Patent ID: 11907612
Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A method to limit volume output from a media presentation device, comprising;
receiving a user specification that defines an enforcement period;
receiving audio information from an audio detector;
determining, with a processor, a start time of the enforcement period, wherein the start time of the enforcement period corresponds to a start time of a user selected program;
determining, with the processor, a volume level of a detected sound based on the audio information received from the audio detector, wherein the detected sound corresponds to the user selected program being presented by the media presentation device;
comparing, with the processor, the volume level of the detected sound with a predefined maximum volume limit in response to a real time reaching the start time of the enforcement period; and
generating, with the processor, a volume output limit command in response to the detected sound exceeding the predefined maximum volume limit during the enforcement period.