Patent ID: 7502480
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a system having one or more software applications for generating audio signals, wherein the system includes an audio setting hierarchy, a method for managing system audio settings, the method comprising causing one or more processors to perform the following acts: generating a system audio settings control corresponding to a processing of audio signals from a first software application through the audio setting hierarchy, wherein the audio setting hierarchy comprises a plurality of stages of a computer system, wherein the audio signals generated by the one or more software applications are processed within the plurality of stages of the computer system, and wherein a volume setting control of each stage of the computer system impacts the overall volume of audio signals generated by the one or more software applications; obtaining a user manipulation of the first software application system audio settings control; and adjusting one or more audio settings in the audio setting hierarchy corresponding to the user manipulation of the system audio settings control, wherein adjusting the system audio settings includes: