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Utility
Dynamically Generated Topic Segments for a Communication Session
2 Nov 23
Methods and systems provide for dynamically generated topic segments for a communication session.
Davide Giovanardi, Helgi Hilmarsson, Stephen Muchovej, Mengxiao Qian, Xiaoli Song, Min Xiao-Devins
Filed: 30 Apr 22
Utility
Providing Multistream Automatic Speech Recognition During Virtual Conferences
2 Nov 23
An example method includes hosting, by a conference provider, a virtual conference between a plurality of client devices exchanging audio streams; receiving, during the virtual conference, a first plurality of audio segments of a first audio stream from a first client device of the plurality of client devices; receiving, during the virtual conference, a second plurality of audio segments of a second audio stream from a second client device of the plurality of client devices; transcribing, by a transcription process, the first plurality of audio segments to create a first transcription; transcribing, by the transcription process, the second plurality of audio segments to create a second transcription; providing, during the virtual conference, the first transcription and the second transcription to the first and second client devices.
Thai Son NGUYEN, Sebastian Stüker
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Providing Presence In Persistent Hybrid Virtual Collaborative Workspaces
2 Nov 23
One example method includes receiving, from a client device by a conference provider, a request to join a virtual space hosted by the conference provider, the virtual space having a plurality of members, the client device associated with a first member of the plurality of members; joining the client device to the virtual space; establishing a presence associated with the first member based on an interaction of the first member with the virtual space, the presence indicating whether the first member is present in the virtual space and a context; and providing an indication of the presence to the other members of the plurality of members
Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Providing Member Interactions In Persistent Hybrid Virtual Collaborative Workspaces
2 Nov 23
One example method includes receiving a request to join a virtual space, the request received from a user device associated with a first user; responsive to determining that the first user is a member of the virtual space, providing access to the virtual space; changing a status of the first user based on the first user accessing the virtual space; providing state information associated with a then-current state of the virtual space; and providing an indication of a conference attached to the virtual space to the first user, the conference being between two or more members of the virtual space.
Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Enhanced Conference Rooms for Persistent Hybrid Virtual Collaborative Workspaces
2 Nov 23
One example method includes determining, by a computing device, a user present in a room is associated with a virtual space hosted at a video conference provider, wherein the room includes one or more peripheral devices; connecting, by the computing device, to the virtual space; receiving, by the computing device, data from at least one of the one or more peripheral devices or one or more user devices while connected to the virtual space, the one or more user devices associated with the user or one or more other users within the room; transmitting, by the computing device, at least a portion of the data to the virtual space; determining, by the computing device, a state change associated with the room based on the data received from the one or more peripheral devices or one or more user devices; generating, by the computing device, a change detection signal; and transmitting, by the computing device, the change detection signal to the video conference provider to cause the video conference provider to store data associated with the change detection signal in the virtual space.
Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith, Matthew Brandon Wesson
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Connecting Enhanced Conference Rooms with Persistent Hybrid Virtual Collaborative Workspaces
2 Nov 23
One example method includes receiving, by a computing device, a detection signal wherein the detection signal corresponds to an individual entering a room hosted by a video conference provider; transmitting, by the computing device, a control signal to one or more peripheral devices wherein the control signals cause the one or more peripherals to enter an active state; determining, by the computing device, that the individual is associated with a virtual space; and joining, by the computing device, the virtual space hosted by the video conference provider.
Ross Douglas MAYFIELD, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith, Matthew Brandon Wesson
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Virtual Background Rendering Based On Target Participant View
2 Nov 23
A local background replacement image (LBGRI) is received at a first device of a first conference participant.
Shane Paul Springer
Filed: 28 Apr 22
Utility
Providing Off-the-record Functionality During Virtual Meetings
2 Nov 23
A system for providing off-the-record functionality is provided herein.
Shane P. SPRINGER, Alexander Waibel
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Active Speaker Proxy Presentation for Sign Language Interpreters
2 Nov 23
Methods and systems provide for an active server proxy presentation for sign language interpreters within a video communication session.
