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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2019
Ppip Llc, Tempe, AZ (US);
Michael Fong, Chandler, AZ (US);
Neric Hsin-wu Fong, Tempe, AZ (US);
Teddy David Thomas, Bedford, NH (US);
Haydn Bennett Taylor, Detroit, MI (US);
PPIP, LLC, Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, an apparatus for privacy protection is provided. The apparatus includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion arranged to receive and enclose one or more personal communication devices. The apparatus further includes at least one sound attenuation layer disposed in the second housing portion, the at least one sound attenuation layer absorbs sound. The apparatus also includes a noise generator to provide one or more noise signal streams and audio output device(s), which are at least partially supported by the first housing portion and coupled to the noise generator to receive the one or more noise signal streams. The audio output device(s) are operable to output noise signal based on the one or more noise signal streams and direct the noise signal at the one or more personal communication devices placed adjacent the at least one sound attenuation layer.