Method and Apparatus for Automatically Suppressing Computer Keyboard Noises in Audio Telecommunication Session

A computer, comprising:

• an input interface receiving input audio from a microphone;
• an output interface sending output audio to a far-end in a communication session;
• a device interface coupled to a keyboard;
• and
• a communication application executing on the computer and in communication with the input interface, the output interface, and the device interface, the communication application automatically muting the microphone in response to a detected key event from the device interface and initiating a timer to maintain the microphone in a muted state for a time period to prevent sending substantial keyboard noises to the far-end in the communication session.

A telephony device, comprising:

• an input interface receiving input audio from a microphone;
• an output interface sending output audio to a far-end in a communication session;
• a communication interface coupled to a computer having a keyboard and receiving a key event detected from the keyboard by the computer;
• and
• a communication application executing on the telephony device and in communication with the input interface, the output interface, and the communication interface, the communication application automatically muting the microphone in response to a detected key event from the communication interface and initiating a timer to maintain the microphone muted for a time period to prevent sending keyboard noises to the far-end in the communication session.