Patent ID: 7013480

Claim:
A video system, comprising: a remote control having a power control input; a receiver controlled by the remote control for receiving a plurality of video channels, wherein the receiver has a power on state and a power off state; and a gateway controlled by the remote control for providing the video channels to the receiver, wherein the gateway has a power on state and a power off state, wherein the gateway in the power on state provides a video channel selected by a user of the system, and wherein the gateway in the power off state provides a predefined video channel to the receiver that is different than the user selected video channel; wherein the receiver and the gateway are toggled between the power on and power off states in response to activation of the power control input; and wherein the predefined video channel is provided by the gateway after the gateway is toggled from the power on state to the power off state in response to the activation of the power control input, so that if the receiver is toggled at the same time from the power off state to the power on state, content from the predefined video channel is provided to the receiver for display to the user.