US 12,236,811 B2
On-air status indicator
Michael Vitiello, Carmel, CA (US); and Clint Ditto, Waco, TX (US)
Assigned to OAW Holdings LLC, Carmel, CA (US)
Filed by OAW Holdings LLC, Carmel, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/420,379.
Application 18/420,379 is a continuation of application No. 17/582,453, filed on Jan. 24, 2022, granted, now 11,922,835.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/141,673, filed on Jan. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0161662 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G09F 9/33 (2006.01); G09F 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC G09F 9/33 (2013.01) [G09F 13/04 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A peripheral device adapted for use with a communication device coupled to a microphone and a camera, said peripheral device comprising:
a housing having at least one illumination surface adapted to be viewable from a side of the peripheral device, the at least one illumination surface comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion;
a controller; and
an interface to the communication device, wherein
the controller causes the first portion of the at least one illumination surface to be illuminated upon determining that a meeting has been initiated via a communication application executed on the communication device,
the controller causes the second portion of the at least one illumination surface to be illuminated upon determining that a first user command has been issued at the communication device to activate the microphone and causes the second portion of the at least one illumination surface to be deactivated upon determining that a second user command has been issued at the communication device to deactivate the microphone; and
the controller causes the third portion of the at least one illumination surface to be illuminated upon determining that a third user command has been issued at the communication device to activate the camera and causes the third portion of the at least one illumination surface to be deactivated upon determining that a fourth user command has been issued at the communication device to deactivate the camera.