Patent ID: 8699723
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: H03G,H04R,H04S

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a first audio device including an audio volume manager; a second audio device including a variable audio volume control that is responsive to the audio volume manager in the first audio device; and a communication control link between the first audio device and the second audio device that enables the audio volume manager in the first audio device to send control information to the variable audio volume control in the second audio device; the first audio device including a microphone, coupled to the audio volume manager, that directly measures a current audio volume of the second audio device as perceived at the first audio device, the audio volume manager sending control information via the communication control link to the variable audio volume control of the second audio device to instruct the second audio device to decrease the audio volume of the second audio device to a predetermined audio volume level that is a function of the current audio volume of the second audio device as perceived at the first audio device by the audio volume manager, wherein the audio volume manager receives status information that indicates when the first audio device and the second audio device are simultaneously in use, and wherein the audio volume manager switches from a monitoring mode to a control mode in response to the status information indicating that the first audio device and the second audio device are simultaneously in use, and wherein while in the control mode the second audio device decreases the audio volume of the second audio device to the predetermined audio volume level, the audio volume manager returning to the monitoring mode when the status information indicates that the first audio device and the second audio device are no longer simultaneously in use.