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Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 28, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

David Douglas, Cary, NC (US);

Philip J. Jakes, Durham, NC (US);

Tin-Lup Wong, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Ken Seethaler, Raleigh, NC (US);

Kazuo Fujii, Yokohama, JP;

Koji Kawakita, Yokohama, JP;

Kelly C. Sean, Wake Forest, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer implemented method performed by a smart device includes receiving a meeting signal from a conference hub device in a meeting room indicative of an electronic conference, communicatively connecting with the conference hub in response to receiving the meeting signal, generating a communication tunnel to a smart device microphone, and accepting commands from the conference hub device to control the smart device microphone via the communication tunnel.


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