The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2009
Wolfgang Michael Theimer, Bochum, DE;
Frank Von Heimburg, Bochum, DE;
Frederik Nicolas Goerges, Bochum, DE;
Wolfgang Edeler, Vreden, DE;
Gunther Heinrich Burghardt, Bochum, DE;
Jens Koenig, Bochum, DE;
Wolfgang Michael Theimer, Bochum, DE;
Frank von Heimburg, Bochum, DE;
Frederik Nicolas Goerges, Bochum, DE;
Wolfgang Edeler, Vreden, DE;
Gunther Heinrich Burghardt, Bochum, DE;
Jens Koenig, Bochum, DE;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
The present document relates to media players, such as portable electronic devices, vehicle audio systems, home stereo systems, etc. In particular, it relates to the management of the sound pressure level generated by portable electronic devices. A method and system for controlling the cumulated audio dose of a user of a media player is described. The method comprises the steps of determining the audio dose already consumed by the user and of selecting one or more media tracks for play back on the media player based on the audio dose of the media track and the already consumed audio dose of the user.