Method and system for a media processor
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorAhmad C. Ansari
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a presentation device having a controller that performs operations including enabling a supply of power to a portable battery operated device from a presentation port where the presentation port is a high definition multimedia interface port by trickle charging a rechargeable battery of the portable battery operated device through the presentation port, and receiving from the portable battery operated device an audio-visual signal for presentation at the presentation device through the presentation port. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A media processor comprising:
- a memory that stores instructions;
- a wireless interface;
- a high definition multimedia interface port;
- a rechargeable battery coupled to the high definition multimedia interface port;
- and
- a processing system including a processor coupled to the memory, the high definition multimedia interface port, and the rechargeable battery, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising:
- determining whether the high definition multimedia interface port receives power from a presentation device;
- responsive to determining that the high definition multimedia interface port receives power from the presentation device:
- receiving power from the high definition multimedia interface port, and
- trickle charging the rechargeable battery via the high definition multimedia interface port;
- and
- obtaining media content via the wireless interface from a media content distribution network.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- determining whether a high definition multimedia interface port of a media processor receives power from a presentation device;
- responsive to determining that the high definition multimedia interface port receives power from the presentation device:
- receiving power via the high definition multimedia interface port from the presentation device, and
- trickle charging a rechargeable battery via the high definition multimedia interface port;
- and
- responsive to receiving power from the high definition multimedia interface port, requesting and receiving media content via a wireless interface from a communication network.
A method comprising:
- determining, by a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) set top box including a processor, whether a high definition multimedia interface port of the DBS set top box receives power from a presentation device;
- responsive to determining that the high definition multimedia interface port receives power from the presentation device:
- receiving, by the DBS set top box, inline power from the high definition multimedia interface port, and
- trickle charging, by the DBS set top box, a rechargeable battery via the high definition multimedia interface port using the inline power;
- and
- receiving, by the DBS set top box, media content via a wireless interface from a communication network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.