VOLUME CUSTOMIZATION

• US 20130128119A1
• Filed: 11/21/2011
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Mohammed, Saleem S., Raman, Sampath, Madathodiyil, Baburaj, Senthil, Vijay, Surianarayanan, Vinodkrishnan, Sriraman, Venkatesan
• Granted Patent: US 9,215,507 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/563
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42226 Reprogrammable remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/443 OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4751 for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4852 for modifying audio parameters, e.g. switching between mono and stereo
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6547 comprising parameters, e.g. for client setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38

Abstract

A method may include identify an application launched in a device by a user or a program or a channel selected by the user for playing. The method may further include querying a database to determine whether the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, wherein the database includes information identifying preset volume settings for a plurality of applications, a plurality of programs, or a plurality of channels. The method may include setting, when the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, the volume according the preset volume settings during execution of the application or playing of the program or channel. The method may also include prompting the user to set volume settings associated with the application, program, or channel when the application is not associated with the preset volume settings.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying an application launched in a device by a user or a program or a channel selected by the user for playing;

querying a database to determine whether the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, wherein the database stores information identifying preset volume settings for a plurality of applications, a plurality of programs, or a plurality of channels;

setting, when the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, the volume according to the preset volume settings during execution of the application or playing of the program or channel; and

prompting the user to set volume settings associated with the application, program, or channel when the application is not associated with preset volume settings.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the preset volume settings include a volume level for the application, program, or channel.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the preset volume settings include a maximum volume level above which the application, program, or channel cannot exceed.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the user is associated with a profile, the method further comprising:

preventing altering of the maximum volume level by the user based on privileges associated with the profile that prevent altering of the maximum volume level.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the user is a first user and the profile is a first profile, the method further comprising:

allowing altering of the maximum volume level by a second user based on privileges associated with a second profile that allow altering of the maximum volume level.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the preset volume settings include a time frame during which the preset volume settings apply.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the application, program, or channel includes identifying the program selected for playing, wherein the preset volume settings include a genre of programming for which the preset volume settings apply.

8. A device comprising:

a memory to store instructions; and

a processor to execute instructions to;

receive a command initiated by a user to launch an application or play a channel or program;

query a database to determine whether the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, wherein the database stores preset volume settings for a plurality of applications, programs, or channels;

set, when the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, the volume according to the preset volume settings during execution of the application or playing of the channel or program; and

prompt the user to set volume settings associated with the application when the application is not associated preset volume settings.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the preset volume settings include a volume level to set for the application, program, or channel.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the preset volume settings include a maximum volume level above which the application, program, or channel cannot exceed.

13. The device of claim 8, wherein the preset volume settings include a time frame during which he preset volume settings apply.

14. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor receives a selection of the program for playing, and wherein the preset volume settings include a genre of programming for which the preset volume settings apply.

11. The device of clam 10, wherein the user is associated with a profile, and wherein the processor is configured to prevent altering of the maximum volume level by the user based on privileges associated with the profile that prevent altering of the maximum volume level.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the user is a first user and the profile is a first profile, and wherein the processor is configured to allow altering of the maximum volume level by a second user based on privileges associated with a second profile that allow altering of the maximum volume level.

15. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for execution by a processor, the instructions including:

one or more instructions to determine an application launched in a device by a user or a program or a channel selected by the user for playing;

one or more instructions to query a database to determine whether the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, wherein the database stores preset volume settings for a plurality of applications, a plurality of programs, or a plurality of channels;

one or more instructions to set, when the application, program, or channel is associated with preset volume settings, the volume according to the preset volume settings during execution of the application or playing of the program or channel; and

one or more instructions to prompt the user to set volume settings associated with the application, program, or channel when the application is not associated preset volume settings.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the preset volume settings include a volume level to set for the application, program, or channel.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the preset volume settings include a maximum volume level above which the application, program, or channel cannot exceed.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the user is associated with a profile, father comprising:

one or more instruction to prevent altering of the maximum volume level by the user based on privileges associated with the profile that prevent altering of the maximum volume level.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the user is a first user and the profile is a first profile, the method further comprising:

one or more instructions to allow altering of the maximum volume level by a second user based on privileges associated with a second profile that allow altering of the maximum volume level.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the preset volume settings include a time frame during which the preset volume settings apply.