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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 24, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
David Justin Rappaport, San Francisco, CA (US);
Russell I. Sanchez, Seattle, WA (US);
Flavio Protasio Ribeiro, Bellevue, WA (US);
Woo Suk Lee, Fort Lee, NJ (US);
Bryan K. Mamaril, Seattle, WA (US);
Katherine M. Bailey, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
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.