Control panel for furniture and home entertainment system

A seating apparatus, comprising:

• a seat;
• a backrest connected to a rear side of said seat;
• and
• an armrest connected to said seat between said rear side and a front side of said seat, said armrest comprising an entertainment hub with a control panel accessible at the top surface of said armrest, wherein said entertainment hub comprises the following:
• a substantially flat surface comprising a plurality of visual touch buttons;
• a wireless charging pad;
• and
• a speaker;
• wherein said entertainment hub is operable to create a wireless connection between said entertainment hub and a remote device, wherein at least one of said visual touch buttons is configured to wirelessly transmit a command to said remote device, wherein said armrest is rotatable from between said rear side and a front side of said seat to a position wherein it is within an armrest cavity in said backrest.

A seating apparatus, comprising:

• a seat;
• a backrest connected to a rear side of said seat;
• and
• an armrest connected to said seat between said rear side and a front side of said seat, said armrest comprising an entertainment hub with a touch screen control panel accessible at said armrest, wherein said touch screen control panel comprises the following all of which are accessible at a substantially flat control panel:
• a substantially flat surface comprising a plurality of visual touch buttons;
• a wireless charging pad;
• and
• a speaker;
• wherein at least one of said visual touch buttons operable to create a wireless connection between said apparatus and a remote device and,
• wherein said entertainment hub comprises a body having plurality of surfaces forming an internal space containing electronic components and software to control operation of said hub, and wherein the majority of said entertainment hub is embedded in said armrest.

A home entertainment system, comprising:

• a seating apparatus, comprising:
• a seat with a plurality of surfaces,
• entertainment hub substantially embedded in said seat and having a substantially flat control panel accessible at a surface of said seat,
• a television;
• and a mobile device;
• wherein said control panel comprises:
• a plurality of visual touch buttons;
• a speaker;
• and
• a wireless charging pad;
• wherein at least one of said visual touch buttons operable to create a wireless connection between said entertainment hub and said television to allow said television to transmit an audio signal to said speaker.