Methods, systems, and products for control of devices
Methods, systems, and products control external devices during presentation of multimedia content. When a description of the multimedia content is received, the description may include control data for controlling a device. The control data may thus be executed to alter a presentation of the multimedia content.
1. A method, comprising:
retrieving, by a server, an electronic description associated with electronic content;
retrieving, by the server, control data associated with the electronic content, the control data for controlling a presentation of the electronic content;
adding, by the server, the control data to the electronic description associated with the electronic content; and
sending, by the server, the electronic description via a network to a device, the electronic description having the control data added thereto;
wherein the electronic description instructs the device to control the presentation of the electronic content according to the control data.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising instructing the device to strip the control data from the electronic description.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending an instruction to strip the control data from the electronic description.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the electronic content to the device.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising embedding the control data in the electronic content.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising combining the electronic description with the control data.
7. The method of claim 1 , furthering comprising adding the control data as text to the electronic description.
8. A system, comprising:
a hardware processor; and
a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
retrieving an electronic description associated with electronic content;
retrieving control data associated with the electronic content, the control data for controlling a presentation of the electronic content;
adding the control data to the electronic description associated with the electronic content; and
sending the electronic description via a network to a device, the electronic description having the control data added thereto;
wherein the electronic description instructs the device to control the presentation of the electronic content according to the control data.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise instructing the device to strip the control data from the electronic description.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise sending an instruction to strip the control data from the electronic description.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the electronic content to the device.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise embedding the control data in the electronic content.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise combining the electronic description with the control data.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise adding the control data as text to the electronic description.
15. A memory device storing code that when executed causes a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving an electronic description associated with electronic content, the electronic description having control data added thereto, the control data for controlling a presentation of the electronic content;
stripping the control data from the electronic description; and
executing the control data to alter the presentation of the electronic content.
16. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise processing the control data.
17. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise adjusting a volume associated with the electronic content.
18. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise adjusting home theater equipment in response to the control data.
19. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise adjusting a display in response to the control data.
20. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprising setting a reminder associated with the electronic content.