Patent ID: 11869536
Assignee: QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that are executable by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a first signal representing an output by a piezoelectric micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) bone conduction sensor of the device;
receiving, by the at least one processor, a second signal representing an output by a piezoelectric MEMS acoustic transducer of the device, wherein the piezoelectric MEMS acoustic transducer is separate from the piezoelectric MEMS bone conduction sensor;
determining that the first signal representing the output by the piezoelectric MEMS bone conduction sensor is indicative of an absence of voice activity; and
in response to determining that the first signal is indicative of an absence of voice activity by a user, generating a control signal that causes the second signal from the piezoelectric MEMS acoustic transducer to be muted.