Systems, methods and apparatus for adjusting a low battery detection threshold of a remote control
First Claim
1. A remote control of an entertainment device comprising:
- a battery connector that connects to a battery powering the remote control;
a low battery detection module, coupled to the battery connector, that measures an initial voltage of the battery when the battery is connected to the battery connector and compares the initial voltage of the battery to at least one battery type threshold voltage to determine a type of the battery connected to the battery connector, that determines a first low battery threshold voltage for the battery based on the type of the battery, the first low battery threshold voltage indicating a low battery condition of the remote control, and that measures a voltage of the battery to determine whether the voltage of the battery is below the first low battery threshold voltage; and
a transmitter coupled to the low battery detection module that transmits a low battery message to the entertainment device responsive to the low battery detection module determining that the voltage of the battery is below the first low battery threshold voltage, wherein the entertainment device utilizes the low battery message to present an indicator to a user regarding the low battery condition; and
an input module that receives user input, wherein processing of the user input involves the input module performing a specified function;
the low battery detection module determining a second low battery threshold voltage, the second low battery threshold voltage indicating when the input module is to refrain from performing the specified function, and further determining whether the voltage of the battery is below the second low battery threshold voltage; and
the input module refraining from performing the specified function during processing of the user input responsive to the low battery detection module determining that the voltage of the battery is below the second low battery threshold voltage;
wherein the specified function comprises writing to a non-volatile memory of the remote control.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of systems, methods and apparatus are provided for adjusting a low battery detection threshold in a remote control. An embodiment of a method includes determining a type of a battery powering a remote control of an entertainment device and determining a first low battery threshold for the battery based on the type of the battery. The first low battery threshold indicates a low battery condition of the remote control. Responsive to measuring a voltage of the battery, a determination is made regarding whether the voltage of the battery is below the low battery threshold. Responsive to determining that the voltage of the battery is below the first low battery threshold, a low battery message is transmitted to an entertainment device. The entertainment device utilizes the message to present an indicator to a user regarding the low battery condition of the remote control.
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15 Claims
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1. A remote control of an entertainment device comprising:
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a battery connector that connects to a battery powering the remote control; a low battery detection module, coupled to the battery connector, that measures an initial voltage of the battery when the battery is connected to the battery connector and compares the initial voltage of the battery to at least one battery type threshold voltage to determine a type of the battery connected to the battery connector, that determines a first low battery threshold voltage for the battery based on the type of the battery, the first low battery threshold voltage indicating a low battery condition of the remote control, and that measures a voltage of the battery to determine whether the voltage of the battery is below the first low battery threshold voltage; and a transmitter coupled to the low battery detection module that transmits a low battery message to the entertainment device responsive to the low battery detection module determining that the voltage of the battery is below the first low battery threshold voltage, wherein the entertainment device utilizes the low battery message to present an indicator to a user regarding the low battery condition; and an input module that receives user input, wherein processing of the user input involves the input module performing a specified function; the low battery detection module determining a second low battery threshold voltage, the second low battery threshold voltage indicating when the input module is to refrain from performing the specified function, and further determining whether the voltage of the battery is below the second low battery threshold voltage; and the input module refraining from performing the specified function during processing of the user input responsive to the low battery detection module determining that the voltage of the battery is below the second low battery threshold voltage; wherein the specified function comprises writing to a non-volatile memory of the remote control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10, 11)
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5. A system comprising:
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an entertainment device including; an output interface that outputs a presentation stream for presentation on a presentation device; and a wireless receiver; and a remote control including; a battery connector that connects to a battery powering the remote control; a low battery detection module coupled to the battery connector that detects replacement of the battery with a replacement battery; a transmitter coupled to the low battery detection module that, upon the low battery detection module detecting the replacement of the battery, transmits a battery replaced message to the entertainment device, wherein the entertainment device presents a menu to a user regarding the replacement of the battery; an input module of the remote control, coupled to the low battery detection module and the transmitter, that receives a first user input indicating the type of the replacement battery powering the remote control; the low battery detection module determining a first low battery threshold voltage for the replacement battery based on the type of the replacement battery indicated in the first user input, the first low battery threshold voltage indicating a low battery condition of the remote control; the input, module receiving a second user input indicating a change to the output of the presentation stream by the entertainment device and generating a control command based on the second user input; and the transmitter transmitting the control command to the receiver of the entertainment device; the low battery detection module measuring a voltage of the replacement battery during processing of the second user input by the input module to determine whether the voltage is below the first low battery threshold voltage, the transmitter transmitting a low battery message to the receiver responsive to the low battery detection module determining that the voltage is below the first low battery threshold voltage; the output interface of the entertainment device outputting an indicator in the presentation stream regarding the low battery condition responsive to the low battery message; the low battery detection module determining a second low battery threshold voltage, the second low battery threshold voltage indicating when the input module is to refrain from writing to the non-volatile memory, and that determines whether the voltage of the replacement battery is below the second low battery threshold voltage; and the input module processing the second user input without writing to the non-volatile memory responsive to the low battery detection module determining that the voltage of the replacement battery is below the second low battery threshold voltage.
