US Patent Application 17752478. AUDIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH NOVEL VISUAL INDICATIONS AND ADJUSTABLE MUTING simplified abstract

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AUDIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH NOVEL VISUAL INDICATIONS AND ADJUSTABLE MUTING

Organization Name

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC==Inventor(s)==

[[Category:David Justin Rappaport of San Francisco CA (US)]]

[[Category:Russell I. Sanchez of Seattle WA (US)]]

[[Category:Flavio Protasio Ribeiro of Bellevue WA (US)]]

[[Category:Woo Suk Lee of Fort Lee NJ (US)]]

[[Category:Bryan K. Mamaril of Seattle WA (US)]]

[[Category:Katherine M. Bailey of Seattle WA (US)]]

AUDIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH NOVEL VISUAL INDICATIONS AND ADJUSTABLE MUTING - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17752478 titled 'AUDIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH NOVEL VISUAL INDICATIONS AND ADJUSTABLE MUTING

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an audio communication device with unique visual indicators and adjustable muting capabilities.

  • The audio communication device has a processor and memory that stores instructions for performing various operations.
  • One operation is generating a first visual indicator that represents the audio of one or more users. This indicator reflects the quality of the audio.
  • The device also receives user input and can mute the microphone region based on this input.
  • When the microphone region is muted, a second visual indicator is generated, replacing part of the first indicator. This second indicator represents the muted region.
  • The purpose of these visual indicators is to provide users with a clear understanding of the audio status and quality during communication.


Original Abstract Submitted

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an audio communication device with novel visual indications and adjustable muting. In examples, an audio communication device is provided. The audio communication device includes at least one processor, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the audio communication device to perform a set of operations. The set of operations include generating a first visual indicator. The first visual indicator corresponds to audio of one or more users. The set of operations further include receiving a user-input, muting a microphone region of the audio communication device, based on the user-input, and generating a second visual indicator. The second visual indicator replaces at least a portion of the first visual indicator. The second visual indicator corresponds to the muted region. The first visual indicator is indicative of a quality of the audio.

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