Patent ID: 11928385
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising program instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the processor to:
upon selection of a first mode:
connect a microphone of the computing device to a sound processing logic of the computing device; and

upon selection of a second mode:
disconnect the microphone from the sound processing logic;
connect an audio source of the computing device to the sound processing logic;
direct audio from the audio source to the sound processing logic instead of from the microphone, wherein the audio source serves as a replacement for the microphone;
provide feedback that the second mode is selected: and
upon selection of a mute function:
prevent the feedback to a recipient until the mute function is deselected while the second mode remains selected.