SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE MULTIMEDIA ACTIVITIES ON MULTIPLE OUTPUT DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of providing first and second activities using a plurality of multimedia devices, the method comprising:
- linking each of the first and second activities with at least one output multimedia device by creating an activity profile for each output multimedia device being linked, the activity profile being associated with a profile identifier for that output multimedia device, one or more activity multimedia devices for providing that activity and initialization commands for initiating that activity, wherein at least one initialization command is an infrared (IR) command;
receiving, from a control device, first and second control signals for initiating the first and second activities, each control signal comprising a profile identifier for identifying an activity profile and a target output multimedia device;
determining the initialization commands and the activity multimedia devices for initiating the first and second activities based on the activity profiles associated with the profile identifiers provided in the received first and second control signals; and
providing each of the first and second activities on the corresponding target output multimedia device by sending the determined initialization commands to the activity multimedia devices, wherein the IR commands of the determined initialization commands are sent via an IR emitting device and the remaining initialization commands of the determined initialization commands are sent via a matrix module.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for providing first and second activities using multimedia devices. This involves linking each of the first and second activities with an output multimedia device by creating an activity profile for each output multimedia device being linked, the activity profile is associated with a profile identifier for that output multimedia device, activity multimedia devices for providing that activity and initialization commands for initiating that activity; receiving, from a control device, control signals for initiating the first and second activities, each control signal includes a profile identifier for identifying an activity profile and a target output multimedia device; determining initialization commands and activity multimedia devices for initiating the first and second activities based on the activity profiles associated with the profile identifiers; and providing the first and second activities on the corresponding target output multimedia devices by sending the initialization commands to the activity multimedia devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing first and second activities using a plurality of multimedia devices, the method comprising:
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linking each of the first and second activities with at least one output multimedia device by creating an activity profile for each output multimedia device being linked, the activity profile being associated with a profile identifier for that output multimedia device, one or more activity multimedia devices for providing that activity and initialization commands for initiating that activity, wherein at least one initialization command is an infrared (IR) command; receiving, from a control device, first and second control signals for initiating the first and second activities, each control signal comprising a profile identifier for identifying an activity profile and a target output multimedia device; determining the initialization commands and the activity multimedia devices for initiating the first and second activities based on the activity profiles associated with the profile identifiers provided in the received first and second control signals; and providing each of the first and second activities on the corresponding target output multimedia device by sending the determined initialization commands to the activity multimedia devices, wherein the IR commands of the determined initialization commands are sent via an IR emitting device and the remaining initialization commands of the determined initialization commands are sent via a matrix module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing first and second activities using a plurality of multimedia devices, the system comprising:
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a memory module operable to store a plurality of activity profiles for a plurality of output multimedia devices, each activity profile being associated with a profile identifier for a corresponding output multimedia device, one or more activity multimedia devices for providing that activity and initialization commands for initiating that activity, wherein at least one initialization command is an infrared (IR) command; an interface module operable to receive, from a control device, first and second control signals for initiating the first and second activities, each control signal comprising a profile identifier for identifying an activity profile and a target output multimedia device; and a processor module operable to link each of the first and second activities with at least one output multimedia device by creating an activity profile for each output multimedia device being linked; determine the initialization commands and the activity multimedia devices for initiating the first and second activities based on the activity profiles associated with the profile identifiers provided in the received first and second control signals; and provide each of the first and second activities on the corresponding target output multimedia device by sending initialization commands to activity multimedia devices, wherein the IR commands of the determined initialization commands are sent via an IR emitting device and the remaining initialization commands of the determined initialization commands are sent via a matrix module. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing first and second activities using a plurality of multimedia devices, the method comprising:
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linking each of the first and second activities with at least one output multimedia device by creating an activity profile for each output multimedia device being linked, the activity profile being associated with a profile identifier for that output multimedia device, one or more activity multimedia devices for providing that activity and initialization commands for initiating that activity, wherein at least one initialization command is a device command for operating an activity multimedia device; receiving, from a control device, first and second control signals for initiating the first and second activities, each control signal comprising a profile identifier for identifying an activity profile and a target output multimedia device; determining the initialization commands and the activity multimedia devices for initiating the first and second activities based on the activity profiles associated with the profile identifiers provided in the received first and second control signals; and providing each of the first and second activities on the corresponding target output multimedia device by sending the determined initialization commands to the activity multimedia devices, wherein the device commands of the determined initialization commands are sent via the emitter unit and the remaining initialization commands of the determined initialization control commands are sent via a matrix module. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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