Patent ID: 11863943
Assignee: nan
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A blocker device affixed to a mobile device and configured to selectively prevent a microphone of the mobile device from discerning one or more audio signals, the blocker device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the blocker device to:
enable, based on a determination of a position or an orientation of the mobile device, a blocking mode, wherein, during the blocking mode, the blocker device outputs a jamming signal that prevents the microphone of the mobile device from discerning one or more first audio signals while allowing one or more other inputs of the mobile device to receive one or more signals;
detect a change of at least one of a position or an orientation of the blocker device, wherein the change of the at least one of the position or the orientation of the blocker device corresponds to a change in the position or the orientation of the mobile device;
detect a user's grip on the blocker device;
determine, based on the change of the at least one of the position or the orientation of the blocker device and based on detecting the user's grip, that a gesture input corresponding to a trigger to enter a pass-through mode has been received;
based on determining that the gesture input has been received, disable the blocking mode and enable a pass-through mode, wherein, during the pass-through mode, the blocker device allows the microphone of the mobile device to discern one or more second audio signals; and
re-enable, based on a determination to end the pass-through mode, the blocking mode.