CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A MEDIA DEVICE BASED UPON WHETHER A PRESENTATION DEVICE IS CURRENTLY BEING WORN BY A USER
First Claim
1. A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more processors of a media device, cause the media device to perform the operations of:
- providing media content to a portable presentation device to be presented to a user, wherein the portable presentation device is meant to be worn, and is currently being worn by the user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her;
receiving thereafter a first set of information from the portable presentation device indicating a current physical relationship between the portable presentation device and the user;
determining, based at least in part upon the first set of information, whether the portable presentation device is still being worn by the user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her; and
automatically determining further operation of the media device based at least in part upon whether the portable presentation device is still being worn by the user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her.
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Abstract
A mechanism is provided for automatically controlling the operation of a media device based at least in part upon whether a portable presentation device coupled to the media device is currently being worn by a user. A portable presentation device may be any device that is meant to be worn by a user and that is capable of presenting media content to the user (e.g. earphones, headphones, goggles or faceplates with video/audio capability, etc.). With this mechanism, a user can affect the operation of the media device by simply putting on or taking off the portable presentation device. The user does not need to manually manipulate the controls of the media device. By automatically controlling the operation of the media device in this manner, use of the media device and the portable presentation device as a unit is made much simpler and more convenient.
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32 Claims
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1. A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more processors of a media device, cause the media device to perform the operations of:
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providing media content to a portable presentation device to be presented to a user, wherein the portable presentation device is meant to be worn, and is currently being worn by the user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her; receiving thereafter a first set of information from the portable presentation device indicating a current physical relationship between the portable presentation device and the user; determining, based at least in part upon the first set of information, whether the portable presentation device is still being worn by the user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her; and automatically determining further operation of the media device based at least in part upon whether the portable presentation device is still being worn by the user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A media device comprising:
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a communication interface communicatively coupled to a portable presentation device for providing media content thereto and receiving information therefrom, wherein the portable presentation device is meant to be worn by a user; and a media provision mechanism (MPM) coupled to the communication interface, the MPM comprising a plurality of electronic circuit elements that are arranged and configured to cause the MPM to perform the operations of; providing, via the communication interface, media content to the portable presentation device to be presented to a user, wherein the portable presentation device is currently being worn by a user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her; receiving thereafter, via the communication interface, a first set of information from the portable presentation device indicating a current physical relationship between the portable presentation device and the user; determining, based at least in part upon the first set of information, whether the portable presentation device is still being worn by the user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her; and automatically determining further operation of the media device based at least in part upon whether the portable presentation device is still being worn by the user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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a portable presentation device that is meant to be worn by a user, the portable presentation device comprising a media content presentation mechanism for receiving and presenting media content to the user, one or more sensors for sensing a physical presence of the user, and an interface for providing information indicating a physical relationship between the portable presentation device and the user; and a media device communicatively coupled to the portable presentation device for providing media content thereto and receiving information therefrom, wherein the media device is configured in hardware or programmed by software to perform the operations of; providing media content to the portable presentation device to be presented to a user, wherein the portable presentation device is currently being worn by the user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her; receiving thereafter a first set of information from the portable presentation device indicating a current physical relationship between the portable presentation device and the user; determining, based at least in part upon the first set of information, whether the portable presentation device is still being worn by the user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her; and automatically determining further operation of the media device based at least in part upon whether the portable presentation device is still being worn by the user in a manner suggesting that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A portable presentation device meant to be worn by a user, comprising:
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a media content presentation mechanism for presenting media content to the user; one or more sensors for sensing a physical presence of the user; and a set of one or more communication interfaces coupled to the media content presentation mechanism and the one or more sensors, the set of communication interfaces configured to receive media content from a media device and to provide the media content to the media content presentation mechanism, the set of communication interfaces further configured to receive sensor information from the one or more sensors and to provide information to the media device indicating a physical relationship between the portable presentation device and the user to enable the media device to determine whether the portable presentation device is currently being worn by the user in a manner that suggests that the user wishes to have media content presented to him/her. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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