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Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 26, 2019
Applicant:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Kenneth Seethaler, Raleigh, NC (US);

Adam Jerome Cavenaugh, Cary, NC (US);

Kazuo Fujii, Tokyo, JP;

Koji Kawakita, Yokohoma, JP;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 25/78 (2013.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); G10L 15/25 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 25/78 (2013.01); G10L 15/25 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01); H04R 29/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions that may be executable by the at least one processor to receive input from a camera in communication with the at least one processor and to determine, based on the input from the camera, whether a user is currently speaking. The instructions may also be executable to present a notification regarding whether to unmute at least one microphone accessible to the at least one processor responsive to a determination that the user is currently speaking.


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