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6. A method of indicating a low battery condition for a remote control, the method comprising:
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determining a type of a battery powering a remote control of an entertainment device; selecting, based on the determined type of the battery, a first low battery threshold voltage for the battery from a plurality of low battery threshold voltages corresponding to at least two different types of batteries, the first low battery threshold voltage indicating a low battery condition of the remote control; determining a second low battery threshold voltage for the battery based on the determined type of the battery, the second low battery threshold voltage indicating when the remote control is to refrain from writing to a non-volatile memory; measuring a voltage of the battery; determining whether the voltage of the battery is below the first low battery threshold voltage; and transmitting a low battery message to the entertainment device responsive to determining that the voltage of the battery is below the first low battery threshold voltage, wherein the entertainment device utilizes the message to present an indicator to a user regarding the low battery condition of the remote control; receiving an input at the remote control, wherein processing of the input involves the remote control writing to the non-volatile memory; determining, at the remote control, whether the voltage of the battery is below the second low battery threshold voltage; and processing, at the remote control, the input without writing to the non-volatile memory responsive to determining that the voltage of the battery is below the second low battery threshold voltage. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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12. A remote control of an entertainment device comprising:
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a battery connector that connects to a battery powering the remote control; a low battery detection module, coupled to the battery connector, that measures an initial voltage of the battery when the battery is connected to the battery connector and compares the initial voltage of the battery to at least one battery type threshold voltage to determine a type of the battery connected to the battery connector, that determines a first low battery threshold voltage for the battery based on the type of the battery, the first low battery threshold voltage indicating a low battery condition of the remote control, and that measures a voltage of the battery to determine whether the voltage of the battery is below the first low battery threshold voltage; and a transmitter coupled to the low battery detection module that transmits a low battery message to the entertainment device responsive to the low battery detection module determining that the voltage of the battery is below the first low battery threshold voltage, wherein the entertainment device utilizes the low battery message to present an indicator to a user regarding the low battery condition; wherein the low battery detection module is configured. to query the entertainment device for the first low battery threshold voltage based on the type of the battery.
