Patent ID: 9407948
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a programmable multimedia controller configured to control a plurality of electronic devices, the plurality of electronic devices including a plurality of display devices; a remote control configured to communicate with the programmable multimedia controller; an on screen display configured to be displayed on a selected one of the plurality of display devices, the on screen display to enable the selected one of the plurality of display devices to function as part of a virtual telephone that is user-operable to initiate outgoing telephone calls and to answer incoming telephone calls, and when an outgoing telephone call or incoming telephone call is in progress to show text or graphics related to the outgoing telephone call or the incoming telephone call, wherein the programmable multimedia controller is configured to select the selected one of the plurality of display devices based on a location of the remote control, the selected one of the plurality of display devices to be a display device in a zone in which the remote control is located, and to cause the on screen display to be overlaid on another video signal which is already being displayed on the selected one of the plurality of display devices.