US 2011/0085679 A1 · Intelligent Selective System Mute

Abstract

An approach is provided that receives a sound request from a requesting process. A selective mute setting is identified that corresponds to user enablement actions. If the selective mute setting is disabled the sound request is played at an audio output in response. However, if the selective mute setting being enabled, then steps are performed to determine whether to play the sound request. These steps include determining whether the sound request corresponds to one or more user sound request actions. If it is determined that the sound request corresponds to at least one of the user sound request actions then the sound request is audibly played at the audio output. However, if the sound request does not correspond to at least one of the user sound request actions, then the audio request is suppressed and not played at the audio output.

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Dependent claims

A machine-implemented method comprising:

receiving a sound request from a requesting process;
identifying a selective mute setting corresponding to one or more user enablement actions;
determining whether the sound request corresponds to one or more user sound request actions;
audibly playing the sound request at the audio output in response to determining that the sound request corresponds to at least one of the user sound request actions;
and
suppressing the sound request at the audio output in response to determining that the sound request fails to correspond with at least one of the user sound request actions.

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An information handling system comprising:

one or more processors;
a memory accessible by at least one of the processors;
an audible output device that plays audible output, the audible output device accessible by at least one of the processors;
a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions of:
receiving a sound request from a requesting process;
identifying a selective mute setting corresponding to one or more user enablement actions;
determining whether the sound request corresponds to one or more user sound request actions;
audibly playing the sound request at the audio output in response to determining that the sound request corresponds to at least one of the user sound request actions;
and
suppressing the sound request at the audio output in response to determining that the sound request fails to correspond with at least one of the user sound request actions.

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A computer program product stored in a computer readable medium, comprising functional descriptive material that, when executed by an information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform actions comprising:

receiving a sound request from a requesting process;
identifying a selective mute setting corresponding to one or more user enablement actions;
determining whether the sound request corresponds to one or more user sound request actions;
audibly playing the sound request at the audio output in response to determining that the sound request corresponds to at least one of the user sound request actions;
and
suppressing the sound request at the audio output in response to determining that the sound request fails to correspond with at least one of the user sound request actions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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