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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2013
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Mubashir A. Mian, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Rita H. Wouhaybi, Portland, OR (US);
Stanley Mo, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Tobias M. Kohlenberg, Portland, OR (US);
Jim S. Baca, Corrales, NM (US);
David M. Stanasolovich, Albuquerque, NM (US);
INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a first mobile device configured to initiate communication with at least one other mobile device. The first mobile device includes a status indicator configured to provide a persistent visual indication to a user of the status of a mute function of the first user device during the active communication. The first mobile device further includes a user interface configured to receive predefined user input and allow the user to toggle between mute and un-mute states based on the user input regardless of whether a display of the device is shut off and/or the user interface is locked.