METHOD FOR SIMPLIFYING HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION THAT EMPLOYS BIDIRECTIONAL DIGITAL AUDIO/VIDEO INTERCONNECTIONS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- selecting a profile for a user of a home entertainment network that includes a display device connected to at least one audio/video source device, wherein the connection to each audio/video source device is a bidirectional audio/video connection, and wherein the display device comprises a preferences manager;
determining audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network, wherein the audio/video preferences are based on a user-selected configuration of the preferences manager; and
sending the audio/video preferences to one of the audio/video source devices for configuring the one of the audio/video source devices based on the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network.
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Abstract
A method and computing device for configuring devices connected to a home entertainment network by bidirectional audio/video interconnections. The method selects a profile for a user of a home entertainment network that includes a display device connected to audio/video source devices where the connection to each audio/video source device is a bidirectional audio/video connection, and where the display device includes a preferences manager. The method determines audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network, where the audio/video preferences are based on a user-selected configuration of the preferences manager. The method sends the audio/video preferences to each audio/video source device for configuring each audio/video source device based on the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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selecting a profile for a user of a home entertainment network that includes a display device connected to at least one audio/video source device, wherein the connection to each audio/video source device is a bidirectional audio/video connection, and wherein the display device comprises a preferences manager; determining audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network, wherein the audio/video preferences are based on a user-selected configuration of the preferences manager; and sending the audio/video preferences to one of the audio/video source devices for configuring the one of the audio/video source devices based on the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A display device, comprising:
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a memory device resident in the display device; and a processor disposed in communication with the memory device, the processor configured to; select a profile for a user of a home entertainment network that includes the display device connected to at least one audio/video source device, wherein the connection to each audio/video source device is a bidirectional audio/video connection, and wherein the display device comprises a preferences manager; determine audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network, wherein the audio/video preferences are based on a user-selected configuration of the preferences manager; and send the audio/video preferences to one of the audio/video source devices for configuring the one of the audio/video source devices based on the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An audio/video source device, comprising:
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a bidirectional audio/video interface for connecting the audio/video source device to a display device, wherein a home entertainment network comprises the display device and the audio/video source device, and wherein the display device comprises a preferences manager; a memory device resident in the audio/video source device; a processor disposed in communication with the memory device, the processor configured to; receive audio/video preferences for a user of the home entertainment network, wherein the audio/video preferences are based on a user-selected configuration of the preferences manager; and configure the audio/video source device based on the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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