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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2013
Echostar Uk Holdings Limited, Keighley, GB;
Antony Michael Dove, West Yorkshire, GB;
Neale Hall, Silsden, GB;
EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
This document relates to a vehicle entertainment devicehaving a driver safety mode and an enhanced audio playback function. The devicedetects whether the vehicle in which the entertainment device is situated is in motion, or if the driver is preparing to drive the vehicle momentarily. If either of these conditions is detected, the processoracts to disable the video playback on the screenof the entertainment device. At the same time, the processorcauses an audio descriptor track corresponding to the disabled video to be played through the speakersof the entertainment device. The audio descriptor track is in addition to the main audio track accompanying the video and provides a verbal description of the content of the video.