording command in response to the control word.

18. A system as recited in claim 17 wherein the content comprises linear content.

19. A system as recited in claim 17 further comprising a satellite in communication with the content processing system communicating the control word therethrough.

20. A system as recited in claim 17 further comprising a broadband communication system communication with the content processing system communicating the control word therethrough.

21. A system as recited in claim 17 wherein the user device comprises a satellite television set top box and the first device comprises a mobile device.