Patent ID: 8749716
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling an audio output level in an entertainment system, the method comprising: receiving, at a remote control, a mode selection from a user, the selection placing the remote control device in a first mode and indicating a client device for controlling; establishing, by the remote control, a first wireless communication link with the client device; detecting, by the client device, that a first audio/video device is in a power status other than fully ON, the first audio/video device being coupled to the client device and to a second audio/video device; transmitting to the remote control over the first wireless communication link, by the client device, the detected power status of the first audio/video device; while in the first mode, receiving, at the remote control, an audio level adjustment input from the user; and while in the first mode, in response to the audio level adjustment input, controlling, by the remote control, an output audio level of the second audio/video device based on the received audio level adjustment input.