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13. A system comprising:
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an entertainment device including; an output interface that outputs a presentation stream for presentation on a presentation device; and a wireless receiver; and a remote control including; a battery connector that connects to a battery powering the remote control; a low battery detection module coupled to the battery connector that detects replacement of the battery with a replacement battery; a transmitter coupled to the low battery detection module that, upon the low battery detection module detecting the replacement of the battery, transmits a battery replaced message to the entertainment device, wherein the entertainment device presents a menu to a user regarding the replacement of the battery; an input module of the remote control, coupled to the low battery detection module and the transmitter, that receives a first user input indicating the type of the replacement battery powering the remote control; the low battery detection module determining a first low battery threshold voltage for the replacement battery based on the type of the replacement battery indicated in the first user input, the first low battery threshold voltage indicating a low battery condition of the remote control; the input module receiving a second user input indicating a change to the output of the presentation stream by the entertainment device and generating a control command based on the second user input; and the transmitter transmitting the control command to the receiver of the entertainment device; the low battery detection module measuring a voltage of the replacement battery during processing of the second user input by the input module to determine whether the voltage is below the first low battery threshold voltage, the transmitter transmitting a low battery message to the receiver responsive to the low battery detection module determining that the voltage is below the first low battery threshold voltage; the output interface of the entertainment device outputting an indicator in the presentation stream regarding the low battery condition responsive to the low battery message; wherein responsive to the transmitter transmitting the battery replaced message to the entertainment device the remote control enters a user input solicitation state during which the input module is operable to receive a user input indicating the type of the replacement battery.
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14. A system comprising:
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an entertainment device including; an output interface that outputs a presentation stream for presentation on a presentation device; and a wireless receiver; and a remote control including; a battery connector that connects to a battery powering the remote control; a low battery detection module coupled to the battery connector that detects replacement of the battery with a replacement battery; a transmitter coupled to the low battery detection module that, upon the low battery detection module detecting the replacement of the battery, transmits a battery replaced message to the entertainment device, wherein the entertainment device presents a menu to a user regarding the replacement of the battery; an input module of the remote control, coupled to the low battery detection module and the transmitter, that receives a first user input indicating the type of the replacement battery powering the remote control; the low battery detection module determining a first low battery threshold voltage for the replacement battery based on the type of the replacement battery indicated in the first user input, the first low battery threshold voltage indicating a low battery condition of the remote control; the input module receiving a second user input indicating a change to the output of the presentation stream by the entertainment device and generating a control command based on the second user input; and the transmitter transmitting the control command to the receiver of the entertainment device; the low battery detection module measuring a voltage of the replacement battery during processing of the second user input by the input module to determine whether the voltage is below the first low battery threshold voltage, the transmitter transmitting a low battery message to the receiver responsive to the low battery detection module determining that the voltage is below the first low battery threshold voltage; the output interface of the entertainment device outputting an indicator in the presentation stream regarding the low battery condition responsive to the low battery message, the remote control further comprising a receiver configured to receive messages from the entertainment device; the entertainment device, upon presenting the menu to the user regarding the replacement of the battery, transmitting a message to the receiver of the remote control indicating that the menu is currently-being displayed; and the input module of the remote control configured to enter a user input solicitation state, responsive to the receiver of the remote control receiving the message, wherein the remote control is operable to receive and process a user input indicating the type of the replacement battery.
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a battery connector that connects to a battery powering the apparatus; a low battery detection module, coupled to the battery connector, that; measures an initial voltage of the battery when the battery is initially connected to the battery connector and compares the initial voltage of the battery to at least one battery type threshold voltage to select a type of the battery connected to the battery connector from a plurality of different battery types, the plurality of different battery types corresponding to at least two different initial voltages; selects a first low battery threshold voltage for the battery, based on the determined type of the battery, from a plurality of different low battery threshold voltages corresponding to at least two battery types, the first low battery threshold voltage indicating a low battery condition of the remote control; and measures a voltage of the battery to determine whether the voltage of the battery is below the first low battery threshold voltage; and an integrated display screen of the apparatus configured to present to a user an indication of the low battery condition responsive to the low battery detection module determining that the voltage of the battery is below the first low battery threshold voltage; and an input module that receives user input, wherein processing of the user input involves the input module writing to a non-volatile memory of the apparatus; the low battery detection module determining a second low battery threshold voltage, the second low battery threshold voltage indicating when the input module is to refrain from writing to the non-volatile memory, and further determining whether the voltage of the battery is below the second low battery threshold voltage; and the input module refraining from writing to the non-volatile memory during processing of the user input responsive to the low battery detection module determining that the voltage of the battery is below the second low battery threshold voltage.
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