US 12,250,492 B2
Method and apparatus for reducing interference from content play in multi-device environment
Gaurav Gandhi, Bengaluru (IN); Kuppappa Dandappa Harijan, Bengaluru (IN); Siddhartha Pande, Bengaluru (IN); Deviprasad Punja, Bangalore (IN); and Madhusudhan Srinivasan, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/126,776.
Application 18/126,776 is a continuation of application No. 17/511,918, filed on Oct. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,641,444.
Application 17/511,918 is a continuation of application No. 16/907,754, filed on Jun. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,190,727, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Application 16/907,754 is a continuation of application No. 16/525,364, filed on Jul. 29, 2019, granted, now 10,728,493, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0247173 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 5/911 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 5/911 (2013.01) [H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 29/004 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a request to record audio at a first device;
determining whether a second device is playing audio in a vicinity of the first device; and
in response to determining the second device is playing audio in the vicinity of the first device, performing the request to record audio at the first device, and, for a duration of the recording of the first device, at least one of muting of an audio output device operatively connected to the second device, or interrupting of play of content on the second device.