US 12,225,161 B2
Blocking conference audio output
He-Di Liu, Taipei (TW); Ting Fong Wang, Taipei (TW); Hsin-Chih Lin, Taipei (TW); Xin-Chang Chen, Taipei (TW); and Yao Cheng Yang, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/335,831.
Prior Publication US 2024/0422265 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. H04M 3/56 (2006.01); H04M 9/08 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 3/568 (2013.01) [H04M 9/082 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a network communication interface, wherein the network communication interface is to connect the electronic device to a conference server via a first communication protocol;
a central control device communication interface, wherein the central control device communication interface is to connect the electronic device to a local central control device via a second communication protocol;
a microphone coupled to the electronic device; and
a processor to:
receive, at the microphone, audio located within an audio signal detection range of the microphone of the electronic device,
send the audio to the local central control device via the central control device communication interface for transmission from the local central control device to a nearby electronic device, and
send, using the network communication interface, the audio to the conference server via the first communication protocol for transmission from conference server to the nearby electronic device,
wherein the processor is further to send the audio to the local central control device such that the audio is received by the nearby electronic device before the audio is received from the conference server by the nearby electronic device.