Enhanced telephony computer user interface allowing user interaction and control of a telephone using a personal computer
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1. A method for controlling audio output rendered from a computing system, the method comprising:
- the computing system rendering media at one or more speakers at a particular volume setting;
the computing system detecting a telephone call;
the computing system, upon detecting the telephone call, automatically pausing the media;
the computing system, after pausing the media, lowering the particular volume setting of the media, such that the particular volume setting of the media is lowered to a new lower volume setting while the media is paused;
the computing system detecting a termination of the telephone call; and
the computing system unpausing the media and resuming rendering of the media at the one or more speakers at the new lower volume setting, which is not completely muted.
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Abstract
Enhanced telephony computer user interfaces seamlessly integrate and leverage the features of personal computers and telephones. The manner in which media is presented at a computing system can also be modified automatically in response to detected telephone operations. These modifications can include pausing media in response to a detected telephone call and/or adjusting a volume of the media presentation. The media presentation/volume can also be resumed/restored upon detecting that the telephone call has terminated.
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1. A method for controlling audio output rendered from a computing system, the method comprising:
- the computing system rendering media at one or more speakers at a particular volume setting;
the computing system detecting a telephone call;
the computing system, upon detecting the telephone call, automatically pausing the media;
the computing system, after pausing the media, lowering the particular volume setting of the media, such that the particular volume setting of the media is lowered to a new lower volume setting while the media is paused;
the computing system detecting a termination of the telephone call; and
the computing system unpausing the media and resuming rendering of the media at the one or more speakers at the new lower volume setting, which is not completely muted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- the computing system rendering media at one or more speakers at a particular volume setting;
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7. A computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer storage device comprising non-volatile storage having stored computer-executable instructions which, when executed by one or more computer processor of a computing system, implement a method comprising;
the computing system rendering media at one or more speakers at a particular volume setting;
the computing system detecting a telephone call;
the computing system, upon detecting the telephone call, automatically pausing the media;
the computing system, after pausing the media, lowering the particular volume setting of the media, such that the particular volume setting of the media is lowered to a new lower volume setting while the media is paused;
the computing system detecting a termination of the telephone call; and
the computing system unpausing the media and resuming rendering of the media at the one or more speakers at the new lower volume setting, which is not completely muted. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- one or more computer storage device comprising non-volatile storage having stored computer-executable instructions which, when executed by one or more computer processor of a computing system, implement a method comprising;
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14. A computing system comprising:
- a speaker;
at least one processor; and
system memory having stored computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor of a computing system, implement a method comprising;
the computing system rendering media at one or more speakers at a particular volume setting;
the computing system detecting a telephone call;
the computing system, upon detecting the telephone call, automatically pausing the media;
the computing system, after pausing the media, lowering the particular volume setting of the media, such that the particular volume setting of the media is lowered to a new lower volume setting while the media is paused;
the computing system detecting a termination of the telephone call; and
the computing system unpausing the media and resuming rendering of the media at the one or more speakers at the new lower volume setting, which is not completely muted. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a speaker;
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