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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2001
Applicants:
Michael L. Heubel, Marietta, GA (US);
Andrew W. Clegg, Roswell, GA (US);
Inventors:
Michael L. Heubel, Marietta, GA (US);
Andrew W. Clegg, Roswell, GA (US);
Assignee:
BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 15/00 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for generating a muting signal. The apparatus includes an audio signal detector for remotely receiving an audio signal and a processor in communication with the detector. The processor is configured to compare the received audio signal with a predetermined audio signal generated by a device and generate a muting signal when at least a component of the received audio signal matches the predetermined audio signal.