Patent ID: 9560208
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H04M

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: monitoring a local audio stream collected by an audio input device associated with a communication device in a multi-party call for local audio content, wherein the multi-party call includes a plurality of communication devices communicatively connected across a communication network; monitoring a remote audio stream associated with the multi-party call for remote audio content, wherein the remote audio stream represents a combined signal of audio content received from each communication device participating in the multi-party call; determining, by the communication device and based on the remote audio content, whether the local audio content is absent from the remote audio content; and providing, by a notification service associated with the communication device, a mute notification to the communication device when the local audio content is determined to be absent from the remote audio content, wherein the mute notification causes the communication device to present at least one audible and visual alert to an output device of the communication device.