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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2009
Mario Francisco Acedo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ezequiel Cervantes, Tucson, AZ (US);
Paul Anthony Jennas, Ii, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jason Lee Peipelman, Vail, AZ (US);
Matthew John Ward, Vail, AZ (US);
Mario Francisco Acedo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ezequiel Cervantes, Tucson, AZ (US);
Paul Anthony Jennas, II, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jason Lee Peipelman, Vail, AZ (US);
Matthew John Ward, Vail, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for scalable media output. The apparatus includes a proximity sensor module to detect the presence and proximity of a user, and to generate presence and proximity data in response to the location of the user with respect to the proximity sensor module. The sensor control module is configured to scale the media output of a media device. The system includes the apparatus and a display module configured to output visual information and an audio module configured to output aural information. The method includes detecting the presence and proximity of a user, generating presence and proximity data in response to the location of the user with respect to a proximity sensor module, communicating the presence and proximity data with a sensor control module, and scaling the media output of a media device in response to the presence and proximity data.