Method and system for a media processor

• US 9,756,388 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2016
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ansari, Ahmad C.
• Primary Examiner(s): SHANG, ANNAN Q
• Application Number:
  US15/153,441
• Publication Number:
  US 20160261909A1
• Time in Patent Office: 481 Days
• Field of Search: 725 68- 71, 725100, 725131-134, 725139-142, 725151-153, 709217-232
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/12 Use of DVI or HDMI protocol in interfaces along the display data pipeline
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/006 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4184 providing storage capabilities, e.g. memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43635 HDMI
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/443 OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4436 Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/61 Network physical structure; Signal processing H04B takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6143 involving transmission via a satellite

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a presentation device having a controller that performs operations including enabling a supply of power to a portable battery operated device from a presentation port where the presentation port is a high definition multimedia interface port by trickle charging a rechargeable battery of the portable battery operated device through the presentation port, and receiving from the portable battery operated device an audio-visual signal for presentation at the presentation device through the presentation port. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A media processor comprising:

a memory that stores instructions;

a wireless interface;

a high definition multimedia interface port;

a rechargeable battery coupled to the high definition multimedia interface port; and

a processing system including a processor coupled to the memory, the high definition multimedia interface port, and the rechargeable battery, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising;

determining whether the high definition multimedia interface port receives power from a presentation device;

responsive to determining that the high definition multimedia interface port receives power from the presentation device;

receiving power from the high definition multimedia interface port, and

trickle charging the rechargeable battery via the high definition multimedia interface port; and

obtaining media content via the wireless interface from a media content distribution network.

2. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the presentation device comprises a high definition television.

3. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

decoding audio-visual information of the media content into a high definition multimedia interface format resulting in decoded audio-visual information;

generating a signal for presenting the audio-visual information at the presentation device; and

transmitting the decoded audio-visual information to the presentation device via the high definition multimedia interface port.

4. The media processor of claim 3, wherein the operations further comprise storing the decoded audio-visual information in the memory.

5. The media processor of claim 4, wherein the media processor is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) set top box.

6. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the high definition multimedia interface port receives power from the presentation device, and wherein the operations further comprise determining whether the power is sufficient for operation of the media processor.

7. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the high definition multimedia interface port does not receive power from the presentation device, and the media processor is powered by the rechargeable battery.

8. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise interfacing with a communication device by way of a radio frequency or an infrared source of the media processor.

9. The media processor of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise storing the media content in a digital video recorder coupled to the media processor.

10. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

determining whether a high definition multimedia interface port of a media processor receives power from a presentation device;

responsive to determining that the high definition multimedia interface port receives power from the presentation device;

receiving power via the high definition multimedia interface port from the presentation device, and

trickle charging a rechargeable battery via the high definition multimedia interface port; and

responsive to receiving power from the high definition multimedia interface port, requesting and receiving media content via a wireless interface from a communication network.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise detecting whether the high definition multimedia interface port supplies sufficient power to enable the trickle charging of the rechargeable battery.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise in response to detecting that the high definition multimedia interface port does not receive power from the presentation device, powering the media processor using the rechargeable battery.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the presentation device comprises a high definition television.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise storing the media content in a digital video recorder coupled to the media processor.

15. A method comprising:

determining, by a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) set top box including a processor, whether a high definition multimedia interface port of the DBS set top box receives power from a presentation device;

responsive to determining that the high definition multimedia interface port receives power from the presentation device;

receiving, by the DBS set top box, inline power from the high definition multimedia interface port, and

trickle charging, by the DBS set top box, a rechargeable battery via the high definition multimedia interface port using the inline power; and

receiving, by the DBS set top box, media content via a wireless interface from a communication network.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein, in response to determining, by the DBS set top box, that the high definition multimedia interface port does not receive power from the presentation device, the DBS set top box is powered by the rechargeable battery.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the presentation device comprises a high definition television.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining, by the DBS set top box, whether the high definition multimedia interface port supplies sufficient power to enable the trickle charging of the rechargeable battery.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising interfacing, by the DBS set top box, with a communication device by way of a radio frequency or an infrared source of the DBS set top box.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising storing, by the DBS set top box, the media content in a digital video recorder coupled to the DBS set top box.