Event recorder for portable media device
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a sensing circuit adapted to monitor a physical status of the portable electronic device and generate corresponding physical status data;
a recording device coupled with the sensing circuit adapted to record the physical status data received from the sensing circuit; and
a processor coupled to the recording device, wherein the processor executes computer code for using the received physical status data to determine if a manner of operation of the portable electronic device by a user is improper and can damage or reduce the useful operating life of the portable electronic device.
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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 form of a standalone sensing unit or as an integrated component of the portable electronic device.
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23 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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in the portable electronic device; a sensing circuit adapted to monitor a physical status of the portable electronic device and generate corresponding physical status data; a recording device coupled with the sensing circuit adapted to record the physical status data received from the sensing circuit; and a processor coupled to the recording device, wherein the processor executes computer code for using the received physical status data to determine if a manner of operation of the portable electronic device by a user is improper and can damage or reduce the useful operating life of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of evaluating an operational status of a portable electronic device having at least a processor, comprising:
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in the portable electronic device; monitoring a physical status of the portable electronic device generating corresponding physical status data in accordance with the monitoring; recording the physical status data; using at least some of the recorded plurality of physical status data to determine if a manner of operation of the portable electronic device by a user is improper and can damage or reduce the useful operating life of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An automated troubleshooting guide of a portable electronic device to evaluate a cause of a malfunction in the operation of the portable electronic device and to provide a corrective action, comprising:
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in the portable electronic device; a sensing circuit adapted to monitor a physical status of the portable electronic device and generate corresponding physical status data; a recording device coupled with the sensing circuit adapted to record the physical status data received from the sensing circuit; and a processor coupled to the recording device, wherein the processor provides a fault analysis based on at least recorded physical status data retrieved from the recording device, wherein the fault analysis includes at least a fault analysis summary, wherein the fault analysis summary includes at least an indication of a detected fault that renders the portable electronic device at least partially inoperative and an indication of a corrective action. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of automatically providing a troubleshooting guide of a portable electronic device to evaluate a cause of a malfunction in the operation of the portable electronic device and to provide a corrective action, comprising:
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in the portable electronic device; monitoring a physical status of the portable electronic device; generating corresponding physical status data based on the monitoring; recording the physical status data; and providing a fault analysis based on at least recorded physical status data, wherein the fault analysis includes at least a fault analysis summary, wherein the fault analysis summary includes at least an indication of a detected fault that renders the portable electronic device at least partially inoperative and a corrective action. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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