Patent ID: 8878678

Claim:
A method comprising: capturing samples of sound associated with an environment, the samples of sound being captured by a sensor, wherein the samples of sound are captured while a microphone is muted during a call; processing the samples of sound to determine whether the samples of sound likely include voice activity; when it is determined that the samples of sound likely include the voice activity, providing a first notification, the first notification being arranged to indicate that voice activity is detected and that the microphone is muted; determining, after providing the first notification, whether the microphone continues to be muted; when it is determined that the microphone continues to be muted, determining whether to provide a second notification arranged to indicate that the voice activity is detected and that the microphone is muted; and when it is determined that the second notification is not to be provided, identifying the samples of sound as including voice activity not intended for distribution with respect to the call.