CPC G08B 13/19691 (2013.01) [G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G08B 21/0461 (2013.01); G08B 21/22 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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.
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