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

Claim 0:
1. A media device configured to limit volume output from a media presentation device, comprising;
an interface configured to receive a user specification that defines an enforcement period;
an audio detector interface configured to receive audio information communicated by an audio detector; and
a processor system communicatively coupled to the audio detector interface and the interface, wherein the processor system is configured to:
determine 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;
determine 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;
compare 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
generate a volume output limit command in response to the detected sound exceeding the predefined maximum volume limit during the enforcement period.