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

Claim 12:
13. A method of a computing device, the method comprising:
determining whether a first mode or a second mode is selected;
if the first mode is selected, connecting a microphone to a sound processing logic; and
if the second mode is selected:
disconnecting the microphone from the sound processing logic;
connecting an audio source to the sound processing logic;
directing audio from the audio source to the sound processing logic instead of the microphone, wherein the audio source:
serves as a replacement for the microphone; and
generates a repeated fixed signal: and

while the second 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 second mode remains selected.