Patent ID: 7930369

Claim:
A method for remotely providing operational settings from a host electronic device to a client electronic device, the host electronic device having a display, said method comprising: establishing a communication link between the client electronic device and the host electronic device; presenting a user interface on the display of the host electronic device, the user interface presenting a list of selectable operational settings, each operational setting permitting a user of the host electronic device to persistently change general device settings affecting the persistent operation of the client electronic device, wherein the client electronic device lacks an interface for altering the operational settings; receiving a user selection of at least one operational setting for the client electronic device, the user selection being from the user while interacting with the user interface on the host electronic device; transferring the at least one operational setting from the host electronic device to the client electronic device over the communication link, wherein the client electronic device stores the at least one operational setting; at the completion of the transferring, terminating the communication link between the host electronic device and the client electronic device, wherein when the client electronic device and the host electronic device are physically separated from one another, the client electronic device operates independently of the host electronic device in accordance with the stored at least one operational setting; and transferring a first playlist and any subsequent playlists to the client electronic device to be played by the client electronic device using the at least one operational setting, wherein at least one of the subsequent playlists is different than the first playlist.