Patent ID: 9274667
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G06F,G09G,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for synchronizing user interfaces of a content receiver and an entertainment system component, the method comprising: establishing a communication connection from a content receiver to an entertainment system component, the content receiver comprising a set-top box (STB), the entertainment system component comprising a consumer electronics device, and the communication connection comprising a high-definition multimedia interface connection utilizing a consumer electronics control protocol; controlling the entertainment system component utilizing the content receiver via the communication connection; identifying, utilizing the content receiver, at least one difference between a first user interface the entertainment system component is operable to present and a second user interface the content receiver is operable to present; and altering firmware of the entertainment system component, utilizing the content receiver, to change at least one aspect of the first user interface to that of at least one aspect of the second user interface, wherein the at least one aspect of the first user interface corresponds to the at least one difference.