Media player device and method for wake-up thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsBong-hwan Cho, Seung-kwon Park, Il-ju Na, Jae-min Lee
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Abstract
A media player device and a method for wake-up thereof are provided. The method includes: when the media player device is in a standby mode, checking whether an external device is connected to the plurality of contact locations; and if the external device is connected to the media player device, waking up the media player device.
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A method for waking up a media player device comprising a plurality of contact locations supporting a plurality of interfaces, the method comprising:
- when the media player device is in a standby mode, checking whether an external device is connected to the plurality of contact locations supporting the plurality of interfaces;
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- if the external device is connected to the media player device, waking up the media player device,
- wherein if a wake-up signal is received from the external device connected to the media player device, the media player device is woken up;
- wherein the wake-up signal comprises a start field which signals a start of a wake-up command, a wake-up mode field which signals a mode of a wake-up, and an Ack signal field;
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- wherein the mode of the wake-up comprises a plurality of wake-up modes respectively corresponding to a plurality of operation modes of the media player device.
A media player device comprising a plurality of contact locations supporting a plurality of interfaces, the media player device comprising:
- a power unit which outputs standby power or main power;
- an interface unit which senses whether an external device has been connected to the plurality of contact locations;
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- a controller which controls the power unit to wake up the media player device if the external device is connected to the media player device,
- wherein the controller wakes up the media player device if a wake-up signal is received from the external device connected to the media player device;
- wherein the wake-up signal comprises a start field which signals a start of a wake-up command, a wake-up mode field which signals a mode of a wake-up, and an Ack signal field;
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- wherein the mode of the wake-up comprises a plurality of wake-up modes respectively corresponding to a plurality of operation modes of the media player device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.