Patent ID: 9571628
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,G10L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method, comprising: displaying, by a telephone, a user interface (UI), wherein the telephone comprises a memory, a display, a processing unit running a volume control module, a primary microphone integrated with the telephone, an additional microphone integrated with the telephone, and a speaker integrated with the telephone; receiving, by the telephone, input from a user via the UI, wherein the input defines at least one user-configurable parameter of the volume control module; detecting, by the telephone, that the telephone is being used for a conversation; receiving, by the volume control module, data from the additional microphone; analyzing, by the volume control module, the data using natural language processing to determine usage of sensitive or confidential words in the conversation; and automatically adjusting a volume of the speaker of the telephone during the conversation based on the determining usage of sensitive or confidential words in the conversation, wherein the automatically adjusting comprises the volume control module causing the processing unit to reduce electrical power provided to the speaker to lower the volume of the speaker.