Methods and systems for location specific operations

A method of accommodating a user of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• performing locating functions to detect a location change of the user of the electronic device from an area including display equipment to outside the area, the locating functions comprising:
• determining a first location corresponding to the user while audiovisual content is being played according to a first set of settings by the display equipment and sound equipment communicatively coupled with the electronic device, the first set of settings comprising a display setting and a sound setting;
• subsequently determining a second location corresponding to the user, the second location being different from the first location;
• based at least in part on the detected location change, determining a transition in levels of interaction of the user from a high level of interaction to a low level of interaction;
• and
• consequent to the determining the transition in the levels of interaction, performing a first action from a plurality of actions and, when user input is not received within a predetermined time period after the detected location change, performing a second action from the plurality of actions, the plurality of actions comprising adjusting one or both of the display setting and the sound setting, based at least in part on the determined level of interaction, so that one or both of the display equipment and the sound equipment operate according to a second set of settings;
• where the first action corresponds to pausing play of subsequent audiovisual content and, while the play is paused, an application is activated to play alternative content instead of the subsequent audiovisual content that is paused.

A non-transitory, processor-readable medium comprising processor-readable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform actions comprising:

• performing locating functions to detect a location change of a user of the one or more processing devices from an area including display equipment to outside the area, the locating functions comprising:
• determining a first location corresponding to the user while audiovisual content is being played according to a first set of settings by the display equipment and sound equipment communicatively coupled with the one or more processing devices, the first set of settings comprising a display setting and a sound setting;
• subsequently determining a second location corresponding to the user, the second location being different from the first location;
• based at least in part on the detected location change, determining a transition in levels of interaction of the user from a high level of interaction to a low level of interaction;
• and
• consequent to the determining the transition in the levels of interaction, performing a first action from a plurality of actions and, when user input is not received within a predetermined time period after the detected location change, performing a second action from the plurality of actions, the plurality of actions comprising adjusting one or both of the display setting and the sound setting, based at least in part on the determined level of interaction, so that one or both of the display equipment and the sound equipment operate according to a second set of settings;
• where the first action corresponds to pausing play of subsequent audiovisual content and, while the play is paused, an application is activated to play alternative content instead of the subsequent audiovisual content that is paused.