SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONFIGURATION OF AN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM CONTROLLING DEVICE
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1. A switch device having a plurality of inputs, each connected to an audio and/or video source appliance, and a plurality of outputs, each connected to an audio and/or video destination appliance, comprising:
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a non-transitory, computer readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the processing device, cause the switch device to respond to a received command having data indicative of a media consuming activity to be facilitated by use of the switch device by;
automatically selecting a one of the plurality of inputs that is connected to the audio and/or video source appliance associated with the media consuming activity;
automatically selecting a one of the plurality of outputs that is connected to the audio and/or video destination appliance associated with the media consuming activity such that the audio and/or video destination appliance is communicatively coupled to the audio and/or video source appliance through the switch device;
automatically determining, via use of the one of the plurality of inputs, a first current operating state of the audio and/or video source appliance;
automatically causing a first command to be transmitted to the audio and/or video source appliance to place the audio and/or video source appliance into a first desired operating state associated with the media consuming activity when it is determined that the first current operating state does not correspond to the first desired operating state;
automatically determining, via use of the one of the plurality of outputs, a second current operating state of the audio and/or video destination appliance; and
automatically causing a second command to be transmitted to the audio and/or video destination appliance to place the audio and/or video destination appliance into a second desired operating state associated with the media consuming activity when it is determined that the second current operating state does not correspond to the second desired operating state.
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Abstract
An entertainment device initiates a configuration process of a controlling device in response to a change in an audio visual entertainment system configuration in which at least one of a plurality devices is connected to the entertainment device as an audio and/or visual source and at least one of the plurality of devices is connected to the entertainment device as an audio and/or visual output destination for the entertainment device.
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1. A switch device having a plurality of inputs, each connected to an audio and/or video source appliance, and a plurality of outputs, each connected to an audio and/or video destination appliance, comprising:
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a processing device; and a non-transitory, computer readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the processing device, cause the switch device to respond to a received command having data indicative of a media consuming activity to be facilitated by use of the switch device by;
automatically selecting a one of the plurality of inputs that is connected to the audio and/or video source appliance associated with the media consuming activity;
automatically selecting a one of the plurality of outputs that is connected to the audio and/or video destination appliance associated with the media consuming activity such that the audio and/or video destination appliance is communicatively coupled to the audio and/or video source appliance through the switch device;
automatically determining, via use of the one of the plurality of inputs, a first current operating state of the audio and/or video source appliance;
automatically causing a first command to be transmitted to the audio and/or video source appliance to place the audio and/or video source appliance into a first desired operating state associated with the media consuming activity when it is determined that the first current operating state does not correspond to the first desired operating state;
automatically determining, via use of the one of the plurality of outputs, a second current operating state of the audio and/or video destination appliance; and
automatically causing a second command to be transmitted to the audio and/or video destination appliance to place the audio and/or video destination appliance into a second desired operating state associated with the media consuming activity when it is determined that the second current operating state does not correspond to the second desired operating state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A switch device having a plurality of inputs, each connected to a video source appliance, and at least one output, connected to a video destination appliance, comprising:
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a processing device; and a non-transitory, computer readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the processing device, cause the switch device to respond to a received command having data indicative of a media consuming activity to be facilitated by use of the switch device by;
automatically selecting a one of the plurality of inputs that is connected to the video source appliance associated with the media consuming activity such that the video destination appliance is communicatively coupled to the video source appliance through the switch device;
automatically determine, via use of the one of the plurality of inputs, a current operating state of the video source appliance; and
automatically cause a command to be transmitted to the video source appliance to place the video source appliance into a first desired operating state associated with the media consuming activity when it is determined that the current operating state does not correspond to the desired operating state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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