Patent ID: 6496205
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: G06F,G09G,H01H,H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
In a client processing system coupled to at least one server processing system over a network, wherein the client processing system is coupled to a display device, a method of providing a user interface for controlling audio functions of the client processing system, the method comprising the steps of:determining that the client processing system is receiving audio data from a server processing system; determining whether the audio data comprises a live audio stream; and in response to determining that the client system is receiving audio data from a server processing system, displaying on the display device an audio control panel that provides a user interface for allowing a user to control a plurality of audio functions associated with the audio data, wherein, if it has been determined that the audio data comprises a live audio stream, at least one audio function that does not apply to live audio streams is disabled on the audio control panel by displaying a corresponding button on the audio control panel in a manner that indicates that the at least one audio function is unavailable.