# US 2013/0160050 A1 · Method for simplifying home entertainment system configuration that employs bidirectional digital audio/video interconnections > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0160050 A1 - Document ID: US20130160050A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/326,308 - Filed: 2011-12-14 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-14 - Assignees: General Instrument Corporation - Inventors: Joseph F. Halgas, JR. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130160050A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/43615: {Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals (home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805)} - H04N 21/43635: {HDMI} - H04N 21/4751: {for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children} - H04N 21/485: End-user interface for client configuration - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A method and computing device for configuring devices connected to a home entertainment network by bidirectional audio/video interconnections. The method selects a profile for a user of a home entertainment network that includes a display device connected to audio/video source devices where the connection to each audio/video source device is a bidirectional audio/video connection, and where the display device includes a preferences manager. The method determines audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network, where the audio/video preferences are based on a user-selected configuration of the preferences manager. The method sends the audio/video preferences to each audio/video source device for configuring each audio/video source device based on the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: selecting a profile for a user of a home entertainment network that includes a display device connected to at least one audio/video source device, wherein the connection to each audio/video source device is a bidirectional audio/video connection, and wherein the display device comprises a preferences manager; determining audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network, wherein the audio/video preferences are based on a user-selected configuration of the preferences manager; and sending the audio/video preferences to one of the audio/video source devices for configuring the one of the audio/video source devices based on the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the bidirectional audio/video connection comprises an interface for at least one of high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), digital visual interface (DVI), and DisplayPort. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the display device comprises a high-definition television (HDTV). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the audio/video preferences further comprises: providing to the user an on-screen user interface for the preferences manager; receiving from the user, through the on-screen user interface, the configuration of the preferences manager; and storing the configuration of the preferences manager as the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the audio/video preferences further comprises: retrieving a stored configuration of the preferences manager, the stored configuration corresponding to the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the retrieving of the audio/video preferences is from the display device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the audio/video preferences comprise at least one of extended display identification data (EDID), Enhanced EDID (E-EDID), and DisplayID for the preferences manager. ### Claim 8 A display device, comprising: a memory device resident in the display device; and a processor disposed in communication with the memory device, the processor configured to: select a profile for a user of a home entertainment network that includes the display device connected to at least one audio/video source device, wherein the connection to each audio/video source device is a bidirectional audio/video connection, and wherein the display device comprises a preferences manager; determine audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network, wherein the audio/video preferences are based on a user-selected configuration of the preferences manager; and send the audio/video preferences to one of the audio/video source devices for configuring the one of the audio/video source devices based on the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display device of claim 8, wherein the bidirectional audio/video connection comprises an interface for at least one of high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), digital visual interface (DVI), and DisplayPort. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The display device of claim 8, wherein the display device comprises a high-definition television (HDTV). ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The display device of claim 8, wherein to determine the audio/video preferences, the processor is further configured to: provide to the user an on-screen user interface for the preferences manager; receive from the user, through the on-screen user interface, the configuration of the preferences manager; and store the configuration of the preferences manager as the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The display device of claim 8, wherein to determine the audio/video preferences, the processor is further configured to: retrieve a stored configuration of the preferences manager, the stored configuration corresponding to the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The display device of claim 12, wherein the retrieving of the audio/video preferences is from the display device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The display device of claim 8, wherein the audio/video preferences comprise at least one of extended display identification data (EDID), Enhanced EDID (E-EDID), and DisplayID for the preferences manager. ### Claim 15 An audio/video source device, comprising: a bidirectional audio/video interface for connecting the audio/video source device to a display device, wherein a home entertainment network comprises the display device and the audio/video source device, and wherein the display device comprises a preferences manager; a memory device resident in the audio/video source device; a processor disposed in communication with the memory device, the processor configured to: receive audio/video preferences for a user of the home entertainment network, wherein the audio/video preferences are based on a user-selected configuration of the preferences manager; and configure the audio/video source device based on the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The audio/video source device of claim 15, wherein the bidirectional audio/video interface comprises at least one of high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), digital video interface (DVI), and DisplayPort. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The audio/video source device of claim 15, wherein the preferences manager determines the audio/video preferences for the user of the home entertainment network. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The audio/video source device of claim 15, wherein the display device comprises a high-definition television (HDTV). ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The audio/video source device of claim 15, wherein the user-selected configuration of the preferences manager is through an on-screen user interface. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The audio/video source device of claim 15, wherein the audio/video preferences comprise at least one of extended display identification data (EDID), Enhanced EDID (E-EDID), and DisplayID for the preferences manager.