95 results about "Conference call" patented technology

Provided herein are techniques to facilitate synchronizing audio streams for a conference call involving multiple microphones utilized at a same location or proximity to one another. In one example, a method may include obtaining, by an aggregating node, each of an audio data stream from each of a plurality of participant devices that are proximate to each other within a conference space for a conference session in which each audio data stream obtained from each participant device comprises audio data and synchronization information, wherein the synchronization information is based on a synchronization sound broadcast during the conference session and received by each of the plurality of participant devices; and synchronizing, by the aggregating node, the audio data of each audio data stream based, at least in part, on the synchronization information included in each audio stream obtained from each of the plurality of participant devices.

Examples are described herein for establishing private communication channels. In various examples, camera-acquired eye tracking data if participants in a first video conference call may be monitored. Based on the monitoring, it may be determined that gazes of a subset of the participants collectively satisfy a criterion, wherein the subset includes a plurality of the participants in the first video conference call. In response to the determining that the gazes of the subset of participants collectively satisfy the criterion, a private second video conference call between the plurality of the participants is established.

The invention provides a financial risk prediction method based on multi-modal data fusion, and belongs to the technical field of artificial intelligence risk prediction, and the method comprises the steps: S1, carrying out the extraction of an audio feature vector of a financial report telephone conference of a target company; s2, performing text summary feature vector extraction on the financial report telephone conference of the target company; s3, summarizing the text summary of the financial report telephone conference of the target company by using a large language model to obtain an embedded vector corresponding to the summary of the text summary; s4, extracting news text features of the target company to obtain news text feature vectors; s5, performing feature extraction on the time sequence transaction data of the target company in a period before the target date to obtain a feature vector of the time sequence data; s6, obtaining a joint representation vector; and S7, inputting the joint representation vector into a multi-task learning framework, and carrying out risk index prediction. According to the method, the prediction precision is remarkably improved, hidden information is comprehensively utilized, and the method has good multi-task learning prediction capability.

A video conference call system is provided with a camera to generate an input frame image of a conference room, where the video conference call system detects a human head for each meeting participant captured in the input frame image by applying a machine learning human head detector model to said input image frame, generates a head bounding box which surrounds each detected human head and identifies a corresponding meeting participant, extracts a pixel width measure and pixel height measure from each head bounding box, and applies the extracted pixel width measure and pixel height measure to one or more reverse lookup tables to extract meeting room coordinates for each meeting participant identified by a corresponding head bounding box.

A computer implemented method, system, computer program product and computer program for managing a conference call on a first network wherein the network has a first location. The conference call is initiated and a first client and at least one second client are identified at the first location, each client having a speaker and a microphone. One of the first client and the at least one second client are designated to be a primary client, and the other ones of the first client and the at least one second client are designated to be at least one secondary client. In response to receiving a receive signal from the conference call, the receive signal is sent to the speaker of the primary client at the location, and the speaker of each of the at least one secondary client is muted.

Techniques for transcribing and / or summarizing multimedia collaboration sessions are discussed herein. For example, a user may communicate within a teleconference associated with a channel. In some examples, a first machine learning model may be configured to receive audiovisual data and user interaction data (e.g., selected emoticons, detected gestures, messages or text entered by a user, threads of messages, etc.) and output a teleconference summary. In some examples, the teleconference summary may include one or more highlight points, action items, and / or artificial intelligence (AI) annotations generated using a machine learning model.

Systems and methods for implementing smart in-vehicle conferencing with user tracking and speaker prioritization. A controller system of a vehicle may determine, based at least in part on one or more cameras, a plurality of candidate best image sources, determine, from the plurality of candidate best image sources, a best image source for a speaker in the vehicle, determine, based at least in part on the best image source, a video feed, determine, based at least in part on one or more microphones, a plurality of candidate best audio sources, determine, from the plurality of candidate best audio sources, a best audio source for the speaker, determine, based at least in part on the best audio source, an audio feed, and provide, to a conference call line, the video feed and the audio feed.

In aspects of modulation-based call exit management, a media device detects that a user desires to exit a conference call and determines whether a video feed of the conference call is active or inactive. Based on the video feed being active, the media device applies at least one of modulation or a depth effect to the pre-recorded audio message to generate a modified pre-recorded audio message. Based on the video feed being inactive, the media device records an audio message of the user reading the contextual transcript during the conference call to generate a recorded audio message and applies at least one of the modulation or the depth effect to the recorded audio message to generate a modified recorded audio message. The media device provides the modified pre-recorded audio message or the modified recorded audio message to a speaker that emits the provided audio message.

The invention provides a video transmission optimization method and system based on the capability of display equipment. The method comprises the following steps: identifying a maximum display parameter of a display device currently connected with the terminal; obtaining the maximum decoding capability of the terminal according to the maximum display parameter of the display device and the decoding capability of the terminal; and when the terminal and the remote end carry out video conference calling, the two parties determine a video receiving format according to the maximum decoding capability, the coding capability of the remote end and the network bandwidth in a connection establishment process. According to the video transmission optimization method and system based on the display equipment capability, a more accurate and flexible video transmission scheme can be provided by considering the actual capability of the display equipment, and the overall performance and user experience of a video conference are remarkably improved.

