# US 2018/0324285 A1 · One-touch group communication device control > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324285 A1 - Document ID: US20180324285A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/037,869 - Filed: 2018-07-17 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-13 - Assignees: Orion Labs, Inc. - Applicants: Orion Labs - Inventors: Mohammadali Parsian; Greg Albrecht; Jesse Robbins - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324285A1 ## CPC - H04M 1/0241: {using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call} - H04M 1/05: specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast - H04M 1/0225: {Rotatable telephones, i.e. the body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis perpendicular to the plane they define in closed position (combined with translation movement H04M1/0235)} - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04M 2201/38: Displays - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract One-touch transmission and one-touch silencing of a wearable group communication device utilize an end user device body and face that can be moved relative to one another in one or more simple, single-motion actions. One-touch audio transmission is enabled after an end user device is activated to enable communications. Depressing the end user device face relative to the end user device body enables audio transmission. While the face is in its depressed position audio can be transmitted. To cease audio transmission the face is released. One-touch audio silencing of an activated end user device can be performed by rotating the face relative to the body to silence audio broadcast. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication device comprising: a housing comprising: a body comprising a speaker and a microphone; and a cover coupled to the body, wherein the cover extends to cover substantially all of an upper portion of the body; wherein the cover is rotatable relative to the body between a first position and a second position; further wherein bidirectional communication using the speaker and microphone is enabled when the cover is in the first position and further wherein at least the speaker is silenced when the cover is in the second position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communication device of claim 1 further wherein the communication device provides a confirmation signal when the cover is rotated from one position to the other. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The communication device of claim 1 wherein the cover comprises an optical display, wherein the optical display presents a first visually perceptible confirmation when the cover is in the first position and a second visually perceptible confirmation when the cover is in the second position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The communication device of claim 3 wherein optical display comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and further wherein each visually perceptible confirmation comprises a colored LED animation. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The communication device of claim 1 wherein the communication device generates a haptic signal when the cover is in the second position in lieu of audio that would otherwise be broadcast. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The communication device of claim 3 wherein the optical display is positioned on the cover so that the optical display points to a first housing marker when the cover is in the first position and further wherein the optical display points to a second housing marker when the cover is in the second position. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The communication device of claim 6 further comprising an attachment mechanism; wherein the first housing marker is a first portion of the attachment mechanism and further wherein the second housing marker is a second portion of the attachment mechanism. ### Claim 8 A communication device comprising: a housing comprising: a body comprising a speaker and a microphone; and a cover coupled to the body, wherein the cover is movable relative to the body between a raised position relative to the body and a depressed position relative to the body and further wherein the cover extends to cover substantially all of an upper portion of the body; wherein the device is enabled to collect and transmit audio data when the cover is in the depressed position relative to the body and further wherein the microphone is disabled from collecting and transmitting audio data when the cover is in the raised position relative to the body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The communication device of claim 8 wherein further wherein the communication device provides a confirmation signal when the cover moved between the raised and depressed positions. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The communication device of claim 8 wherein the cover comprises an optical display, wherein the optical display presents a first visually perceptible confirmation when the cover is in the raised position and a second visually perceptible confirmation when the cover is in the depressed position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The communication device of claim 10 wherein optical display comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and further wherein each visually perceptible confirmation comprises a colored LED animation. ### Claim 12 An endpoint communication device comprising: a housing comprising: a body comprising a speaker and a microphone; a cover coupled to the body, wherein the cover extends to cover substantially all of an upper portion of the body; and wherein the endpoint communication device is configured to be linked to an intermediate communication device to comprise a communication node enabling communications to and from the endpoint communication device; wherein the cover is rotatable relative to the body between a first position and a second position about a rotational motion axis extending linearly through the body and the cover; further wherein the cover is depressible relative to the body between a raised position and a depressed position along a linear motion axis extending linearly through the body and the cover; further wherein bidirectional communication using the speaker and microphone is enabled when the cover is in the first position and further wherein at least the speaker is silenced when the cover is in the second position; and further wherein the device is enabled to collect and transmit audio data when the cover is in the depressed position and further wherein the microphone is disabled from collecting and transmitting audio data when the cover is in the raised position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The communication device of claim 12 further wherein the communication device provides a confirmation signal when the cover is rotated from one position to the other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The communication device of claim 12 wherein the cover comprises an optical display, wherein the optical display presents a first visually perceptible confirmation when the cover is in the first position and a second visually perceptible confirmation when the cover is in the second position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The communication device of claim 14 wherein optical display comprises one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and further wherein each visually perceptible confirmation comprises a colored LED animation. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The communication device of claim 12 wherein the communication device generates a haptic or light pulsation signal when the cover is in the second position in lieu of audio that would otherwise be broadcast. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The communication device of claim 13 wherein the confirmation signal comprises one of the following: an audio tone, a blinking light, or a haptic vibration. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The communication device of claim 12 wherein the intermediate communication device comprises one of the following: a cellphone, a smartphone, a gaming device, a tablet or a laptop. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The communication device of claim 12 further wherein the communication device provides an audible signal when the cover is moved to its depressed position. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The communication device of claim 12 wherein the rotational motion axis and the linear motion axis are collinear.