IT202000007165A1 - CASE FOR ANTI INTERCEPTION AUDIO ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Google Patents

Description

HOUSING FOR ANTI ELECTRONIC DEVICES

AUDIO INTERCEPTIONS

The present invention refers to a case for electronic devices, such as mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, PCs, consoles, video games, etc. against environmental wiretapping, equipped with an electronic circuit capable of inhibiting the operation of the microphones present on the device, making any audio transmission from it unusable.

The evolution of mobile phones, smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices of our times has made it possible to use new interception systems more and more. sophisticated that through viruses capable of insinuating themselves into the phone software, allow without our knowledge, remote audio listening through the microphones on the device, transforming it into a powerful bug that is always on. You don't know how useful it can be and what level of protection it can offer. Instead, have the telephone perfectly efficient, excluding the functioning of the microphones at will, currently? a condition that you can not? check with certainty and safety. The only certainty? that becomes more and more? difficult to defend against possible intrusions and manipulations of any kind.

At present, against the intrusions in the software of mobile phones, aimed at carrying out environmental interceptions,? it is possible to act only through special applications to download on the phone, or by changing the settings from the operating menu, but what? doing the software would always remain exposed to manipulation from the outside and there would be no certainty of being protected. The purpose of the present invention is to obviate the aforementioned drawbacks and in particular to make a case or cover equipped with an electronic circuit which, once activated, does not allow anyone to use the microphones of the electronic device, in particular of the mobile phone. to carry out environmental interceptions through unauthorized maneuvers.

The electronic circuit (CE)? consisting of a printed circuit board or flat cable on which? mounted a microchip suitably programmed so that, when the key (P) is pressed, it emits a white sound or a masking signal to be sent to one or more? speakers (AP) positioned at points (X1), (X2) and (X3), as shown in drawing 1. Points (X1), (X2) and (X3), but also (X4), which correspond to the position of the microphones present on the telephone, can be reached by the emission of the loudspeakers (AP), also through ducts (C) or tubes (T), suitably positioned and shaped so as to contain the overall dimensions, as shown in figures 4 and 5, with the speaker (AP) positioned at the point pi? convenient, away from the aforementioned points (X1), (X2) and (X3).

The electronic circuit (CE), if you want you can? power either independently with a rechargeable battery (AC), or from a charging port (USB2) as shown in figure 1; but also by drawing the voltage from the USB charging port of the electronic device with special USB adapters available on the market perfectly corresponding to the standards in use, as shown in figure 3.

Wanting it will be? It is possible to electrically connect the battery (AC) to the USB charging port, thus allowing? the transfer of excess energy to the battery of the electronic device. For recharging the accumulator (AC), it will be? It is possible to use the battery charger of the electronic device or one of the many available on the market. The electronic circuit (CE), if you want you can? power only with an external battery charger, which, once the battery has been recharged (AC), will allow? the operation of the device for as long as you want, such as during the night.

Advantageously, the accumulator (AC), the charging port (USB2), the button (P), the LED diode (D) and the speakers (AP) are connected to the printed circuit board where? present the microchip together with all the components necessary to operate the electronic circuit (CE) according to the inventive idea. If you want you can use one or more? LED diodes (D) to signal the operating status of the device, the battery charge (AC) or any other function; the (P) key can? be multifunctional, perhaps positioned in line with those present on the electronic device and, in particular, on the mobile phone.

Another purpose of the present invention? to create a case or a cover capable of making the audio transmissions that occur through the microphones of the electronic device, in particular of the mobile phone, particularly reliable, effective and safe, powered by an independent and autonomous accumulator (AC) unusable, in a way to have the certainty of not being able to undergo any kind of influence or manipulation from outside.

In other embodiments and exemplary embodiments according to the present invention, the described electronic device may be possible? apply to protective coatings, ornamental profiles for tablets, television and different format screens, PCs, video games, consoles and more.

A further embodiment may be provide for an electronic circuit (CE), housed on a support including an additional accumulator (AC), to be combined with a case or cover that will have? mounted on it only the button (P) and one or more? loudspeakers (AP) with the relative electrical wiring; they will then connect to said electronic circuit (CE), through common copper pressure type electrical contacts positioned between the battery and the case or cover. What? by doing so, an electronic circuit (CE) is obtained, combined with the accumulator (AC) and a LED diode (D), contained in an independent support, applicable to the case or cover as described above if necessary.

These and other purposes according to the present inventive idea are achieved by making a case or cover for an electronic device as set forth in the following claims.

