Patent ID: 8719581

Claim:
A system comprising: a programmable multimedia controller, which is capable of interfacing with and controlling audio, video, telecommunications or data communications devices; a master user profile, stored in the programmable multimedia controller, which identifies a user interface for a master user that has unrestricted access to and control over the programmable multimedia controller, the master user profile including: a master username, a master password, and a device name identifying a device of the master user that the identified user interface for the master user is presented upon, wherein the user interface for the master user, when presented, permits unrestricted access to and control over the programmable multimedia controller in accordance with said master user profile; at least one non-master user profile, stored in the programmable multimedia controller, which identifies a user interface for one or more non-master users that have restricted access to and control over the programmable multimedia controller, the non-master user profile including: at least one non-master username, at least one non-master password, a device name identifying a device of the one or more non-master users that the identified user interface for the one or more non-master users is presented upon, wherein the user interface for the one or more non-master users, when presented, permits restricted access to and control over the programmable multimedia controller in accordance with the non-master user profile.