Patent ID: 7707613

Claim:
A method for controlling a multimedia system configured to receive a plurality of input signals received from a plurality of different media devices and present media from at least one of said input signals through at least one output device, said method comprising: receiving, at said multimedia system, the plurality of input signals, each of the plurality of different media devices being associated with a respective one of the plurality of input signals; modifying the plurality of input signals to obtain a system level baseline according to system baseline values stored in the multimedia system for the plurality of different media devices without selecting a media device; selecting one of said signals in response to a selection command to said system; retrieving, from a table of parameter entries associated with said signals, at least one value of a parameter corresponding to said one selected signal, wherein each of said parameter entries is associated with one of said plurality of input signals; modifying said one signal in accordance with said at least one retrieved parameter value to produce a modified one signal, said at least one retrieved parameter value controlling presentation of the media by said output device; transmitting said modified one signal to said output device; and presenting the media from said modified one signal by said output device; wherein the modifying of said one signal is performed in response to the selecting of said one selected signal; and wherein said one selected signal comprises multiple channels.