Systems and methods for responding to electrical-power loss in a DJ media player

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11983056-B2
Application number	US-201816476479-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2018
Priority date	Jan 9, 2017
Publication date	May 14, 2024
Grant date	May 14, 2024

Abstract

A DJ media player is provided. The DJ media player includes a display to show audio playback information; a platter used to control audio playback; one or more energy-storing devices; and a processor for responding to DJ media-player electrical-power loss. Responding to DJ media-player electrical-power loss includes storing electrical charge on energy-storing devices; sensing a disruption in electrical current supplied by a power source to the DJ media player; powering the DJ media player using the electrical charge on the energy-storing devices; and displaying a notification on a DJ media-player display that there was a disruption of power. Responding to electrical-power loss comprises performing a safe shutdown procedure for avoiding file and system corruption.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A DJ media player comprising:
a display to show audio playback information;
a controller mechanism used to control audio playback;
one or more energy-storing devices for maintaining a voltage level that is lower than a normal operating voltage for the DJ media player; and
a processor for responding to DJ media-player electrical-power loss, wherein responding to the DJ media-player electrical-power loss comprises:
storing enough electrical charge on the one or more energy-storing devices to at least finish audio playback of a currently-playing media on the DJ media player and perform a shutdown procedure in an event of a disruption in electrical current or potential supplied by a power source of the DJ media player, wherein the electrical charge is stored based on a playback time remaining in the currently-playing media;
in response to sensing the disruption in the electrical current or the potential supplied by the power source to the DJ media player, powering the DJ media player with the electrical charge stored on the one or more energy-storing devices;
continuing the audio playback of the currently-playing media after sensing the disruption;
presenting on the display a notification comprising one of a certain amount of time within which the shutdown procedure will occur or a timer indicating an amount of time until the shutdown procedure begins; and
initiating the shutdown procedure upon sensing that a voltage supplied to the DJ media player has changed from the normal operating voltage.

2. The DJ media player of claim 1 , wherein responding to the DJ media-player electrical-power loss further comprises performing a safe shutdown procedure for avoiding file and system corruption.

3. The DJ media player of claim 2 , wherein the safe shutdown procedure comprises writing data to a data-storage medium.

4. The DJ media player of claim 1 , wherein the timer is a countdown timer indicating the amount of time until the shutdown procedure begins.

5. The DJ media player of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more energy-storing devices is a capacitor.

6. The DJ media player of claim 1 , wherein the notification further comprises a gauge indicating an amount of energy left in at least one of the one or more energy-storing devices.

7. The DJ media player of claim 1 , wherein the processor responding to the DJ media-player electrical-power loss further comprises determining a rate at which voltage is dropping and starting a notification timer from a particular time based on how long until the shutdown procedure begins.

8. A method for responding to DJ media-player electrical-power loss, the method comprising:
storing enough electrical charge on one or more energy-storing devices within a DJ media player to at least finish audio playback of a currently-playing media on the DJ media player and perform a shutdown procedure in an event of a disruption in electrical current or potential supplied by a power source of the DJ media player, wherein the electrical charge is stored based on a playback time remaining in the currently-playing media, wherein the one or more energy-storing devices maintain a voltage level that is lower than a normal operating voltage for the DJ media player;
sensing the disruption in the electrical current or the potential supplied by the power source to the DJ media player;
continuing the audio playback of the currently-playing media after sensing the disruption;
presenting on a DJ media-player display a notification comprising a certain amount of time within which the shutdown procedure will be initiated; and
initiating the shutdown procedure upon sensing that a voltage supplied to the DJ media player has changed from the normal operating voltage.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising performing a safe shutdown procedure for avoiding file and system corruption.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the safe shutdown procedure comprises writing data to a data-storage medium.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the notification comprises a countdown timer indicating the amount of time until the shutdown procedure begins.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the one or more energy-storing devices is a capacitor.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the notification further comprises a gauge indicating an amount of energy left in at least one of the one or more energy-storing devices.

14. A DJ media player comprising:
a display to show audio playback information;
one or more energy-storing devices for maintaining a voltage level that is lower than a normal operating voltage for the DJ media player;
a processor configured for responding to DJ media-player electrical-power loss, wherein responding to the DJ media-player electrical-power loss comprises:
storing enough electrical charge on the one or more energy-storing devices to at least finish audio playback of a currently-playing media on the DJ media player and perform a shutdown procedure in an event of a disruption in electrical current or potential supplied by a power source of the DJ media player, wherein the electrical charge is stored based on a playback time remaining in the currently-playing media;
sensing the disruption in the electrical current or the potential supplied by the power source to the DJ media player;
powering the DJ media player using the electrical charge on the one or more energy-storing devices;
continuing the audio playback of the currently-playing media after sensing the disruption;
determining a rate at which voltage is dropping;
presenting on the display a notification comprising one of a certain amount of time within which the shutdown procedure will occur or a timer indicating an amount of time until the shutdown procedure begins; and
initiating the shutdown procedure upon sensing that a voltage supplied to the DJ media player has changed from the normal operating voltage.

15. The DJ media player of claim 14 , wherein the processor responding to the DJ media-player electrical-power loss further comprises initiating the shutdown procedure when a sensed voltage drops below a certain threshold.

16. The DJ media player of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured for sensing a disruption in voltage potential supplied by the power source and wherein the certain threshold comprises a minimum voltage at which the DJ media player can properly operate or perform a reduced number of functions.

17. The DJ media player of claim 14 , wherein the notification comprises a countdown timer indicating the amount of time until the shutdown procedure begins.

Assignees

• Inmusic Brands Inc

Inventors

• O'Donnell John
• Roman Christopher Blane
• Souppa John Alex
• Sheppard Jr Allan E
• Nicolls Christopher Allan
• Tillmans Marcus

Classifications

• G06F16/683

  using metadata automatically derived from the content · CPC title

• G10L21/043

  by changing speed · CPC title

• G06F1/30 Primary

  Means for acting in the event of power-supply failure or interruption, e.g. power-supply fluctuations (for resetting only G06F1/24) · CPC title

• G06F3/0362

  with detection of one-dimensional [1D] translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts · CPC title

• G06F3/044

  by capacitive means · CPC title