Automatic mute control for video conferencing
US9247204B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/567
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one example, a device executes one or more video communication processes that receive audio streams and video streams from a plurality of computing devices participating in a video communication session associated with the one or more video communication processes. The device evaluates one or more properties of the audio streams, including the volume of an audio signal among the audio streams. The device selects a first group of the audio streams to mute in the video communication session, based at least in part on the one or more properties of the audio streams. The device distributes a second group of the audio streams in the video communication session, while muting the first group of audio streams in the video communication session.
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