Apparatus, systems and methods for modifying operating states based on monitored hdmi cec communications

A first electronic device, comprising:

• a high-definition multimedia (HDMI) interface communicatively coupling the first electronic device to at least one HDMI connector that includes a consumer electronic control (CEC) bus, wherein a CEC communication sent from a second electronic device to a third electronic device is received at the first electronic device via the HDMI connector;
• a memory that stores operating state logic that operates the first electronic device in at least one of a first operating state and a second operating state;
• and
• a processor system communicatively coupled to the HDMI interface and the memory,
• wherein the processor, in response to determining that the CEC communication is one of a first kind of CEC communication, transitions the first electronic device from the first operating state to the second operating state based upon the operating state logic retrieved from the memory, and
• wherein the processor, in response to determining that the CEC communication is one of a second kind of CEC communication, maintains the first electronic device in the first operating state based upon the operating state logic retrieved from the memory.

A method, comprising:

• transitioning a first electronic device into a deep sleep state of operation, wherein one or more of the components of the first electronic device are not powered and are not ready for immediate operation;
• monitoring, at the first electronic device, a consumer electronic control (CEC) communication sent from a second electronic device to a third electronic device, the CEC communication communicated over high-definition multimedia (HDMI) connectors communicatively coupling the first electronic device, the second electronic device and the third electronic device;
• and
• determining, at the first electronic device and based on information in the CEC communication, whether the CEC communication is one of a first kind of CEC communication or a second kind of CEC communication;
• in response to determining that the CEC communication is the first kind of CEC communication, transitioning the first electronic device from the deep sleep state to at least one of a standby state and a fully operational state;
• and
• in response to determining that the CEC communication is the second kind of CEC communication, maintaining the first electronic device in the deep sleep state.