CONTEXT BASED AUTOMATIC CAMERA SELECTION IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230224340A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-13

    申请号:US17571824

    申请日:2022-01-10

    摘要: A method, a communication device and a computer program product for selecting an active camera from a front facing camera and a rear facing camera for use during a video communication session. The method includes receiving, via a processor, first communication input associated with a non-video communication session. In response to detecting a switch from the non-video communication session to a video communication session, a first context is determined at the communication device based on the first communication input. The first context is associated with using an active camera selected at the communication device to capture and share video data with the second communication device. The selected active camera is one of the front facing camera and the rear facing camera. The method further includes selecting, as the active camera, one of the front facing camera or the rear facing camera that is associated with the first context.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT ENABLES HOST TOGGLING OF PRESENTERS FROM AMONG MULTIPLE REMOTE PARTICIPANTS IN A COMMUNICATION SESSION

    公开(公告)号:US20220400023A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17346499

    申请日:2021-06-14

    IPC分类号: H04L12/18 G06K9/00

    摘要: An electronic device, computer program product, and method enable hosting a communication session with customizable roles for participants that provides an adjustable balance of interaction and decorum. A controller configures the electronic device to identify, within an image stream from a next one of two or more second electronic devices that is not currently selected to present to a video communication session, at least one of a speaking movement of a mouth of a non-presenting participant or a gesture by the non-presenting participant to provide an audio input via the next second electronic device. In response to the identified speaking movement or the gesture, a host user interface of the electronic device presents an alert and enables host toggling of a selected one of the electronic device and the two or more second electronic devices to present a corresponding audio and video stream to the video communication session.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC PRIORITIZATION AND SCHEDULING OF SPEAKERS IN A MULTIPLE PARTICIPANT COMMUNICATION SESSION

    公开(公告)号:US20220398065A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17346451

    申请日:2021-06-14

    IPC分类号: G06F3/16 G06K9/00 H04N7/15

    摘要: An electronic device, computer program product, and method prioritizes communication between participants in a communication session. A controller configures the electronic device to identifying participants, each respectively using a second electronic device to participate in the communication session. The controller associates a priority rank for each of the participants. The controller monitors for an indication from each of the second electronic devices that a corresponding participant among the participants is attempting to speak to the other participants during the communication session. In response to receiving two or more indications, the controller compares the respective priority ranks of the participants corresponding to the two or more indications. The controller selects the audio stream received from the second electronic device of the particular participant having a highest priority. The controller presents the audio stream to the other participants.

    AUTOMATIC CAMERA SELECTION IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230224579A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-13

    申请号:US17571892

    申请日:2022-01-10

    摘要: A method, a first communication device and a computer program product for selecting an active camera from a front facing camera and a rear facing camera for use during a video communication session. A request is detected, via a processor, to transition to a video communication session between the first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device receives, from the second communication device, first context identifying data that identifies which of at least one front facing camera or at least one rear facing camera to activate. The first context identifying data is generated at the second communication device based on information within the exchanged communication. At least one front facing camera or at least one rear facing camera identified by the received first context identifying data is selected and activated.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT MITIGATES AUDIO/VIDEO COMMUNICATION DEGRADATION OF AN IMAGE STREAM OF A LOCAL PARTICIPANT IN A VIDEO COMMUNICATION SESSION

    公开(公告)号:US20230067793A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17410615

    申请日:2021-08-24

    摘要: An electronic device, computer program product, and method are provided that autonomously mitigates degraded transmissions of an audio/image stream from an electronic device to a video communication session. The electronic device communicates at least one of an image stream and an audio stream to other second electronic device(s). In response to receiving an indication that the at least one of the image stream and the audio stream is degraded, a controller presents a transmission quality degraded report using at least one display device to prompt mitigation. The controller can configure the electronic device to mitigate the degraded at least one of the image stream and the audio stream by altering the at least one of the image stream and the audio stream to support transmission via a lower data rate. The electronic device communicates the altered at least one of the image stream and the audio stream to the session.

