Patent ID: 7898533

Claim:
A method of configuring a video presenting network comprising a plurality of resources and comprising a plurality of outputs, the method comprising: accepting an indication of a partial configuration of the video presenting network, wherein the partial configuration comprises an indication of a configuration for a first resource out of the plurality of resources of the video presenting network; based on interdependencies between the plurality of resources of the video presenting network, determining one or more configuration options for a second resource out of the resources of the video presenting network that are co-functional with the partial configuration of the video presenting network, the interdependencies between the plurality of resources of the video presenting network comprising a video input interdependency, a video converter interdependency and a video output interdependency, the video converter interdependency being based at least in part on a video input type or a video output type; indicating the co-functional configuration options for the second resource; and storing the co-functional configuration options for the second resource in one or more computer-readable storage media.