Patent ID: 7626952

Claim:
An aggregator for establishing device interaction in an environment having a plurality of electronic devices, the aggregator comprising: a first transmitter; a first receiver; a memory having thereon a plurality of content rules for content accessible on one or more devices in a plurality of devices; and a processor in communication with the first transmitter, the first receiver, the plurality of content rules, and the memory, the processor being configured to: receive via the first receiver content information from a first device, wherein the content information identifies content to be accessed; compare the content information to the plurality of content rules to determine whether the content should be accessed; and send a message via the first transmitter to the first device, wherein the message comprises an instruction regarding access to the content, wherein the aggregator automatically creates rules of device interaction by detecting a state change of a first device and associating the change of state of the first device with a change of state of a second device that occurs within an interval of time of the change of state of the first device, these rules of device interaction used to automatically change the state of the second device in response to a subsequent change of state of the first device according to the rules of device interaction.