Method and apparatus for peripheral context management

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for modifying functionality of one or more devices, the instructions comprising:

• obtaining, at a control device, first data over a network, the first data identifying first content active at a media device;
• identifying, at the control device, one or more first control functions associated with the first content;
• transmitting from the control device over the network, a notification that at least one of the one or more first control functions associated with the first content is unavailable in memory of the control device;
• receiving over the network, the at least one of the one or more unavailable first control functions;
• and
• updating a first portion of a graphical interface of a display on the control device to include one or more elements representing the received at least one of the one or more unavailable first control functions and one or more images associated with the one or more unavailable first control functions.

A system for modifying functionality of one or more devices, the system comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• obtain, at a control device, first data over a network, the first data identifying first content active at a media device;
• identify, at the control device, one or more first control functions associated with the first content;
• transmit from the control device over the network, a notification that at least one of the one or more first control functions associated with the first content is unavailable in memory of the control device;
• receive over the network, the at least one of the one or more unavailable first control functions;
• and
• update a first portion of a graphical interface of a display on the control device to include one or more elements representing the received at least one of the one or more first control functions and one or more images associated with the one or more unavailable first control function.