Video BoomBox

• US 20100086279A1
• Filed: 10/05/2008
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Harris Technology LLC
• Original Assignee: Harris Technology LLC
• Inventors: Harris, Scott C.
• Application Number:
  US12/245,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20100086279A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/207
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus

Abstract

A video player which plays a video program. The playing is automatically paused when the screen is not attached to the playing device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a video playing circuit, which produces a video output based on a source data and produce an audio output based on said source data, where said audio output is temporally related to said video output;

a port for an external video display screen; and

a controller, detecting a connection of said external display screen to said port, and automatically stopping said audio output based on detecting that the external display screen is not attached to said port.

2. A system as in claim 1, wherein said controller automatically pauses playing by said video playing circuit to stop said audio output, based on said detecting.

3. A system as in claim 2, wherein said playing is playing information from a live video feed, and said automatically pausing causing said information to be stored during said pausing.

4. A system as in claim 1, wherein said port produces information to be sent over a wire, and detects a video screen connected to and receiving said wired information.

5. A system as in claim 1, wherein said port produces wireless information, and detects a video screen receiving said wireless information.

6. A system as in claim 1, further comprising an audio playing circuit coupled to said video playing circuit, wherein said audio playing circuit produces sound output based on said audio output.

7. A system as in claim 1, wherein said video playing circuit includes a port which receives said source data from an external media player.

8. A system as in claim 2, wherein said controller operates to pause an externally attached media player, based on said detecting that the external display screen is not attached to said port.

9. A method comprising:

producing a video output based on a source data and producing an audio output based on said source data, where said audio output is temporally related to said video output;

detecting a connection of said external display screen to a port that receives said video output, and automatically stopping said audio output based on detecting that the external display screen is not connected to said port.

10. A method as in claim 9, further comprising automatically pausing playing of said video and audio output based on said detecting that said external display screen is not connected to said port.

11. A method as in claim 10, wherein said producing comprises producing information from a live video feed, and said automatically pausing causing said video output and said audio output to be stored during said pausing.

12. A method as in claim 9, wherein said connection comprises information that is sent over a wire, and said detecting detects a video screen connected to and receiving wire information.

13. A method as in claim 9, wherein said connection comprises information that is sent over a wireless connection, said detecting comprises detecting a video screen receiving said wireless information.

14. A method as in claim 9, further comprising producing sound output based on said audio output.

15. A method as in claim 9, further comprising receiving said source data from an external media player.

16. A method as in claim 15, operating to pause the externally attached media player, based on said detecting that the external display screen is not attached to said port.

17. A method comprising watching a video program on a first video monitor in a first location;

detecting a movement to a location near a second video monitor in a second location; and

automatically continuing watching said video program on said second video monitor in said second location.

18. A method as in claim 17, wherein said continuing comprises continuing said watching without missing any part of the video programming.

19. A method as in claim 17, further comprising pausing a video during a time between handoff between the first and second video monitors.

20. A method as in claim 17, further comprising pausing a video when said player is out of range of said first video monitor.

21. A method as in claim 17, wherein said watching a video program comprises watching a program being played from an external player.