Patent ID: 8447903

Claim:
A method for automatically controlling operation of an electronic device, said method being adapted for use in a television device that is connected to a plurality of peripheral devices, said method comprising the following steps: (a) setting a preset time in the television device, and selecting, and setting an operation mode for, at least one of the television device and the peripheral devices; (b) detecting whether the preset time matches a reference time, and if so, executing step (c); (c) controlling operation of the selected at least one of the television device and the peripheral devices; and (d) detecting whether the selected at least one of the television device and the peripheral devices has received a forcing signal, and if so, controlling operation of the selected at least one of the television device and the peripheral devices that has received the forcing signal according to the forcing signal; wherein the television device is connected to each of the peripheral devices via high definition multimedia interface (HDMI).