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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1997
Gary Jones, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Leonard Shoell, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Andrea Electronics, Corp., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for allowing a WINDOWS computer user to effectively utilize audio applications in a WINDOWS 95 or WINDOWS NT operating system by individually setting the controls of the computer sound card by an improved dialog-based tabbed menu system. Upon loading and starting the computer software system of the present invention in the WINDOWS based computer, the WINDOWS 95 or NT operating system is queried for the type of computer sound card driver installed. Next, the computer sound card driver software is queried to determine the capabilities and requirements of a computer sound card and is adjusted to meet the specifics capabilities and requirements of the computer sound card detected. Further, the present software system allows the user to conveniently organize dialog-based tabbed menus for controlling the computer sound card settings with provision for simplifying the configuration of microphone related settings. Further, the present invention includes a built-in validation capability which alerts the user when improper related settings are detected and provides the user an easy method of correction.