Electronic device audio volume reduction in response to audio communication request

摘要

Presented is a method of facilitating use of an audio communication device, such as a telephone, in the presence of an electronic device capable of generating sound, such as a television or audio receiver. In the method, a message is received from the audio communication device, wherein the message indicates the audio communication device has received a request for an audio communication, such as a telephone call, from a second audio communication device. In response to receiving the message, an audio volume of the electronic device is reduced.

主权项

1. A media content receiver, comprising:
a media content input interface configured to receive media content from a media content source; a media content output interface configured to transmit selected portions of the received media content to an output device for presentation to a user; a communication interface configured to receive a message from a first audio communication device, wherein the message indicates an audio communication is being requested at the first audio communication device by a second audio communication device, and wherein the message comprises a telephone number of the second audio communication device; a data storage component that is configured to store a phone identification database that stores a plurality of telephone numbers defined by the user of the media content receiver; and control circuitry configured to, in response to receiving the message from the first audio communication device, reduce an audio volume associated with the output device, wherein the audio volume is reduced in accordance with one of a plurality of predefined configuration parameters that have been specified by the user, wherein, prior to receiving the message, the control circuitry is further configured to generate a graphical menu that is presented to the user by the output device that indicates the stored plurality of telephone numbers in the phone identification database, wherein the graphical menu is configured to receive a user selection that specifies at least one of a first predefined configuration parameter that is configured to mute the audio volume, a second predefined configuration parameter that is configured to reduce the audio volume, and a third predefined configuration parameter that is configured to pause a presentation or a playback of the selected media content, wherein at least one first telephone number in the phone identification database is associated with the first predefined configuration parameter such that the control circuitry mutes the audio volume when the telephone number of the second audio communication device corresponds to the at least one first telephone number, wherein at least one second telephone number in the phone identification database is associated with the second predefined configuration parameter such that the control circuitry reduces the audio volume when the telephone number of the second audio communication device corresponds to the at least one second telephone number, and wherein at least one third telephone number in the phone identification database is associated with the third predefined configuration parameter such that the control circuitry pauses the presentation or the playback of the selected media content when the telephone number of the second audio communication device corresponds to the at least one third telephone number.