VEHICULAR DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER ENERGY USAGE MONITOR
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1. A vehicle entertainment system (VES) located in a vehicle, comprising:
- a power supply;
a power control module coupled to the power supply, where the power control module monitors the power supply and generates indications of a status of the power supply;
an audio component;
a recorder; and
a controller coupled to the power control module, the tuner, and the recorder, where the recorder is responsive to the status of the power supply when attempting to record audio programming from the audio component.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of a power control module with a recorder for recording audio programming and accessing audio programming that is part of a vehicle entertainment system (VES) where the power control module assures the energy used by the recorder when the vehicle is off does not drain the power supply beyond a predetermined level.
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1. A vehicle entertainment system (VES) located in a vehicle, comprising:
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a power supply; a power control module coupled to the power supply, where the power control module monitors the power supply and generates indications of a status of the power supply; an audio component; a recorder; and a controller coupled to the power control module, the tuner, and the recorder, where the recorder is responsive to the status of the power supply when attempting to record audio programming from the audio component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a vehicle entertainment system (VES) located in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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signaling from a real time clock (RTC) to a power control module to energize a controller; determining at a controller a status of a power supply coupled to the power control module; initializing a recorder in the VES if the status indicates that the power supply is able to power the recorder; and configuring the recorder to record audio programming from an audio component of the VES. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable media that contain instructions that when executed by a controller implement a method for operating a vehicle entertainment system (VES) located in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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signaling from a real time clock (RTC) to a power control module to energize a controller; determining at a controller a status of a power supply coupled to the power control module; initializing a recorder in the VES if the status indicates that the power supply is able to power the recorder; and configuring the recorder to record audio programming from an audio component in the VES. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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