    FACE TRACKING DUAL PREVIEW SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220070363A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17066417

    申请日:2020-10-08

    摘要: An electronic device, computer program product, and method perform face tracking within an image stream captured by an image capturing device for preview on a second display device. At least one first display device presents a first preview image of the image stream via a first graphical user interface (GUI). The first GUI has a first aspect ratio. A controller of the electronic device tracks a primary face of a subject within the image stream. A second display device presents a second preview image via a second GUI. The controller generates the second preview image from the first preview image by cropping around the primary face to a second aspect ratio of the second GUI.

    COMPOSITE PRESENTATION SURFACE AND PRESENTER IMAGING FOR A MULTIPLE CAMERA TRANSMITTING DEVICE IN A VIDEO COMMUNICATION SESSION

    公开(公告)号:US20230120371A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17502312

    申请日:2021-10-15

    摘要: An electronic device, computer program product, and method are provided that autonomously switch between first and second image streams of two image capturing devices during a video communication session, reducing data transmission and display size requirements for recipients. A controller of the electronic device identifies a person in the first image stream and identifies a writing surface in the second image stream. In response to determining that the person is not attending to the writing surface, the controller communicates, to at second electronic device(s) during the video communication session, at least a first portion of the first image stream that focusses on a face of the person. In response to determining that the person is attending to the writing surface, the controller communicates at least a second portion of the second image stream that focusses on the writing surface.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT MITIGATES AMBIENT LIGHTING LOSS DURING VIDEO COMMUNICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230068978A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17410430

    申请日:2021-08-24

    IPC分类号: H04N7/15 H04N5/235 G06K9/00

    摘要: An electronic device, computer program product, and method mitigate changes in ambient lighting of a local participant in a video communication session to avoid a distraction to other participant(s) using second electronic device(s). A controller of the electronic device monitors a current lighting level in an image stream captured and provided by an image capturing device(s) of the electronic device to the second electronic device(s). The electronic device communicates, via a network interface, a live version of the image stream to the video communication session while the current light level is at or above a lighting level threshold. In response to the current light level not being above the threshold, the controller responds by: (i) turning on a light source to illuminate at least one object that is being presented within the image stream; or (ii) communicating an alternate image stream, via the network interface, to the video communication session.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MANAGE MULTI-MODE CAMERA PREVIEWS ON AN IMAGE-ORIGINATING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220166932A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-26

    申请号:US17103437

    申请日:2020-11-24

    摘要: An electronic device, method and computer program product provide multiple simultaneous camera previews of different imaging modes of the same image. The electronic device includes at least one image capturing device that generates a photographic image stream. The electronic device includes an image processing module that simultaneously produces more than one camera previews of the photographic image stream in different imaging modes. The electronic device includes a display driver. A controller of the electronic device is communicatively coupled to the at least one image capturing device, the image processing module, the display driver, and a first display device. The controller receives the more than one camera previews from the image processing module. The controller simultaneously presents, via the display driver, the more than one camera previews on the first display device.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT PAUSES MEDIA PLAYBACK BASED ON EXTERNAL INTERRUPTION CONTEXT

    公开(公告)号:US20230062414A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17410243

    申请日:2021-08-24

    摘要: An electronic device, computer program product, and method manage presenting and pausing of media content in response to remotely detected interruptions. The electronic device includes network interface(s) by which the electronic device communicatively connects to: (i) a media output device that presents media content; and (ii) external device(s) that is configured to detect an event that draws user attention. A controller of the electronic device is communicatively coupled to the at least one network interface and a user interface device. The controller presents, via one or more signals transmitted via the network interface(s), media content presented on the media output device. The controller monitors the external device(s). In response to receiving input indicating that at least one external device has detected an event, the controller pauses the presentation of the media content on the media output device and presents, on a user interface device, a notification of the event.