Patent ID: 8898255

Claim:
A digital signage device comprising: a housing; a display screen mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to a microprocessor; an infrared (IR) receiver mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the IR receiver is configured to receive optical signaling from a handheld control unit; a remote device separate from the handheld control unit; a network interface mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the network interface is configured to receive one or more control commands via a network and wherein the one or more control commands originate from the remote device; and a first memory electrically coupled to the microprocessor, the first memory storing a control program readable and executable by the microprocessor to cause the microprocessor to process the one or more control commands, and wherein the control program is further configured to cause the microprocessor to initiate communication with a content server in response to the received one or more control commands, wherein the content server is separate from the remote device; wherein the received one or more control commands further comprise instructions for editing a playlist; wherein the control program is configured to store a plurality of content received from the content server on the first memory and display the plurality of content stored on the first memory according to an edited playlist; wherein the digital signage device, the remote device, and the content server each communicates on the network; and wherein the remote device is configured to send control commands over the network to a second digital signage device to cause the second digital signage device to initiate communication with the content server.