Television viewing apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use by a viewer of television equipment, said apparatus comprising:
- a digital video recorder having PAUSE and PLAY controls; and
a sleep detector for monitoring the wakefulness of the viewer of the television equipment and for activating the PAUSE control of the digital video recorder upon detecting that the viewer has fallen asleep.
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Abstract
The problem of viewers of television programs falling asleep while watching is alleviated by apparatus for viewing television broadcasts comprising a television receiver 1, a television display 3, a digital video recorder 4 connected between the receiver and the display, the digital video recorder having a live-pause facility, and a sleep detector 8 for monitoring the wakefulness of a viewer of a television broadcast and arranged to cause the digital video recorder to pause the playing of the broadcast upon detecting that the viewer has fallen asleep. Upon waking, the viewer may resume the playing of the broadcast when convenient. Alternatively, the sleep detector may be arranged to resume the playing upon detecting that the viewer has woken up.
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1. An apparatus for use by a viewer of television equipment, said apparatus comprising:
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a digital video recorder having PAUSE and PLAY controls; and
a sleep detector for monitoring the wakefulness of the viewer of the television equipment and for activating the PAUSE control of the digital video recorder upon detecting that the viewer has fallen asleep. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for viewing television broadcasts by a user, the apparatus comprising:
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a television receiver;
a television display;
a digital video recorder coupled with said receiver and said display, said digital video recorder having a live-pause facility; and
a sleep detector for monitoring the wakefulness of a viewer of a television broadcast and for causing the digital video recorder to pause the playing of said broadcast upon detecting that the viewer has fallen asleep. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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