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

Claim 0:
1. A computing device comprising:
a microphone;
an audio source;
sound processing logic connected to the microphone; and
a processor to:
determine that a privacy mode has been selected;
determine that a mute function has been selected;
disconnect the microphone from the sound processing logic;
connect the audio source 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; and
while the privacy mode and the mute function are selected, prevent the audio from the audio source from being transmitted via the sound processing logic to a recipient until the mute function is deselected while the privacy mode remains selected.