Patent ID: 8243207

Claim:
A method for configuring an audio visual entertainment device in communication with a plurality of devices for an activity, comprising: associating a command value corresponding to an activity key of a controlling device with a configuration of the entertainment device, the configuration of the entertainment device comprising at least one of the plurality of devices being used as an audio visual input source device for the entertainment device and at least one of the plurality of devices being used as an audio visual output destination device for the entertainment device; causing the entertainment device to access and use the configuration associated with the command value corresponding to the activity key of the controlling device in response to the entertainment device receiving from the controlling device a signal which includes the command value corresponding to the activity key of the controlling device; and causing the entertainment device to issue a request to the controlling device to cause the controlling device to place one or more of the audio visual input source device and the audio visual output destination device into a desired state; wherein the controlling device further responds to the request to automatically configure itself whereupon an activation of one or more command keys of the controlling device will cause the controlling device to communicate commands to the one or more of the audio visual input source device and the audio visual output destination device.