Annette M Crowley

US Patent:

7831054, Nov 9, 2010

Filed:

Jun 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/170286

Inventors:

Steven J. Ball - Seattle WA, US
Annette M. Crowley - Bellevue WA, US
Frank D. Yerrace - Woodinville WA, US
Mitchell K. Rundle - Bellevue WA, US
Patrick M. Baudisch - Seattle WA, US
Elliot Omiya - Kirkland WA, US
Stephen Smith - Woodinville WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H03G 3/00

US Classification:

381104, 381107, 381109, 381 61

Abstract:

A volume control may be provided with some integrated graphical indication of the presence and/or level of an audio signal that it controls. For example, a slider-type volume control may be provided with a signal meter within the slider itself. A volume control may be provided with a mechanism for showing the non-mute volume control level of a volume when the volume control is muted. For example, a slider-type volume control may display a ghosted slider tab at the level of volume control in effect before muting while at the same time displaying a regular slider tab at a muted level. A user may be able to glance at a volume control and quickly and intuitively understand aspects of the volume control's state such as the level and condition of the signal that is flowing through or blocked by (if muted) the control.

US Patent:

60724803, Jun 6, 2000

Filed:

Nov 5, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/964940

Inventors:

David Paul Harris Gorbet - San Francisco CA
Annette Marie Crowley - Bellevue WA
Vincent Teng-Wei Chun - San Bruno CA
Dennis Robert Austin - Los Altos CA
Bakul Vinodchandra Patel - Santa Clara CA
Paul O. Warrin - Sunnyvale CA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

345302

Abstract:

A computer-based system and method of creating and performing a soundtrack to accompany an electronic slide show presentation is disclosed. The method includes receiving input from a slide presentation author, the input specifying when the soundtrack is to begin, end, or change. The input also includes a specification of elements that control the soundtrack content. During an electronic slide show, when each slide (212) is displayed, the soundtrack specifications associated with the displayed slide (212) are retrieved. Based on the specifications, a music engine (230) is invoked with commands to control the composition and performance of a soundtrack that accompanies the currently displayed slide. The method also includes receiving specifications of motifs that are triggered to accompany predetermined events occurring during the electronic slide show.