Retail demo mode on GPS or IP reverse look up

摘要

A device such as a television automatically determines, on initial power up, its geographical location. If the television is determined to be residing in a retail store location it will automatically default to retail mode where picture and audio quality will be set to pre-specified settings conducive to a retail environment where the ambient light and sound levels are not what would typically be found in a residential environment. The invention consists of a software module and a database resident in the television that can determine, from interrogating either a GPS chip set, or obtaining identifying data from an attached wired or wireless network and matching the data to identifying data for retail store locations to determine if the television is located in a retail store. If the location of the television is determined to be in a retail store the television will initialize the video and audio quality for a retail store environment. If the location of the television is determined to not be in a retail store, the television will initialize the video and audio quality for a residential environment.

主权项

1. A device comprising
a display screen; an audio part that produces audio; a processor that receives content and produces output for the display screen and for the audio part based on said content; a memory, that stores settings for displaying the content; said processor operating to determine a location of the device, and based on the location to determine if the device is in a retail store or in a non retail store, and to store first settings in said memory that represent the device being in the retail store, said first settings comprise a first brighter output for the display screen and a second louder output for the audio part, and to store second settings in said memory that represent the device being in a non-retail setting, said second settings comprise a first less bright output for the display screen and a second less loud output for the audio part.