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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tomas Wässingbo, Lund, SE;
Assignee:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); H04N 21/2387 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04M 1/72442 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); H04N 21/2387 (2013.01); H04N 21/4333 (2013.01); H04N 21/44004 (2013.01); H04M 1/72442 (2021.01);
Abstract
A device and method of automatically pausing media content executing on the electronic device are provided. Sound within an ambient environment in which the electronic device resides is monitored, and the sound in the ambient environment is compared to a prescribed sound threshold. Upon the sound in the ambient environment exceeding the prescribed sound threshold, execution of media content on the electronic device is automatically paused.