Method for information signal distribution between communication devices based on operating characteristics of a depletable power supply used by one of the devices

A method for managing information signal distribution in a communication system that includes a first communication device and a second communication device, the second communication device receiving power from a depletable power supply, the method comprising:

• transmitting at least one wireless signal from the first communication device to the second communication device, the at least one wireless signal including media information;
• monitoring a level of at least one operating characteristic of the depletable power supply for the second communication device;
• and
• outputting the media information from the first communication device to a media output device other than the second communication device in the event that the level of the at least one operating characteristic is less than a predetermined threshold.

A method for distributing information signals in a communication system that includes a first communication device and a second communication device, the second communication device receiving power from a depletable power supply, the method comprising:

• receiving, at the second communication device, at least one wireless signal from the first communication device, the at least one wireless signal including information configured according to a first media format;
• outputting the information at the second communication device according to the first media format;
• monitoring a level of at least one operating characteristic for the depletable power supply;
• transmitting a level indicator for the at least one operating characteristic to the first communication device;
• receiving the information from the first communication device according to a second media format in the event that the level of the at least one operating characteristic is less than a predetermined threshold;
• and
• outputting the information at the second communication device according to the second media format.

A method for managing information signal distribution in a communication system that includes a first communication device and a second communication device, the second communication device receiving power from a depletable power supply, the method comprising:

• transmitting at least one wireless signal from the first communication device to the second communication device, the at least one wireless signal including information configured according to a first media format;
• outputting the information at the second communication device according to the first media format;
• monitoring a level of at least one operating characteristic of the depletable power supply;
• and
• outputting the information from the first communication device according to a second media format in the event that the level of the at least one operating characteristic is less than a predetermined threshold.