Patents by Inventor Rita Vitorino

Rita Vitorino 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).

  • Audio device control method and apparatus
    Patent number: 8862993
    Abstract: A method of controlling an audio output device at a user terminal connected to a communication network and executing a communication client is provided. The method comprises: establishing a connection between a user of the user terminal and a further user over the communication network; responsive to establishing the connection, analyzing the status of the audio output device with the communication client; in the case that the communication client determines that the audio output device is in a muted state, controlling the audio output device to deactivate the muted state such that audio information transmitted from the further user via the connection can be heard by the user of the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Skype
    Inventors: Rita Vitorino, Mart Kelder, Julian Spittka
  • Audio device control method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20090319898
    Abstract: A method of controlling an audio output device at a user terminal connected to a communication network and executing a communication client is provided. The method comprises: establishing a connection between a user of the user terminal and a further user over the communication network; responsive to establishing the connection, analysing the status of the audio output device with the communication client; in the case that the communication client determines that the audio output device is in a muted state, controlling the audio output device to deactivate the muted state such that audio information transmitted from the further user via the connection can be heard by the user of the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Rita Vitorino, Mart Kelder, Julian Spittka