US 11,837,062 B2
Electronic device that pauses media playback based on external interruption context
Rahul B. Desai, Hoffman Estates, IL (US); and Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/410,243.
Prior Publication US 2023/0062414 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); G08B 21/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G08B 21/04 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 13/19691 (2013.01) [G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G08B 21/0461 (2013.01); G08B 21/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
at least one network interface by which the electronic device communicatively connects to: (i) a media output device that presents media content; and (ii) at least one external device that is configured to detect interruption events defined as sufficiently urgent and sufficiently important to warrant user attention;
wherein the at least one external device comprises one or more of (i) an access system positioned proximate to an entry, the access system comprising at least one of a motion detector and a user input control; (ii) an electronic personal information manager that manages scheduled events that involve the user of the electronic device; (iii) a baby monitor having at least one sensor positioned to sense activity of an infant; and (iv) a home appliance having at least one sensor that identifies when a manual intervention/input by a user is required for successful operation of the home appliance, the home appliance not being a telephone; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one network interface and a user interface device, and which:
causes, via one or more signals transmitted via the at least one network interface, media content to be presented on the media output device;
monitors the at least one external device via the at least one network interface; and
in response to receiving input indicating that the at least one external device has detected an event:
identifies whether the event is an interruption event; and
in response to the event being an interruption event:
pauses the presentation of the media content on the media output device via the at least one network interface.