Patent ID: 8022837

Claim:
A method for controlling a plurality of entertainment devices, the method comprising: receiving, by a control unit, a single request for a complex operation from a user device, wherein the complex operation is implemented on a first entertainment device and a second entertainment device; processing, by the control unit, the single request to obtain a plurality of commands associated with the complex operation from memory operably coupled to the control unit; generating, by the control unit, a first control signal and a second control signal based on the obtained plurality of commands; determining, by the control unit, a first transceiver based on a first location corresponding to the first entertainment device; determining, by the control unit, a second transceiver based on a second location corresponding to the second entertainment device; sending, by the control unit, the first control signal over a digital network to the first transceiver; and sending, by the control unit, the second control signal over the digital network to the second transceiver.