Patent ID: 7162733

Claim:
A method of controlling settings in an electronic device, the electronic device having user-controllable functionalities, the method comprising the steps of: providing a menu to a user with which at least one of the controllable functionalities may be set by a user; receiving a user-selected menu choice indicative of a selected setting of the at least one controllable functionality, wherein the selected setting are stored in a memory; receiving from a database, a set-up command corresponding to the menu choice; and transmitting the set-up command in an IR beam to the electronic device to set the user-controllable functionality of the electronic device to the selected setting, wherein the transmitting step is performed subsequent to receiving an indication of a power loss, wherein the indication of power loss is automatically generated and does not require user intervention; wherein the set-up command corresponding to the stored selected settings are transmitted automatically, immediately upon detection of power restoration after a power outage.