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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2022
Indicator triggered activation of audio/video recording devices within a mobile communication device
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
George Anthony Albero, Charlotte, NC (US);
Dustin Paul Stocks, Stallings, NC (US);
Edward Lee Traywick, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Jake Michael Yara, Mint Hill, NC (US);
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Automatically and covertly activating audio/video mechanisms within a mobile communication device when a user is confronted with a duress-inducing event or a situation based on receipt of a duress indicator. The duress indicator is a subtle user input, such as a personal gesture, personal audible code or device input that triggers the covert activation of audio/video recording mechanisms on a mobile communication device. As a result, audio and/or video data of a duress-inducing event can be captured absent other parties to the duress-inducing event being aware that audio/video data is being captured.