Patents by Inventor James H. ROYAL

James H. ROYAL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Adjusting audio volume based on a size of a display area
    Patent number: 9703523
    Abstract: Embodiments herein adjust speaker volume according to a predefined volume level assigned to a display device that displays an application generating audio output. In one example, the display device is assigned a volume level that is a function of the size of its display area. When an application displayed on the monitor begins to output audio, the audio is outputted using the volume level assigned to the monitor. If a computing system includes multiple display devices, the computing system automatically changes the volume setting of a speaker as the application outputting the audio is moved from one display device to another. Once the application moves from a first display device to a second display device, the computing system automatically adjusts the speaker volume to the volume level assigned to the second display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa K. Armstrong, Kathleen M. Garitty, Michelle A. Mandel, James H. Royal
  • ADJUSTING AUDIO VOLUME BASED ON A SIZE OF A DISPLAY AREA
    Publication number: 20170192740
    Abstract: Embodiments herein adjust speaker volume according to a predefined volume level assigned to a display device that displays an application generating audio output. In one example, the display device is assigned a volume level that is a function of the size of its display area. When an application displayed on the monitor begins to output audio, the audio is outputted using the volume level assigned to the monitor. If a computing system includes multiple display devices, the computing system automatically changes the volume setting of a speaker as the application outputting the audio is moved from one display device to another. Once the application moves from a first display device to a second display device, the computing system automatically adjusts the speaker volume to the volume level assigned to the second display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Lisa K. ARMSTRONG, Kathleen M. GARITTY, Michelle A. MANDEL, James H. ROYAL