Patent ID: 8955003
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of performing pre-operations at a media device in anticipation of an occurrence of an initial user action to operate the media device that is controllable by a remote control, the method comprising: receiving, at the media device, an in-use signal from an electronic device that is remote from the media device, wherein the electronic device is a refrigerator, and wherein the received in-use signal communicated from the refrigerator corresponds to a user opening a door of the refrigerator; and performing a pre-operation at the media device in response to receiving the in-use signal from the electronic device, wherein the pre-operation is performed prior to receiving the initial user action configured to operate at least one of the media device and a media presentation device coupled to the media device, and wherein the media device becomes operable to respond to the initial user action to operate the media device.