The characteristics and advantages of a case or cover capable of inhibiting the use of any audio transmission of an electronic device and, in particular, of a mobile phone according to the present invention, should be clear, then other purposes and applications will become more evident from the description. following, non-limiting example, referring to the schematic drawings in which:

- figure 1? a view of a case or cover for electronic devices in which? inserted an electronic circuit (CE) with all the elements for its operation, according to the present invention;

- figure 2? a representation of the external elements present in the case or cover, with highlighted the micro input (USB2), the button (P) to operate the device and the LED signaling diode (D);

- figure 3 represents the connection of the electronic circuit (CE) present in the case or cover directly to the USB charging socket of the electronic device through an external adapter;

- figure 4 represents the path of the ducts (C) from the loudspeaker (AP) to the emission points (X1), (X2) and (X3) obtained in the body of the case or cover;

- figure 5 represents the path of the tubes (T) from the loudspeaker (AP) to the emission points (X1), (X2) and (X3) positioned in the case or cover.

The functionality? of the present invention provides that for its operation, once the electronic device has been inserted into the case or cover, the key (P) is activated and the electronic circuit (CE) begins to generate a disturbance signal, which will reach? points (X1), (X2) and / or (X3) through the loudspeakers (AP). The operation of the electronic circuit (CE) will be? signaled by the lighting of a led diode (D).

Thus, by simply operating the button (P)? Is it possible to operate the electronic circuit (CE) to obtain the inhibition of the microphones present on the electronic device and, in particular, on the mobile phone, protecting any conversation that takes place in the vicinity? of this with confidence. By pressing the button (P) a second time, the electronic circuit (CE) will switch off. and the microphones of the electronic device will resume their functionality.

From the above description, the characteristics of the case or cover capable of inhibiting the audio transmissions object of the present invention are clear. how clear are the relative advantages, among which we remember:

- simple and reliable use;

- simplicity d? use in any circumstance;

- security of inviolability of the device;

- very low construction costs compared to existing techniques in virtue? of the advantages achieved. AND? finally, it is clear that the anti audio interception case or cover according to the present invention? susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the inventive idea of the attached claims; furthermore, all the details can be replaced by technically equivalent elements and the materials used, as well as? the dimensions can be any according to the technical requirements.

Claims (9)

CLAIMS 1. Case or cover for electronic devices, such as mobile phones, smartphones, PCs, tablets, consoles, video games, etc., suitable for being coupled to an electronic device, characterized by the fact that it includes an electronic circuit (CE), powered by a power source, at least one button (P) for the activation and / or operation of said electronic circuit (CE) and one or more? loudspeakers (AP), said electronic circuit (CE) being able to generate a suitable signal to be sent to said one or more? loudspeakers (AP), which, with their own emission, send said signal to one or more? points or areas (X1, X2, X3, X4) corresponding to the positions of the microphones present on said electronic device. 2. Case for electronic devices as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said power source comprises an accumulator (AC) external to the case, which? connected to a first recharging port (USB2) mounted on said case and electrically connected, by means of an adapter, to a second recharging port (USB) of said electronic device. 3. Housing for electronic devices as per at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a series of cables and electrical contacts are mounted on said housing, suitable for connecting said button (P) and said one or more? speakers (AP) to said power source and to said electronic circuit (CE). 4. Case for electronic devices as per at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said electronic circuit (CE) and said at least one button (P) are electrically connected to at least one LED diode (D) for signaling activation and / or the operation of said electronic circuit (CE). 5. Case for electronic devices as per at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said accumulator (AC) external to the case? connected to said first charging port (USB2) mounted on said case or to said second charging port (USB) of the electronic device. 6. Housing for electronic devices as per at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said signal? sent by said one or more? speakers (AP) to said one or more? points or areas (X1, X2, X3, X4) by means of shaped ducts or tubes (C) obtained in the structure of said enclosure. 7. Case for electronic devices as per at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said signal? sent by said one or more? speakers (AP) to said one or more? points or areas (X1, X2, X3, X4) through at least one wireless device able to receive the signal sent by said electronic circuit (CE). 8. Housing for electronic devices as per at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said external accumulator (AC), in addition to powering said electronic circuit (CE),? capable of returning unused energy to a power supply of said electronic device through said second recharging port (USB). 9. Housing for electronic devices as per at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said external accumulator (AC)? connected with a wireless device external to said enclosure configurable with said electronic circuit (CE).