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Leonard D Zuvela

Mei Ling Wilson

Sang Kun Choe

Garrett McAuliffe

John Herbert Chiloyan

A computing device includes one or more camera systems, each camera system including software and/or hardware to provide various different camera-related capabilities. The camera system maintains one or more profiles, each profile identifying different capabilities of the camera system that the computing device is configured to use concurrently. The one or more profiles are provided to a program on the computing device, allowing the program to know which capabilities the computing device is configured to use concurrently. If a profile provided by the camera system indicates that the computing device is configured to use certain capabilities concurrently (e.g., capturing images and recording video at certain resolutions), then the program allows a user to select options for using those capabilities concurrently. However, if no such profile exists, the program does not allow a user to select options for using those capabilities concurrently.

Profiles identifying camera capabilities

Profiles identifying camera capabilities that are usable concurrently

A method and apparatus logs outgoing phone symbols dialed from an extension. To log the phone numbers, a switching network is coupled to the phone lines and passes a Dual Tone Multiple Frequency signal from the extension to a CODEC. The CODEC converts the analog signal it receives into a series of digital values that are passed to a digital signal processor. The digital signal processor decodes the series of digital values into a set of dialed-symbol values indicative of symbols dialed by the extension. The dialed-symbol values are packaged by a processing unit interface and transmitted to the processing unit where they are stored in a log database.

Method and apparatus for logging DTMF phone symbols dialed from an extension

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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Leonard D Zuvela