Video BoomBox
A video player which plays a video program. The playing is automatically paused when the screen is not attached to the playing device.
1 . A system comprising:
a video playing circuit, which produces a video output based on a source data and produce an audio output based on said source data, where said audio output is temporally related to said video output;
a port for an external video display screen; and
a controller, detecting a connection of said external display screen to said port, and automatically stopping said audio output based on detecting that the external display screen is not attached to said port.
2 . A system as in claim 1 , wherein said controller automatically pauses playing by said video playing circuit to stop said audio output, based on said detecting.
3 . A system as in claim 2 , wherein said playing is playing information from a live video feed, and said automatically pausing causing said information to be stored during said pausing.
4 . A system as in claim 1 , wherein said port produces information to be sent over a wire, and detects a video screen connected to and receiving said wired information.
5 . A system as in claim 1 , wherein said port produces wireless information, and detects a video screen receiving said wireless information.
6 . A system as in claim 1 , further comprising an audio playing circuit coupled to said video playing circuit, wherein said audio playing circuit produces sound output based on said audio output.
7 . A system as in claim 1 , wherein said video playing circuit includes a port which receives said source data from an external media player.
8 . A system as in claim 2 , wherein said controller operates to pause an externally attached media player, based on said detecting that the external display screen is not attached to said port.
9 . A method comprising:
producing a video output based on a source data and producing an audio output based on said source data, where said audio output is temporally related to said video output;
detecting a connection of said external display screen to a port that receives said video output, and automatically stopping said audio output based on detecting that the external display screen is not connected to said port.
10 . A method as in claim 9 , further comprising automatically pausing playing of said video and audio output based on said detecting that said external display screen is not connected to said port.
11 . A method as in claim 10 , wherein said producing comprises producing information from a live video feed, and said automatically pausing causing said video output and said audio output to be stored during said pausing.
12 . A method as in claim 9 , wherein said connection comprises information that is sent over a wire, and said detecting detects a video screen connected to and receiving wire information.
13 . A method as in claim 9 , wherein said connection comprises information that is sent over a wireless connection, said detecting comprises detecting a video screen receiving said wireless information.
14 . A method as in claim 9 , further comprising producing sound output based on said audio output.
15 . A method as in claim 9 , further comprising receiving said source data from an external media player.
16 . A method as in claim 15 , operating to pause the externally attached media player, based on said detecting that the external display screen is not attached to said port.
17 . A method comprising watching a video program on a first video monitor in a first location;
detecting a movement to a location near a second video monitor in a second location; and
automatically continuing watching said video program on said second video monitor in said second location.
18 . A method as in claim 17 , wherein said continuing comprises continuing said watching without missing any part of the video programming.
19 . A method as in claim 17 , further comprising pausing a video during a time between handoff between the first and second video monitors.
20 . A method as in claim 17 , further comprising pausing a video when said player is out of range of said first video monitor.
21 . A method as in claim 17 , wherein said watching a video program comprises watching a program being played from an external player.