System and method for applying TV settings to plural TVs through a network

摘要

A system includes plural TVs, with a master TV accepting user input to establish TV settings. The system also includes a server accessing the TV settings from the master TV to send the settings to at least some of the other plural TVs over a network to establish respective TV settings on the other TVs.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
plural room displays; a master display configured for accepting user input establishing display settings; and a server configured for accessing the display settings from the master display and sending the settings to at least some of the plural room displays over a network, which in response establishes respective room display settings to match the display settings of the master display, wherein a UI is presentable on a display to establish and apply settings, wherein the master display includes a display device presenting under control of a processor a first user interface (UI) showing a selector to establish master settings, from which first UI can be invoked a second UI on the display device, the first UI having a selector to “apply master settings”, which is operable to invoke a selector to apply master settings in a settings file to all displays in the system and at least one selector to apply master settings in a settings file to a predefined subset of all displays in the system; the server configured for receiving GPS location information of at least some of the room displays such that network addresses of the at least some of the room displays are correlatable to respective room locations using the GPS location and an electronic map of the room locations to eliminate the need for a user to perform manual programming of the GPS location information of the room displays.