Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Active speaker tracking using a global naming scheme
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Application No.: US17320606Application Date: 2021-05-14
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Publication No.: US11863592B2Publication Date: 2024-01-02
- Inventor: Jacques Samain , Giovanna Carofiglio , Giulio Grassi , Enrico Loparco , Michele Papalini
- Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04L65/1023
- IPC: H04L65/1023 ; H04L65/1083 ; H04L65/1059 ; H04L65/70 ; H04L65/75 ; H04L65/1101

Abstract:
A method includes, at a media bridge configured to distribute a plurality of media streams among a plurality of client devices connected to the media bridge over a network, receiving the plurality of media streams from the plurality of client devices via the media bridge. The media bridge connects the plurality of client devices. The method further includes assigning a pair of names for each of the plurality of media streams. The pair of names include a contribution name and a distribution name. The method further includes presenting a first list to the plurality of client devices. The first list including a plurality of the distribution names for the plurality of media streams received from the plurality of client devices. The method further includes providing an indication of a current active speaker within the plurality of media streams via a signaling process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220368729A1 ACTIVE SPEAKER TRACKING USING A GLOBAL NAMING SCHEME Public/Granted day:2022-11-17
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