Patent attributes
A communication terminal includes a housing a sound sensing device, a tap determination circuit, and a controller. The housing at least partially encloses the sound sensing device, the tap determination circuit and the controller. The sound sensing device is configured to generate an electrical sense signal from an incident audible signal. The tap determination circuit is configured to determine the presence of a component of the sense signal that is associated with a physical tap on the housing and to generate an indication of an operator input based on the determined presence of the component of the sense signal that is associated with a physical tap. The controller is configured to utilize the indication of an operator input to perform one or more communication terminal functions.
