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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jarrett A. Ford, Alameda, CA (US);
Andrew T. Aude, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jae Woo Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kevin J. Ferrell, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 19/008 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 19/008 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04S 3/008 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to methods for managing audio channels for multiple applications using an audio channel management user interface that is generated by system software. In some embodiments, the audio channel management user interface enables a first type of operation associated with the application which is currently managing the audio channel.