Patent ID: 7782407
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: G08C,H04N

Abstract:
1. An entertainment system comprising a television having a receiver and a transmitter, a plurality of peripheral devices connected to the television, and a remote control unit having a receiver and a transmitter, wherein in response to a signal comprising a generic device command received from the remote control unit the television being configured to identify which peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices connected to the television whose program signal is being displayed by the television and transmit information to the remote control unit corresponding to the peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices connected to the television whose program signal is being displayed by the television, wherein the remote control unit being configured to receive information from the television and transmit a device specific command corresponding to the information received from the television to the peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices connected to the television whose program signal is being displayed by the television.