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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
Bradley Richard Degrazia, Seattle, WA (US);
Alan Darryl Gatzke, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Matthew R. Kuhlke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bradley Richard Degrazia, Seattle, WA (US);
Alan Darryl Gatzke, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Matthew R. Kuhlke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an apparatus comprising an alert device, an optical input device; and a controller coupled to the alert device and the optical input device. The controller is configured to send an alert via the alert device in response to a predetermined event. The controller is configured to recognize whether a face is detected by the optical input device, and to discontinue the alert responsive to determining that the face is being detected by the optical input device.