Application-independent audio stream mixer
US5890017A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2250/605
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Method and system aspects output a single audio stream from a plurality of audio streams provided by at least one application program running on a computer system with an audio device. Production of the single audio stream includes forming a server process in the computer system, emulating the audio device with the server process to allow any combination of audio stream formats, and manipulating the plurality of audio streams with the server process to form the single audio stream for maintaining transparency to the at least one application program.
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