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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166287 | Method and system for unified audio control on a personal computer A system and method for improved audio controls on a personal computer is provided. The system and method provide a unified architecture for audio controls across hardware and software interfaces of the personal computer. An intelligent facility may automatically ch... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8127125 | Method and system for unified audio control on a personal computer A system and method for improved audio controls on a personal computer is provided. The system and method provide a unified architecture for audio controls across hardware and software interfaces of the personal computer. An intelligent facility may automatically ch... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7913182 | Method and system for auxiliary display of information for a computing device A method and system for auxiliary display of information for a computing device. An auxiliary display is integrated with a computing system to provide an area where notifications can be peripherally presented off-screen. Whenever a background task sends a notificati... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7827232 | Record button on a computer system A record button that facilitates audiovisual input into a computer system without requiring manual interaction (direct manipulation interaction) with software. The record button may be grouped with transport controls, a standalone button, or grouped with other contr... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7624259 | Method and system for unified audio control on a personal computer A system and method for improved audio controls on a personal computer is provided. The system and method provide a unified architecture for audio controls across hardware and software interfaces of the personal computer. An intelligent facility may automatically ch... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7577429 | Real-time communications architecture and methods for use with a personal computer system A system and method for improved real-time communications in a computer system that eliminates the distinctions between various communication devices, communication channels and types of communication, including voice, text and video, is provided. When connected for... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7551199 | Computer camera system and method for reducing parallax A camera mounted on a computer system such as on a side of a monitor or behind a displayed image to reduce the parallax that results from a camera viewing angle that differs from a viewed party's viewing angle of a display, and that causes unnatural looking video co... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7548255 | Method and system for capturing video on a personal computer A system and method for improved video capture on a personal computer is provided. The personal computer is equipped with video controls and a camera with a privacy lens cover. A sensor for sensing when the lens cover is closed may be used along with an actuator for... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7443971 | Computer system with do not disturb system and method A do not disturb system and method in a computer system at which communications such as voice calls and text messages are received. A user or process may set a computer system into a do not disturb mode, in which any communication routed through the machine will be ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440556 | System and method for using telephony controls on a personal computer A system and method including telephony controls for handling telephony applications on a personal computer with integrated telephony capabilities is provided. The telephony controls include a hook switch, a talk button, a speakerphone button, a mute button, a flash... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7424740 | Method and system for activating a computer system A system and method for improved activation of a personal computer and/or other processing devices is provided. Power and security states are combined and further reduced to three activation states which may be operated by a single secure device. The system may incl... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7372371 | Notification lights, locations and rules for a computer system Notifications to computer users are provided via indicators such as lights. The indicators are controlled according to rules, to convey computer-related state information to users in a consistent manner. Locations of visible indicators are chosen to facilitate easy ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7240228 | Method and system for standby auxiliary processing of information for a computing device A method and system for auxiliary processing of information for a computing device. By simplifying the user managed power states to On and Standby, the computing device preserves its execution context by default when the machine is powered down. As a result, the com... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221331 | Method and system for auxiliary display of information for a computing device A method and system for auxiliary display of information for a computing device. An auxiliary display is integrated with a computing system to provide an area where notifications can be peripherally presented off-screen. Whenever a background task sends a notificati... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216221 | Method and system for unified audio control on a personal computer A system and method for improved audio controls on a personal computer is provided. The system and method provide a unified architecture for audio controls across hardware and software interfaces of the personal computer. An intelligent facility may automatically ch... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194611 | Method and system for navigation using media transport controls A system and method for improved navigation and access of computer media content using media transport controls is provided. These transport controls may be placed in various locations such as on the computer housing, on a keyboard, on a monitor or a remote control.... | 03/20/2007 |
| 5990871 | Ergonomic pointing device A pointing device that is ergonomically designed is shown and described. In a preferred embodiment designed for children aged 2-6, a relatively large ball is provided in a housing which has a gripping area or handle for each hand of a user, a portion of t... | 11/23/1999 |
