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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2007
Timothy R. Chavez, Austin, TX (US);
Jacob D. Eisinger, Austin, TX (US);
Jennifer E. King, Austin, TX (US);
William A. Reichert, Iii, Austin, TX (US);
Timothy R. Chavez, Austin, TX (US);
Jacob D. Eisinger, Austin, TX (US);
Jennifer E. King, Austin, TX (US);
William A. Reichert, III, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A phone call mute notification applies an aural effect to the user's speech, other parties' speech, non-speech, or combinations thereof. The phone call mute notification does not render speech unintelligible and may provide a constant indication that the phone call mute function is active. Furthermore, the phone call mute notification does not serve as a distraction to the user, because the aural effect may be applied to speech itself rather than drawing the attention of the user away from the speech.