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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Michael T. Dugan, Parker, CO (US);
Thomas S. Taylor, Atlanta, GA (US);
Henry Gregg Martch, Parker, CO (US);
David A. Kummer, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Mark H. Gomez, Parker, CO (US);
Anthony G. Dower, Iii, Parker, CO (US);
Michael T. Dugan, Parker, CO (US);
Thomas S. Taylor, Atlanta, GA (US);
Henry Gregg Martch, Parker, CO (US);
David A. Kummer, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Mark H. Gomez, Parker, CO (US);
Anthony G. Dower, III, Parker, CO (US);
EchoStar Corporation, Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and device that can easily configure an entertainment system automatically or semi-automatically. The reconfiguration of the entertainment system can be achieved by cycling through the possible configurations of the entertainment system (i.e. different combinations of operational states of the components that make up the entertainment system) by changing various operational states of certain components until an operable configuration is found. The invention may be implemented in any component of the entertainment system including a set-top-box, satellite receiver or a remote control.