Patent · US Active

System and method for muting audio associated with a source

US9288331B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

J. William Mauchly · Berwyn, US
Subrahmanyam Venkata Kunapuli · Fremont, US
Fei Yang · Longbeilingcun, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 16, 2011
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 30, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2203/509
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving audio at a plurality of microphones, identifying a sound source to be muted, processing the audio to remove sound received from the sound source at each of the microphones, and transmitting the processed audio. An apparatus is also disclosed.

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