System for controlling media presentation devices

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a remote controller adapted to present a graphical user interface (GUI) with a first portion for selecting one or more set-top boxes (STBs) and one or more user accounts, and with a second portion corresponding to a console comprising a plurality of selectable icons, disable access to at least a portion of the plurality of selectable icons of the console, detect a selection of one of the STBs, detect a selection of one of the user accounts, establish a communication session with the selected STB, and enable access to the plurality of selectable icons of the console to manage operations of the selected STB. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A remote controller, comprising:
a transceiver; a user interface; a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the transceiver, the memory, and the user interface, wherein the executable instructions when executed by the processor facilitate performance of operations comprising:
presenting at the user interface a plurality of graphical user interfaces for selecting a plurality of set-top boxes, a plurality of user accounts associated with a media source system, and a plurality of selectable icons;detecting at the user interface a drag of a first selectable icon of a first interface of the plurality of graphical user interfaces to a second interface of the plurality of graphical user interfaces; repositioning the first selectable icon to the second interface;detecting a first selection of a first set-top box of the plurality of set-top boxes to identify a selected set-top box;detecting a second selection of a first user account to identify a selected user account;causing the transceiver to establish a communication session with the selected set-top box responsive to detecting the second selection;accessing a preference associated with the first user account;presenting recommendation data at the user interface according to the preference;validating authentication information by way of first information stored at the selected set-top box; andenabling access to the first selectable icon to manage operations of the selected set-top box responsive to validating the authentication information.