135 patents
Utility
Distributed Network of Ceiling Image-Derived Directional Microphones
21 Dec 23
A method and apparatus for capturing audio including a ceiling mountable second-order differential microphone module.
Peter L. Chu, Jay McArdle
Filed: 17 Jun 22
Utility
Group Framing In a Video System
14 Dec 23
A method may include obtaining, using a head detection model and for an image in a video stream, head detection information on the video stream, identifying a group vertical size of a group on a vertical axis using the head detection information, and identifying a group horizontal size of the group on a horizontal axis using the head detection information.
Nhu Quynh Pham Nguyen, Kishore Venkat Rao Goka, Joshua Raglin, Dhaval Patel, Sakshi Gupta, Venkateswarlu Lakkamraju, Krishna Balusu
Filed: 21 Oct 22
Utility
Proximity Framing In a Video System
14 Dec 23
A method may include obtaining, using a head detection model and for an image of a video stream, head detection information, where the head detection information identifies heads detected in the image.
Nhu Quynh Pham Nguyen, Kishore Venkat Rao Goka, Joshua Raglin, Dhaval Patel, Sakshi Gupta, Venkateswarlu Lakkamraju, Krishna Balusu
Filed: 21 Oct 22
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Head Framing In a Video System
14 Dec 23
A method may include obtaining, using a head detection model and for an image of a video stream, head detection information, where the head detection information identifies heads detected in the image, selecting a set of templates for the heads, and creating, individually, head frame definitions for the heads using the set of templates.
Nhu Quynh Pham Nguyen, Kishore Venkat Rao Goka, Joshua Raglin, Dhaval Patel, Sakshi Gupta, Venkateswarlu Lakkamraju, Krishna Balusu
Filed: 21 Oct 22
Utility
System and Techniques for Reflection Reduction In Video Data
23 Nov 23
Reflective surfaces and display devices adversely affect a videoconferencing camera.
STEPHEN PAUL SCHAEFER
Filed: 23 May 22
Utility
Secure Connection for a Public Wireless Communications Device
16 Nov 23
A public telecommunications device (100, 201, 301, 401, 501, 901) configured to detect a channel connection-initiation signal (403, 503) from a wireless communications device (100, 202, 302, 402, 502, 902) which is paired with the public telecommunications device and render a prompt (408, 410) in response.
Ashley Hellmann, Xiaohui Dang, Robert Benjamin Foster, Nhu Quynh Pham Nguyen, Titi Chen
Filed: 2 Oct 20
Utility
Shared Speakerphone System for Multiple Devices in a Conference Room
2 Nov 23
A speakerphone system is shared with multiple participant devices of participants in a physical meeting that are using a web conferencing service.
Peter L. Chu, Yibo Liu, Kwan Kin Truong, Hua Chen, Xiangdong Wang
Filed: 30 Apr 22
Utility
Reducing False Positive Identifications During Video Conferencing Tracking and Detection
2 Nov 23
A method including detecting, in a digital image, a set of sub-images matching a selected object type.
Raghavendra Balavalikar Krishnamurthy, Rajen Bhatt, David Bryan, Yong Yan
Filed: 2 May 22
Utility
Wireless In-Line Dock for Headsets
26 Oct 23
Methods and apparatuses for headset control and interfaces are described.
Hytham Alihassan
Filed: 20 Apr 22
Utility
Speaker Identification Based Device Pairing
19 Oct 23
Pairing two or more network devices in the same room or area is performed.
Peter L. Chu, Yibo Liu, Kwan Kin Truong, Hua Chen, Daniel Jochelson
Filed: 19 Apr 22
Utility
System and Method to Enhance Distant People Representation
28 Sep 23
A method including generating, by applying a three-dimensional pose estimation model to an original image generated by a camera, estimated three-dimensional poses for people in the original image.
Varun Ajay Kulkarni, Raghavendra Balavalikar Krishnamurthy, Kui Zhang
Filed: 22 Mar 22
Utility
Distributed Machine Learning Inference
17 Aug 23
Distributed machine learning inference includes acquiring, by an input device, an input frame, executing, by an embedded processor of the input device, a model feature extractor on the input frame to obtain extracted features of the input frame, and transmitting the extracted features from the input device to a processing device.
Varun Ajay KULKARNI, Raghavendra Balavalikar Krishnamurthy, Kui Zhang, David Wang
Filed: 17 Feb 22
Utility
Customizable Gesture Commands
3 Aug 23
A method implements customizable gesture commands.
Andrew Pornthep Pechin, Kishore Venkat Rao Goka, Nhu Quynh Pham Nguyen, Srinivas Bommareddy, Raghavendra Balavalikar Krishnamurthy
Filed: 28 Jan 22
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Video Conferencing System and Method for Room Neatness Detection and Messaging Thereof
3 Aug 23
Providing a facilities supervisor notice after a conference room or other common area has been used and is in a messy condition.
Rajen BHATT, Donald L. ECKHART, Raghavendra BALAVALIKAR KRISHNAMURTHY, David A. BRYAN, Keith C. KING
Filed: 31 Jan 22
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System and Method of Speaker Reidentification In a Multiple Camera Setting Conference Room
6 Jul 23
In a multi-camera videoconferencing configuration, the locations of each camera are known.
Yong YAN, Kui ZHANG, David YOUNG
Filed: 31 Dec 21
Utility
System for Power Consumption Balancing In Wireless Earbuds
4 May 23
A first earbud configured to communicate with a user media device and a second earbud.
John S. Graham, Mingqi Wu, Shoubo Feng
Filed: 18 Nov 21
Utility
Removing Reflected Information from Within a Video Capture Feed During a Videoconference
4 May 23
Systems and methods for detecting information displayed by a display device and reflected into a camera feed are disclosed.
JONATHAN GROVER, CARY ARNOLD BRAN
Filed: 1 Nov 21
Utility
Distributed Microphone In Wireless Audio System
4 May 23
A microphone device generates a transmit audio stream via at least one microphone on the microphone device.
Xiao Hui Dang, John S. Graham, Scott Walsh
Filed: 18 Nov 21
Utility
Software-Based Audio Clock Drift Detection and Correction Method
4 May 23
A software rational resampler is located in an audio buffer path to correct clock differences between a sender and a receiver.
Yibo LIU, Peter L. CHU
Filed: 28 Oct 21
Utility
Systems and Methods for Managing an Environment Including Both Voice Communications and Streaming Audio Communications
4 May 23
Systems and methods are provided for managing an environment (e.g., a call center) including both voice users and streaming audio users (e.g., streaming music) using a common wireless protocol, e.g., Bluetooth.
Jacobus Cornelis HAARTSEN
Filed: 30 Mar 20