Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of operating a computer and computer for a softphone with headset
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Application No.: US14982361Application Date: 2015-12-29
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Publication No.: US09781503B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Tomasz Goldman , Stefan Heise
- Applicant: GN Netcom A/S
- Applicant Address: DK
- Assignee: GN NETCOM A/S
- Current Assignee: GN NETCOM A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK
- Agency: Altera Law Group, LLC
- Priority: EP14200685 20141230
- Main IPC: H04R1/10
- IPC: H04R1/10 ; G06F3/16 ; H04R27/00

Abstract:
A computer controller for a plurality of audio devices and audio applications and a method of control is disclosed. An audio subsystem is disclosed allowing multiple applications executed by the computer to exchange audio signals with multiple sound interface devices. A first sound interface device to emit a first loudspeaker sound signal in dependence on the first loudspeaker audio signal. The sound signal is received by an intermediate application and from the audio subsystem a first microphone audio signal depending on a first microphone sound signal received by the first sound interface device. An intermediate application causes a second sound interface device to emit a second loudspeaker sound signal in dependence on the second loudspeaker audio signal. This allows a user to conduct a softphone call using one headset connected to the computer, while the user's supervisor may listen in on the softphone call using a second headset connected to the same computer, however, without requiring any changes of the computer's hardware, its operating system or the softphone application.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160192056A1 METHOD OF OPERATING A COMPUTER AND COMPUTER FOR A SOFTPHONE WITH HEADSET Public/Granted day:2016-06-30
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