Method and system for unified audio control on a personal computer
First Claim
1. A method for controlling audio devices in a computer system, the method comprising:
- an act of powering down one or more components of the computer system to transition the computer system into a powered-down mode;
subsequent to transitioning the computer system into the powered-down mode and while the computer system remains in the powered-down mode;
an act of receiving an event indicating a change in the state of a first audio device at the computer system;
an act of communicating the event to a configurable audio controller;
an act of determining a change in a setting of at least one other audio device from among the plurality of audio devices in response to the indicated changed state of the first audio device; and
an act of changing the setting of the at least one other audio device as a result of the determination.
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Abstract
A system and method for improved audio controls on a personal computer is provided. The system and method provide a unified architecture for audio controls across hardware and software interfaces of the personal computer. An intelligent facility may automatically change audio controls for users to simply interact with various communications and media applications. To this end, a configurable audio controller intelligently handles various aspects of the system'"'"'s audio devices by following various rules that may be based at least in part on user-configurable settings and a current operating state. The present invention also provides audio controls so that a user may easily change audio settings such as the volume of an audio output device. There are many applications that may use the present invention for automatic control of audio devices based upon the user'"'"'s context.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for controlling audio devices in a computer system, the method comprising:
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an act of powering down one or more components of the computer system to transition the computer system into a powered-down mode; subsequent to transitioning the computer system into the powered-down mode and while the computer system remains in the powered-down mode; an act of receiving an event indicating a change in the state of a first audio device at the computer system; an act of communicating the event to a configurable audio controller; an act of determining a change in a setting of at least one other audio device from among the plurality of audio devices in response to the indicated changed state of the first audio device; and an act of changing the setting of the at least one other audio device as a result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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