# US 9,883,226 B2 · System and method for reconfiguration of an entertainment system controlling device

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- Number: US 9,883,226 B2
- Document ID: US9883226B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/063,779
- Filed: 2016-03-08
- Published: 2016-06-30
- Granted: 2018-01-30
- Earliest claimed: 2009-09-29
- Assignees: Universal Electronics Inc.
- Applicants: Universal Electronics Inc.
- Inventors: Paul D. Arling; Patrick H. Hayes
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9883226B2

## CPC

- H04N 21/42225: {characterized by types of remote control, e.g. universal remote control}
- H04L 12/2809: {indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network (monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51)}
- H04L 12/281: {indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network (for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025)}
- H04N 5/765: Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
- H04N 21/4126: {The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones}
- H04N 21/41265: {having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device (unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204)}
- H04N 21/42204: {User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor (constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205)}
- H04N 21/4221: {Dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext}
- H04N 21/42228: {the reprogrammable keys being displayed on a display screen in order to reduce the number of keys on the remote control device itself}
- 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 21/43632: {involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394 (high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus H04L12/40052)}
- H04N 21/44227: {Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network (configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; monitoring connectivity in data switched networks H04L43/0811)}
- H04N 21/47: End-user applications
- H04N 21/485: End-user interface for client configuration
- H04N 21/4852: {for modifying audio parameters, e.g. switching between mono and stereo}
- H04N 21/4882: {for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders (arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895)}
- H04L 12/282: {based on user interaction within the home (receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204)}
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An entertainment system, comprising:
a controlling device; and
an audio/visual (“A/V”) device adapted to receive a media from an Internet server and to route the received media to a display device for rendering;
wherein the A/V device comprises a processing device and a non-transient, computer readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the processing device, cause the A/V device to determine if a new display device has been coupled to an A/V output port of the A/V device and, when it is determined that a new display device has been coupled to the A/V output port of the A/V device, to use device identifier data received from the new display device to cause the controlling device to be configured to issue a volume control command to the new display device, via use of a command communication protocol recognizable by the new display device, in response to an activation of a volume control input element of the controlling device with the controlling device being otherwise configured to issue a transport control command communication to the A/V device, via use of a command communication protocol recognizable by the A/V device, in response to an activation of a media playback control input element of the controlling device with the transport control command communication being used by the A/V device to control a rendering of media that is being received by the AV device and that is being routed to the new display device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The entertainment system as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions cause the A/V device to determine if a new display device has been coupled to an A/V output port of the A/V device by causing the A/V device to monitor the A/V output port of the A/V device for indicia of a new display device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The entertainment system as recited in claim 2, wherein the indicia of a new display device comprises a detected change in a signal that is being provided to the A/V device via use of the A/V output port of the A/V device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The entertainment system as recited in claim 2, wherein the indicia of a new display device comprises a detected addition of a cable being coupled to the A/V output port of the A/V device.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The entertainment system as recited in claim 2, wherein the indicia of a new display device comprises a detected change in device identifier data that is being provided to the A/V device via use of the A/V output port of the A/V device.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The entertainment system as recited in claim 2, wherein the indicia of a new display device comprises a detected change in device capability data that is being provided to the A/V device via use of the A/V output port of the A/V device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The entertainment system as recited in claim 2, wherein the indicia of a new display device comprises a detected change in transmission bit rates that are being provided to the A/V device via use of the A/V output port of the A/V device.