Method and system for configuring device control in a multimedia entertainment system

A machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions, that in response to being executed, result in a computing device:

• receiving identification data from a plurality of multimedia devices via a high-definition multimedia interface;
• retrieving user-supplied device data related to at least one of the plurality of multimedia devices;
• updating configuration data with the identification data and the user-supplied device data, the configuration data including data identifying the control modality to be used to control each of the plurality of multimedia devices;
• generating a software volume control module to control one of the plurality of multimedia devices based on the configuration data;
• generating a software channel control module to control the set-top-box device based on the configuration data;
• and
• generating a software power control module for each of the plurality of multimedia devices to control the power of each respective multimedia device based on the configuration data.

A device comprising:

• an infrared receiver;
• a processor electrically coupled to the infrared receiver;
• and
• a memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive an infrared command signal via the infrared receiver;
• transmit an infrared control signal to a first multimedia device in response to the infrared command signal to control the first multimedia device;
• and
• transmit a high-definition multimedia interface consumer electronics control signal to a second multimedia device in response to the infrared command signal to control the second multimedia device.