Record button on a computer system

US7827232B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Eric Gould Bear · Bellevue, US
• Chad Magendanz · Issaquah, US
• Aditha May Adams · Seattle, US
• Carl J. Ledbetter · Mercer Island, US
• Steve Kaneko · Bellevue, US
• Dale C. Crosier · Kirkland, US
• Scott Plank · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 5, 2003
• Grant date: Nov 2, 2010
• Expiry date: Aug 13, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G10L15/26
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A record button that facilitates audiovisual input into a computer system without requiring manual interaction (direct manipulation interaction) with software. The record button may be grouped with transport controls, a standalone button, or grouped with other controls. The record button may be actuated with different types of actuation techniques, each of which may correspond to a different audio and/or video operating mode, which may be user configurable. A record light may be provided to notify the user of the current recording mode via variable colors and/or flash patterns. The record button can work in conjunction with a camera button and with manual software switching of recording modes.