Patent ID: 7908555

Claim:
A hand-held remote control for remotely controlling a consumer electronics device, the hand-held remote control comprising: a processor executing code stored in memory that causes the processor to: simultaneously receive multiple and separate streams of video content at multiple transceivers of the hand-held remote control, the hand-held remote control remotely controlling a consumer electronics device; simultaneously present the multiple and separate streams of video content at multiple display devices housed within an outer casing of the hand-held remote control with each display device dedicated to displaying a different one of the multiple and separate streams of video content; control display of the multiple and separate streams of video content on the multiple display devices; individually adjust a volume of an audible portion of each stream of video content received at the hand-held remote control; receive an indication of an incoming communication; display a prompt on a display device of the hand-held remote control to alert of the incoming communication; determine that all the multiple and separate transceivers are unavailable to receive the incoming communication; receive a user's selection to terminate content being displayed on a display device; terminate receipt of a stream of video content at one of the multiple transceivers that corresponds to the user's selection to make a transceiver available to receive the incoming communication; mute audible portions of all remaining streams of video content being received at the hand-held remote control; and receive the incoming audible communication at the transceiver.