Patent ID: 8700730

Claim:
A method comprising: communicating with multiple audio/video source devices of a first set of audio/video source devices by a first node, said first node having a first user interface, said first node attached to each audio/video source device of the first set of audio/video source devices, and said first node further attached to a first audio/video output device; transferring a first aggregated descriptor that includes information regarding each audio/video source device of said first set of audio/video source devices to a second node, said second node having a second user interface, and said second node attached to multiple audio/video source devices of a second set of audio/video source devices, and said second node attached to a second audio/video output device; storing said first aggregated descriptor on said second node; displaying references to said multiple audio/video source devices of the first set of audio/video source devices on said second user interface, said references being based on said first aggregated descriptor; selecting an audio/video source device of the first set of audio/video source devices for display on said second audio/video output device; transmitting a first request to said second node from said first node; configuring said first node to transmit a first audio/video signal from said selected audio/video source device of the first set of audio/video source devices to said second node; displaying said first audio/video signal on said second audio/video output device; communicating with multiple audio/video source devices of said second set of multiple audio/video source devices by said second node; creating a second aggregated descriptor for said second set of multiple audio/video source devices; transferring said second aggregated descriptor to said first node; displaying references to said multiple audio/video source devices of said second set of multiple audio/video source devices on said first user interface, said references being based on said second aggregated descriptor; selecting an audio/video source device of the second set of audio/video source devices for display on said first audio/video output device; transmitting a second request to said first node from said second node; configuring said second node to transmit a second audio/video signal from said selected audio/video source device of the second set of audio/video source devices to said first node; and displaying said second audio/video signal on said first audio/video output device.