Patent ID: 8644481
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling audio output rendered from a computing system, the method comprising: the computing system routing an audio stream from a logical audio driver to a master audio controller; the computing system using the master audio controller to adjust at least one attribute of the audio stream; the computing system forwarding the audio stream from the master audio controller to a respective audio output driver; the computing system using the respective audio output driver to render the adjusted audio stream as audio output at an audio output device that is connected to the computing system; the computing system receiving an event, the event comprising an incoming telephone call received at the computing system and a corresponding user interaction with a telephony button at the computing system; and the computing system, in response to the incoming telephone call and subsequent to the corresponding user interaction with the telephony button, but prior to connecting the telephone call to the audio output device, temporarily pausing the rendering of the audio stream and such that audio output corresponding to the audio stream is no longer rendered at the audio output device during the temporary pausing.