H03G 3/342
Muting when some special characteristic of the signal is sensed which distinguishes
Official title: {Muting when some special characteristic of the signal is sensed which distinguishes it from noise, e.g. using speech detector (H03G3/344, H03G3/345 take precedence)}
H03G3/342 (Muting when some special characteristic of the signal is sensed which distinguishes) appears on 110 US grants and 78 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Headset communication system3 Jun 2025US 12,323,119 B2Gentex Corporation
- Audio playback settings for voice interaction19 Nov 2024US 12,149,897 B2Sonos, Inc.
- Automatic volume control for game and chat audio4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155802 A1Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
- System and method for automatic attenuation of entertainment audio based on background audio1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001402 A1Harman International Industries, Incorporated
- Audio Playback Settings for Voice Interaction3 Jul 2025US 2025/0220372 A1Sonos, Inc.
- Headset Communication System22 May 2025US 2025/0167746 A1Gentex Corporation
- Methods and devices for controlling audio parameters14 Nov 2024US 2024/0378014 A1Dolby International AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic volume attenuation for speech enabled devices218US 9,324,322 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2016
- Variable speaker muting based on received data184US 5,151,922 AMotorola, Inc. · 1992
- Circuit and method of digital carrier detection for burst mode communication systems81US 5,199,049 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1993
- Muting circuit for a radio receiver72US 3,939,431 AMotorola, Inc. · 1976
- Voice switched gain system66US 4,696,032 ASiemens Corporate Research & Support, Inc. · 1987