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Active speaker indicator for conference participants

US9210269B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Yanghua Liu · Santa Clara, US
Weidong Chen · Lo Wu, CN
Biren Gandhi · San Jose, US
Raghurama Bhat · Cupertino, US
Joseph F. Khouri · San Jose, US
John Joseph Houston · San Jose, US
Brian T. Toombs · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2012
Grant date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N7/15
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving requests to join a conference from a plurality of user devices proximate a first endpoint. The requests include a username. The method also includes receiving an audio signal for the conference from the first endpoint. The first endpoint is operable to capture audio proximate the first endpoint. The method also includes transmitting the audio signal to a second endpoint, remote from the first endpoint. The method also includes identifying, by a processor, an active speaker proximate the first endpoint based on information received from the plurality of user devices.

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