Methods to conserve remote batteries
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, in a media device, audio data and video data of a media program;
storing the audio data and video data of the media program in a buffer;
powering a wireless headset with a battery positioned within a housing of the wireless headset;
broadcasting, from the media device, an audio portion and a video portion of the media program;
receiving, from the media device, in the wireless headset worn by a user, an audio portion of the media program;
monitoring, in a sensor, a physical state of the user;
detecting, in the sensor, that the user has fallen asleep based on the physical state;
turning off a wireless receiver of the headset in response to detecting that the user has fallen asleep;
transmitting a first signal from the wireless headset to the media device in response to the wireless headset detecting that the user has fallen asleep; and
recording the media program in its entirety, including going back and recording the media program from its beginning using the audio data and video data of the selected media program stored in the buffer, in response to the media device receiving the first signal transmitted from the wireless headset in response to the wireless headset detecting that the user has fallen asleep;
transmitting a second signal from the wireless headset to a device coupled to the media device in response to the wireless headset detecting that the user has fallen asleep; and
turning off the device coupled to the media device in response to the device coupled to the media device receiving the second signal transmitted from the wireless headset in response to the wireless headset detecting that the user has fallen asleep.
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Abstract
A wireless headset receives audio data wirelessly from a television receiver and outputs audio to the user through earphones. The wireless headset includes an inertial sensor that detects an orientation of the user'"'"'s head. If the orientation of the user'"'"'s head indicates that the user is sleeping, then wireless headset turns off the wireless receiver, thereby saving battery life.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in a media device, audio data and video data of a media program; storing the audio data and video data of the media program in a buffer; powering a wireless headset with a battery positioned within a housing of the wireless headset; broadcasting, from the media device, an audio portion and a video portion of the media program; receiving, from the media device, in the wireless headset worn by a user, an audio portion of the media program; monitoring, in a sensor, a physical state of the user; detecting, in the sensor, that the user has fallen asleep based on the physical state; turning off a wireless receiver of the headset in response to detecting that the user has fallen asleep; transmitting a first signal from the wireless headset to the media device in response to the wireless headset detecting that the user has fallen asleep; and recording the media program in its entirety, including going back and recording the media program from its beginning using the audio data and video data of the selected media program stored in the buffer, in response to the media device receiving the first signal transmitted from the wireless headset in response to the wireless headset detecting that the user has fallen asleep; transmitting a second signal from the wireless headset to a device coupled to the media device in response to the wireless headset detecting that the user has fallen asleep; and turning off the device coupled to the media device in response to the device coupled to the media device receiving the second signal transmitted from the wireless headset in response to the wireless headset detecting that the user has fallen asleep. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in a television receiver, audio data and video data of a selected media program; storing the audio data and video data of the selected media program in a buffer; transmitting the audio data of the selected media program from the television receiver to a wireless headset; receiving, in the television receiver, a user input selecting a condition for transmitting a power-down signal to the wireless headset; transmitting the power-down signal to the wireless headset and a device coupled to the television receiver; and recording the selected media program in its entirety, including going back and recording the media program from its beginning using the audio data and video data of the selected media program stored in the buffer, upon fulfillment of the condition for transmitting the power-down signal to the wireless headset. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A wireless headset, comprising:
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a wireless receiver configured to receive from a media device an audio portion of a media program; a speaker configured to output the audio portion to a user of the wireless headset; a sensor configured to monitor a physical state of the user and to output a sensor signal indicative of the physical state; a controller coupled to the wireless receiver, the speaker, and the sensor and configured to receive the sensor signal and to turn off the wireless receiver when the sensor signal indicates that the user has fallen asleep; and a transmitter coupled to the controller and configured to transmit a first signal from the wireless headset to the media device and a second signal from the wireless headset to a device coupled to the media device in response to the sensor signal indicating that the user has fallen asleep, the first signal being configured to cause the media device to record the media program in its entirety, and the second signal being configured to cause the device coupled to the media device to turn off. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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