Richard Dean Legatski, Thomas William Noble
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Outputs from Persistent Hybrid Collaborative Workspaces
2 Nov 23
Techniques for managing outputs from persistent hybrid collaborative workspaces are disclosed.
Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Transferring A Phone Call Into A Video Conferencing Session
2 Nov 23
An apparatus and/or method discloses an automatic call-to-conference elevation (“ACE”) capable of facilitating a transition from a phone call to a video conference.
Defeng Lu, Bin Hu, Ji Park, Vi Dinh Chau
Filed: 7 Jul 23
Utility
Providing Spatial Audio In Virtual Conferences
2 Nov 23
One example method for providing spatial audio in virtual conference includes receiving, at a client device from a conference provider, an audio stream associated with an audio source, the audio stream provided by a remote client device, the client device and the remote client device participating in a virtual conference hosted by the conference provider, the client device associated with a user; determining a location of the audio source in the virtual conference with respect to the user's head; generating a plurality of spatialized audio streams based on the locations of the audio source and the audio stream; and outputting the spatialized audio streams.
Zhaofeng JIA, Rui Li, Qiyong Liu, Mengfan Zhang
Filed: 29 Aug 22
Utility
Dynamic User Profiles Based On Interactions Between Users
2 Nov 23
A software platform monitors interactions between two or more users of the software platform to determine an interaction metric between the two or more users.
Randy Oh
Filed: 27 Apr 22
Utility
Providing Automated Personal Privacy During Virtual Meetings
2 Nov 23
Systems and methods for providing automated personal privacy during virtual meetings are provided herein.
Shane P. SPRINGER, Alexander Waibel
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Sign Language Interpreter View Within a Communication Session
2 Nov 23
Methods and systems provide for a sign language interpreter view within a video communication session.
Richard Dean Legatski, Thomas William Noble
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Providing Trust and Safety Functionality During Virtual Meetings
2 Nov 23
Techniques for providing trust and safety functionality during virtual meetings are provided.
Vanessa Badillo DiPaulo, Josh Patrick Parecki, Dun-Yi Wang
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Load Balancing Using Multiple Active Session Zones
2 Nov 23
Load balancing is maintained for communication sessions using session initiation protocol (SIP) processes between multiple active session zones in a first datacenter and a standby session zone in a second datacenter.
Yongxiang Dai, Yong Yang, Hongjian Zhao
Filed: 6 Jul 23
Utility
Providing Instant Processing of Virtual Meeting Recordings
2 Nov 23
Systems and methods for providing instant processing of virtual meeting recordings are provided.
Shane Paul Springer, Alexander Waibel
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Dynamically User-configurable Interface for a Communication Session
2 Nov 23
Methods and systems provide a dynamically user-configurable interface for a communication session.
Shane Paul Springer
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Providing Real-time Translation During Virtual Conferences
2 Nov 23
An example method includes executing a plurality of transcription and translation processes, each executed transcription and translation process associated with one of a plurality of input languages, each translation process associated with one of a plurality of output languages; hosting a plurality of virtual conferences, each virtual conference between a plurality of client devices exchanging audio streams; receiving, during one or more of the virtual conferences, requests from client devices to translate audio streams within the respective conferences; allocating, during the respective conferences and in response to the respective requests to translate, one or more transcription processes and one or more translation processes to the respective virtual conferences based on a source language being used in the respective virtual conference; providing, during the respective virtual conferences, one or more audio streams from the respective virtual conferences to the respective allocated transcription process; providing, during the respective virtual conferences, an output from the respective transcription process to the respective allocated translation process; and providing, during the respective virtual conferences, an output from the respective translation processes to the respective requesting client device.
Shamil Chollampatt Muhammed Ashraf, Thanh-Le Ha, Sathish Reddy Indurthi, Joshua Johannes Elmar Schauer, Linxiao Zeng, Jiaze Wu, Siyuan Zhang
Filed: 25 Aug 22