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macrumors.com - 4/23/2009

Apple Researching Methods to Offer Customized Control of Browser-Based Audio Content

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In a patent application filed in November 2007 and released today, Apple reveals that it is researching methods for providing customized audio control for Internet browser content. The research is targeting the inability for a single system volume s...

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Apple patent hints at volume controls in Safari
CNET News - Apple — ... Macrumors has spotted a patent filed by Apple back in late 2007 that shows volume controls that can be integrated into various Web browsers. Described as a way to control "audio signals which may or may not be welcomed by the user" the patent depicts a new panel that sits in the top, right-hand corner of a user's browser and allows per-site controls over incoming audio signals. There's also a mute button that can cut out just the sounds from the browser entirely while leaving sound from other desktop applications untouched. According to the patent, the key goal ...