Patents
US 9996313 B2: Apparatus, systems and methods for limiting output volume of a media presentation device
- Granted
- 2018-06-12
- Filed
- 2016-09-12 application 15262491
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Volume limiting systems and methods are operable to limit volume output from media presentation devices. An exemplary embodiment detects a sound using a microphone, wherein the sound corresponds to an audio output of at least one controlled media presentation device, and wherein the microphone is remotely located from the at least one controlled media presentation device; compares a level of the detected sound with a predefined maximum volume limit; generates a volume output limit command in response to the detected sound exceeding the predefined maximum volume limit; and communicates the volume output limit command to the media presentation device. The media presentation device then reduces a volume level of its audio output. In some instances, volume may be limited during user specified periods.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180612.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. 816 patents | US company or organization | Englewood, CO | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard A. McCarthy, III | Atlanta, GA | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/165 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H03G | Control of amplification | H03G3/32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N21/4852 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | DISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION signed 2021-11-26 DISH NETWORK L.L.C. signed 2021-11-26 DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. signed 2021-11-26 | U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT ST. PAUL, MN | 58295/293 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-08-07 | Correction Conversion | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. signed 2018-02-01 | DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 46737/610 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-05-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MCCARTHY, BERNARD signed 2010-05-26 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 45781/888 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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