Patent ID: 7996869

Claim:
An automatically reconfigurable multimedia system, comprising: a first device, said first device having a docking port or slot for receiving a second device to which it supplies signals and power, and a secure communications interface configured for receiving audio-video content from said second device, and for receiving a configuration template from said second device, and for communicating with said second device, said first device having a video display and an audio output; and a second device, said second device having a secure communications interface configured for providing said audio-video content to said first device, for providing said configuration template to said first device, and for communicating with said first device; said first device having a configuration rendering engine for generating a user interface on said video display based on information contained in said configuration template; wherein said first device and said second device cooperate in authorizing multimedia content transfers across the secure communications interface, to prevent unlicensed materials from being output by the second device and/or being accepted by the first device; wherein said secure communications interface includes an HDMI interface and a USB interface; and wherein authentication of the second device is performed over the combination of USB interface and HDMI interface to ensure that the HDMI and USB connections are made on the same first device.