The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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:
Nov. 25, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 23, 2022
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ross B. Peard, San Jose, CA (US);

Pratik Shah, Milpitas, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 2420/03 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method performed by a first electronic device, the method includes, while engaged in a call with a second electronic device, initiating a joint media playback session in which the first and second electronic devices independently stream media content for synchronous playback; driving a speaker with a mix of a downlink signal of the call and an audio signal of the media content at an overall volume level; receiving a user-adjustment at a single volume control for the first electronic device to reduce the overall volume level; in response to the user adjustment, applying a first gain adjustment to the downlink signal and a second gain adjustment to the audio signal; and driving the speaker with a mix of the downlink signal and the audio signal at the reduced volume level.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Peard, Ross. (2025). Method and system for volume control (U.S. Patent No. 12481476). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12481476

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…