Event recorder for portable media device
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1. In a portable electronic device, a method of recording an event, comprising:
- monitoring the portable electronic device for at least one physical occurrence expressed as a parameter having a parameter value;
designating the physical occurrence as the event when the associated parameter value reaches or exceeds a parameter threshold value; and
recording event data corresponding to the event,if at least some of the recorded event data is improperly recorded, thenevaluating a current operational status of the portable electronic device using a portion of the properly recorded event data.
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Abstract
Operational parametric sensing and event recording capabilities are provided for portable electronic devices such as media players, cell phones, laptop computers, and the like that takes the can take the form of a standalone sensing unit or as an integrated component of the portable electronic device.
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43 Claims
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1. In a portable electronic device, a method of recording an event, comprising:
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monitoring the portable electronic device for at least one physical occurrence expressed as a parameter having a parameter value; designating the physical occurrence as the event when the associated parameter value reaches or exceeds a parameter threshold value; and recording event data corresponding to the event, if at least some of the recorded event data is improperly recorded, then evaluating a current operational status of the portable electronic device using a portion of the properly recorded event data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable consumer electronic product, comprising:
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a sensing unit arranged to monitor the consumer electronic product for at least one physical occurrence expressed as a parameter having a parameter value; a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the sensing unit arranged to, at least, receive the parameter value from the sensing unit and designate the physical occurrence as an event when the parameter value reaches or exceeds a parameter threshold value; and a recording device coupled to the processor arranged to, at least, record event data corresponding to the event, Wherein if at least some of the recorded event data is improperly recorded, then a current operational status of the portable consumer electronic product is evaluated using a portion of the properly recorded event data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An evaluation unit having a processor for evaluating an operational status of a portable electronic device, comprising:
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computer code for monitoring the portable electronic device for at least one physical occurrence expressed as a parameter having a parameter value; computer code for designating the physical occurrence as an event when the associated parameter value reaches or exceeds a parameter threshold value; computer code for recording event data corresponding to the event; computer code for determining a current operational status of the portable electronic device based upon the recorded event data; computer code for determining if the current operational status requires a repair operation; computer code for determining if the repair operation is covered by a manufacturer'"'"'s warranty or not; and computer readable medium for storing the computer code. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system, comprising:
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a portable electronic consumer product, having at least a sensing unit arranged to monitor the consumer electronic product for at least one physical occurrence expressed as a parameter having a parameter value, a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the sensing unit arranged to, at least, receive the parameter value from the sensing unit and designate the physical occurrence as an event when the parameter value reaches or exceeds a parameter threshold value, and a recording device coupled to the processor arranged to, at least, record event data corresponding to the event; and an external circuit in communication with at least the portable electronic consumer product arranged to evaluate the current operational status based, in part, upon recorded event data received from the recording device, wherein if at least some of the recorded event data is improperly recorded, then a current operational status of the portable electronic consumer product is evaluated using a portion of the properly recorded event data. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system, comprising:
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a portable electronic consumer product having at least a sensing unit arranged to monitor the consumer electronic product for at least one physical occurrence expressed as a parameter having a parameter value, a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the sensing unit arranged to, at least receive the parameter value from the sensing unit and designate the physical occurrence as an event when the parameter value reaches or exceeds a parameter threshold value, and a recording device coupled to the processor arranged to, at least, record event data corresponding to the event; and an external circuit in communication with at least the portable electronic consumer product arranged to evaluate the current operational status based, in part, upon recorded event data received from the recording device, determine if the current operational status requires a repair operation, and determine if the repair operation is covered by a manufacturer'"'"'s warranty or not. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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