US 11,880,512 B1
Computer peripheral devices and methods of using the same
Crawford Phillips, Charlotte, VT (US)
Assigned to Muted LLC, Charlotte, VT (US)
Filed by Muted LLC, Charlotte, VT (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/941,338.
Application 17/941,338 is a continuation of application No. 17/726,132, filed on Apr. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,449,153.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G08B 5/22 (2006.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0238 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G08B 5/22 (2013.01); H04N 23/66 (2023.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer peripheral device comprising:
a housing that defines an interior volume;
a microcontroller disposed in the interior volume;
at least one light emitting element disposed in the interior volume; and
an actuator coupled to the housing;
wherein the microcontroller is configured to transmit at least one command signal in response to a user activation of the actuator;
wherein the at least one command signal controls a function of a video conferencing application, wherein the function is at least one of a mute control for toggling a microphone of a computing device on and off and a video control for toggling a camera of a computing device on and off;
wherein the at least one command signal corresponds to a keyboard shortcut for controlling the function of the video conferencing application or the at least one command signal is a Human Interface Device (HID) command protocol signal.