System and method for storage and retrieval of personal preference audio settings on a processor-based host

Abstract

A system and method for automatic storage and retrieval of personal audio settings used with telephony or other audio or multimedia application software running on stand-alone or networked computers or other processor-based host systems are disclosed. The system generally includes an audio device adapted to communicate with a processor-based host executing an audio software application, the audio device having configurable user-specific settings associated therewith. The audio software application enables the host to store audio settings specific to each user and to selectively retrieve and apply user-specific settings to the audio device for the current user. Examples of audio settings include audio device model, inbound and outbound volume levels, tone, frequency response, and sidetone volume. The audio device communicates with the host via a communications port such as a USB port. The host may be on a network sharing access to a central audio settings storage with other processor-based hosts via the network. Each user may store audio settings for multiple audio device such that the audio software application selectively retrieves the audio settings for the current user and for the audio device being used by the current user.