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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2004
Frederick D. Taft, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kenneth H. Bronstein, Corvallis, OR (US);
David H. Ochs, Corvallis, OR (US);
Bruce A. Stephens, Corvallis, OR (US);
Frederick D. Taft, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kenneth H. Bronstein, Corvallis, OR (US);
David H. Ochs, Corvallis, OR (US);
Bruce A. Stephens, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system comprising a media player configured to play media content, a projector operatively coupled to the media player, and a control unit operatively coupled to the media player and the projector is provided. The control unit is configured to determine whether the projector is ready for operation, and the control unit is configured to prevent the media player from playing the media content until the projector is ready for operation.