Patent ID: 7539293
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling the presentation of information using a telephone comprising: monitoring a signal received from the telephone, wherein the telephone is used to send control information to a plurality of media sources; receiving control information sent from the telephone, wherein a first subset of the control information is for a first media source and a second subset of the control information is for a second media source, and wherein the telephone is used to provide device specific control information based on a media source device type; interpreting the control information based on the media source device type; generating a first subset of commands for the first media source based on the first subset of the control information, and generating a second subset of commands for the second media source based on the second subset of the control information; routing the first subset of commands and the second subset of commands based on the media source device type; sending the first subset of commands to the first media source wherein the first media source outputs information based on the first subset of commands, and sending the second subset of commands to the second media source wherein the second media source outputs information based on the second subset of commands; and displaying the information output from the first media source and the second media source on a device separate from the telephone.