Patent ID: 9723365
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A device, comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, perform operations comprising: submitting a query to determine whether a plurality of communication devices associated with a user are to be included in a coordination group for coordinating settings between the plurality of communication devices, wherein the query is presented to the user via a communication device of the plurality of communication devices to determine whether the communication device is to be included in the coordination group upon a powering-up of the communication device; requesting preferences from each communication device in the coordination group regarding types of coordination to be applied to each communication device, wherein the types of coordination comprise selection of a media channel; maintaining a user profile associated with the user and the plurality of communication devices; obtaining first adjustment data representative of a first adjustment made to a first communication device of the coordination group, the first adjustment being associated with presentation of media content by the first communication device, the first adjustment comprising changing at the first communication device from a previously viewed media channel to a subsequently viewed media channel; determining a second adjustment to be made to a second communication device of the coordination group based on the first adjustment data indicating the change from the previously viewed media channel to the subsequently viewed media channel and based on the user profile, wherein the second adjustment is associated with presentation of the media content by the second communication device, the second adjustment comprising changing at the second communication device to the subsequently viewed media channel indicated by the first adjustment; and communicating adjustment information representative of the second adjustment to the second communication device to allow the second communication device to perform the second adjustment upon powering-up of the second communication device.