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United States Patent

Neufeld et al.

(io) Patent No.: (45) Date of Patent:

US 7,149,814 B2 Dec. 12, 2006

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE
SOUND ON A REMOTE CONSOLE

Inventors: E. David Neufeld, Magnolia, TX (US);

Judy A. Neufeld, Magnolia, TX (US)

Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development

Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US)

Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 760 days.

Appl. No.: 10/037,689

Filed: Jan. 4, 2002

Prior Publication Data

US 2003/0131065 Al Jul. 10, 2003

Int. CI.

G06F15/16 (2006.01)

U.S. CI 709/248; 709/217; 709/220;

709/223; 709/224; 345/156; 715/500.1

Field of Classification Search 709/220,

709/221, 223, 227, 231, 217, 222, 250, 224, 709/248,249; 714/37; 713/201; 710/22; 371/2,98; 717/172; 345/156,1.2; 704/208, 704/500; 381/56,58; 715/500,500.1 See application file for complete search history.

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(Continued) Primary Examiner—ThuHa Nguyen

A technique is provided for emulating sound of a remote computer system, such as a server, on another computer system interfacing with the remote computer system via a network. The technique emulates sound of the remote computer system by using a standard audio format or by copying audio settings of the remote computer system to the interfacing computer system. For example, the input/output addresses, sound tables, and register settings of audio circuitry for the remote computer system may be detected, copied, transferred, and used by audio circuitry for the interfacing computer system.

30 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets

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