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Sound output setting apparatus, method, and computer-executable program

  • US 8,966,365 B2
  • Filed: 05/12/2011
  • Issued: 02/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a storage device storing machine readable code; and

    a processor executing the machine readable code, the machine readable code comprising;

    a silencing module that silences audio output from an audio device, wherein the silencing module comprises an audio driver that controls the external output of the audio of the audio device;

    a detection module that detects a sound playback request for an audio stream from an application program while silencing is set, wherein the detection module comprisesan audio service that receives a sound playback request from the application program and outputs the sound playback request to a kernel-mode driver, anda filter driver that intercepts the sound playback request while the audio device is silenced and outputs a select screen display request, the filter driver further causing the audio driver to execute a processing option selected by a user on a select screen;

    a display module that displays the select screen to allow the user to select the processing option, wherein the processing option comprises one or more of enabling audio output for a predetermined period and enabling audio output for the audio stream only; and

    a processing module that executes the processing option selected by the user on the select screen.

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