Automatic computer audio input and output control
View Patent ↗An automatic arrangement for deactivating a computer's speaker or microphone immediately upon the unplugging of an external headphone, speaker or microphone from the computer. Similar principles can be employed in other contexts where there is a desire to afford different types or levels of audio output to different parties or in different settings.
1. A system for automatic audio control, comprising:
a processor;
a built in microphone in communication with said processor;
a module which acts to control said built in microphone; and
a memory storing code accessible by said processor to prompt said module to automatically deactivate said built in microphone responsive to a disconnect with respect to one or more external audio input element.
2. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more jacks for accommodating an external audio output element.
3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein said one or more jacks comprises a one or more jacks for accommodating an external audio input element.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said code acts to prompt said module to alter a condition of said built in microphone responsive to a change in an ambient or operational condition.
5. The system according to claim 4 , wherein said code acts to prompt said module to alter a condition of said built in microphone according to at least one of: a user profile and a system location.
6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said memory storing code accessible by said processor further prompts said module to automatically regulate an audio input from said built in microphone responsive to detection of a user profile.
7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein to automatically deactivate comprises automatically deactivating said built in microphone responsive to a disconnect of at least one external audio input element.
8. A method for automatic audio control, comprising:
enabling a built in microphone in a computer; and
automatically deactivating said built in microphone responsive to a disconnect with respect to at least one external audio input element.
9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising altering a condition of said built in microphone according to at least one of: a user profile and a computer location.
10. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising: automatically regulating audio input from said built in microphone responsive to detection of a user profile.
11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein said automatically deactivating comprises automatically deactivating said built in microphone responsive to a disconnect of at least one external audio input element.
12. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform acts of automatic audio control, said acts comprising:
enabling a built in microphone in a computer; and
automatically deactivating said built in microphone responsive to a disconnect with respect to at least one external audio input element.
13. The program storage device according to claim 12 , wherein said automatically deactivating comprises automatically deactivating said built in microphone responsive to a disconnect of at least one external audio input element.