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Garrett McAuliffe

Leonard D Zuvela

A computer implemented method and system for switching from one application to a second application. A user enters a &ldquo;switch to&rdquo; command, either directly or imbedded within a macro. A determination is then made whether the application to be switched to is running. If the application is running, the focus of the operating system is switched to the second application. If the second application is not running, then the application is launched. When determining whether the application is running, determinations are made regarding whether the application is invisible or owned.

System and method for switching between software applications in multi-window operating system

A computer implemented voice recognition method and system for adjusting an input level to adjust the input signal amplitude level of spoken words to enhance voice recognition. A user is prompted with a word to speak into a microphone. The spoken word is converted into an analog electrical signal having an input signal amplitude level. A sound card then converts this analog signal to a digital stream of data. This input signal amplitude level is compared to a reference amplitude level. An adjustment to an input volume control is made with respect to the comparison to adjust the input signal amplitude level to approach the reference amplitude level. The invention also uses an iterative process for a set number of iterations to make the adjustment for the input signal amplitude level to approach the reference amplitude level.

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