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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2020
Ppip Llc, Chandler, AZ (US);
Michael Fong, Chandler, AZ (US);
Neric Hsin-wu Fong, Tempe, AZ (US);
Teddy David Thomas, Bedford, NH (US);
PPIP, LLC, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, an apparatus for privacy protection is provided. The apparatus includes an audio output device arranged to output sound directed to an audio input device of a second device. The apparatus further includes an audio coupling interface arranged to provide a cavity for the audio output device and the audio input device of the second device. The apparatus also includes a spectral shaper, coupled to the audio output device, operable to apply a spectral envelope to an audio signal in order to produce a shaped audio signal, wherein the shaped audio signal is selectively coupled to the audio output device.