CONTROLLING MUTE FUNCTION ON TELEPHONE
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1. A method for controlling a mute function in a telephone device, the method comprising the steps of:
- while the mute function is active, voice recognition software in the telephone device processing sound detected by a microphone in the telephone device to recognize and identify one or more specific words as having been spoken by a specific person and not by another person, and in response, the telephone device activating an alarm in the telephone device to communicate that the mute function is active.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a mute function in a telephone device, and the telephone device and a computer program product that implements the method. The method includes: while the mute function is active, voice recognition software in the telephone device processes sound detected by a microphone in the telephone device to recognize and identify one or more specific words as having been spoken by a specific person and not by another person, and in response, the telephone device activates an alarm in the telephone device to communicate that the mute function is active.
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1. A method for controlling a mute function in a telephone device, the method comprising the steps of:
while the mute function is active, voice recognition software in the telephone device processing sound detected by a microphone in the telephone device to recognize and identify one or more specific words as having been spoken by a specific person and not by another person, and in response, the telephone device activating an alarm in the telephone device to communicate that the mute function is active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product for controlling a mute function in a telephone device, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage device in the telephone device and program code stored on the storage device, wherein the program code comprises:
program instructions (i) to process, by voice recognition software while the mute function is active, sound detected by a microphone in the telephone device and (ii) to recognize and identify, while the mute function is active, one or more specific words as having been spoken by a specific person and not by another person, and in response, (iii) to activate, while the mute function is active, an alarm in the telephone device to communicate that the mute function is active. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A telephone device, comprising:
- a mute function, a microphone for sensing sound reaching the telephone device, a processor, a memory, a computer-readable storage device and program code stored on the storage device for execution by the processor via the memory, wherein the program code comprises;
program instructions (i) to process, by voice recognition software while the mute function is active, sound detected by the microphone in the telephone device and (ii) to recognize and identify, while the mute function is active, one or more specific words as having been spoken by a specific person and not by another person, and in response, (iii) to activate, while the mute function is active, an alarm in the telephone device to communicate that the mute function is active. - View Dependent Claims (14, 16, 17, 18)
- a mute function, a microphone for sensing sound reaching the telephone device, a processor, a memory, a computer-readable storage device and program code stored on the storage device for execution by the processor via the memory, wherein the program code comprises;
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15. The telephone device of claim 15, wherein below the predetermined threshold, the detected sound is identified as being noise, as part of the identifying that the specific word is spoken by the specific person.
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