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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2021
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Taylor G. Carrigan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Charles C. Hoyt, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Cyrus D. Irani, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Christopher J. Sanders, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04S 7/301 (2013.01); H04S 7/303 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer system causes output of audio information from a first application to a set of one or more audio output devices in accordance with a first audio output mode previously selected for the first application using a system audio output setting control. After, the computer system receives a request to play audio from a second application different from the first application. In response, the computer system causes output of audio information from the second application to the set of one or more audio output devices, including, in accordance with a determination that a second audio output mode, different from the first audio output mode, was previously selected for the second application using the system audio output setting control, causing output of the audio information from the second application via the set of one or more audio output devices in accordance with the second audio output mode.


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