MEDIA CONTENT OUTPUT CONTROL

摘要

Control, based upon one or more pre-determined and user-configurable criterion, the loudness or intensity of audio as output by a television or handheld mobile device.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
detecting, by a computing device, a command to tune to particular programming at a time of broadcast of the particular programming by a satellite television provider; determining, by the computing device, whether at least one particular criterion that specifies a condition to attenuate audio of the particular programming as instantly output by an audio output device is applicable; and generating, by the computing device when the at least one particular criterion is applicable, a command to attenuate audio of the particular programming as instantly output by the audio output device to a finite volume level less than that prior the determining.