Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced techniques for joining communication sessions
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Application No.: US15480325Application Date: 2017-04-05
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Publication No.: US11212326B2Publication Date: 2021-12-28
- Inventor: Jason Thomas Faulkner , Kenton O'Hara , Ewin Davis Kannuthottiyil , Eric Randall Sexauer , Edward Sean Lloyd Rintel , Thaddeus Scott , Kevin Morrison , Robert Corish , Anthony Wieser
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Newport IP, LLC
- Agent Scott Y. Shigeta
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; H04N7/14 ; H04N7/15 ; H04M7/00 ; H04L29/08 ; H04M3/56 ; H04M3/42 ; G06F3/0482

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a number of techniques for enhancing a user's experience when joining teleconference sessions. When multiple users join a teleconference session using separate devices, a system identifies devices that are co-located. The co-located devices are identified by the use of a combination of data including, but not limited to social signals, audio signal and other location data. At least one device of the co-located devices, has a first control set for controlling a teleconference session and other devices of the co-located devices have a second control set for sharing content. The at least one device also has one set of streams and the other devices see a subset of those streams or other streams based on an activity level. In addition, the present disclosure provides a number of techniques for enabling users to use multiple devices to share content.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180124128A1 ENHANCED TECHNIQUES FOR JOINING TELECONFERENCING SESSIONS Public/Granted day:2018-05-03
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