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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Vysk Communications, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventor:
Waleed Sami Haddad, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
VYSK COMMUNICATIONS, INC., San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 11/04 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2006.01); G03B 31/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); G03B 11/045 (2013.01); G03B 17/565 (2013.01); G03B 31/00 (2013.01); G10K 11/002 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for use with an electronic device having a microphone and a camera. The apparatus comprises a structure configured to detachably couple to the device, and a shutter supported by the structure and comprising a lens shutter configured to obscure a lens of the camera when in an engaged position. A generator is supported by the structure and configured to generate a force that acts on the microphone and renders the microphone unresponsive to voice sounds.