A communication server and accompanying communication devices allow near instantaneous communication between users of the communication devices. A communication device may be configured with multiple channels, where each channel is assigned a corresponding communication device. As the communication devices are registered with the communication server, each communication device has knowledge of other registered communication devices. Thus, communication devices may communicate nearly instantaneously with each other. Furthermore, as the communication device is equipped with multiple channels, a single communication device may host a conference call with other communication devices. In addition, communication device may include multiple buttons to control the communication device, and indicator lights to indicate the status of calls with other communication devices.

The disclosed techniques are directed to a system that manages use scenarios implementing and managing deliberate overlapping meetings conference calls. For example, an executive may organize hybrid meetings by scheduling an all-day meeting, e.g., 9 AM to 5 PM, in a conference room, and also scheduling multiple sub-meetings with and joined by different attendees by coming to the conference room and / or joining from conference calls. For example, first sub-meetings may be scheduled from 9 AM to 11 AM and scheduled for the same conference room as the all-day meeting. Instead of rejecting the request to reserve the conference room for the sub-meeting, which in existing systems would occur because of the reservation set by the all-day meeting, the system accepts the request to reserve the conference room for the sub-meeting. The system also notifies all invitees of each sub-meeting of the conference room reservation.

The disclosure relates to a method for processing audio signals in a video conference call. At first, virtual room boundaries defining space relevant for the video conference call are determined. By at least one input transducer, audio data are obtained and by at least one camera, video data are obtained. The video data and audio data are then correlated. On the basis of the correlation and defined virtual room boundaries, the audio data are modified and modified output audio data are generated.

Data indicating one or more verbal phrases provided by one or more participants during a conference call is fed as input to a machine learning model. One or more outputs of the machine learning model are obtained. A polling question for polling at least a portion of the participants is extracted from the one or more outputs of the machine learning model. The polling question is based on one or more verbal phrases provided by the one or more participants. The polling question is provided for polling the at least the portion of the participants during the conference call.

The application provides a financial risk prediction method based on multi-modal data fusion, and belongs to the technical field of artificial intelligence risk prediction, and comprises the following steps: S1, audio feature vector extraction is performed on a financial report telephone conference of a target company; S2, text summary feature vector extraction is performed on the financial report telephone conference of the target company; S3, a large language model is used to summarize the text summary of the financial report telephone conference of the target company, and an embedding vector corresponding to the summary of the text summary is obtained; S4, news text features of the target company are extracted, and a news text feature vector is obtained; S5, feature extraction is performed on time series transaction data of the target company in a period before a target date, and a time series data feature vector is obtained; S6, a joint representation vector is obtained; and S7, the joint representation vector is input into a multi-task learning framework to perform risk index prediction. The application has the advantages of significantly improved prediction accuracy, comprehensive utilization of implicit information, and good multi-task learning prediction capability.

A multi-camera video conference call system is provided with a plurality of cameras connected together over a communication network to generate a corresponding plurality of input frame images taken from different perspectives of a video conference room, where the multi-camera video conference call system detects one or more human heads for any meeting participants captured in the input frame images, generates a head bounding box which surrounds each detected human head, extracts a body bounding box which surrounds the detected human head and at least an upper body portion of a meeting participant belonging to the detected human head, generates a participant identification feature embedding from each body bounding box, and performs person re-identification processing on all generated participant identification feature embeddings to determine a count of the meeting participants in the video conference room.

Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods to save power during conference calls are disclosed. An example first client device includes interface circuitry; machine readable instructions; and at least one processor circuit to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to: determine whether a first attendee of a conference call is absent from the first client device; and cause transmission of a notification to at least one of a server for the conference call or a second client device associated with the conference call and different from the first client device, the notification to cause the second client device to change an operating state associates with the conference call.

An apparatus and method is disclosed. An example embodiment of the method may comprise receiving audio and video data from a plurality of user devices as part of a conference call, the video data representing a user of the respective user device and identifying one or more of the user devices as having a spatial audio capture capability. Another operation may comprise displaying, or causing display of, the video data from the user devices in different respective windows of a user interface. The respective windows for the identified one or more user devices may be displayed in an enlarged format so as to have a wider background region than for windows for the user devices without a spatial capture capability.

A computer implemented method includes receiving an image of a meeting area from a first camera during an electronic conference call, detecting multiple faces in the image using a facial recognition model, receiving information from a secondary sensor to identify locations of participants in the meeting area, correlating the detected faces with the locations of participants, and generating a set of images of the participants that excludes detected faces that do not correspond to the locations of participants.

The disclosure relates to a method for processing audio signals in a video conference call. At first, virtual room boundaries defining space relevant for the video conference call are determined. By at least one input transducer, audio data are obtained and by at least one camera, video data are obtained. The video data and audio data are then correlated. On the basis of the correlation and defined virtual room boundaries, the audio data are modified and modified output audio data are generated.

Disclosed are a system and method for establishing and managing one-to-one and conference call sessions through a virtual waiting room. Conference calls may be established initially or created as additional people are invited to an existing call. Functions such as screensharing, chat messaging, and file sharing may be provided. Media, including video, text, and images, may be selected and sent to participants while they are on hold or during an active call session.

The present disclosure discloses a method and system for managing incoming calls by sending operable notifications. The method includes receiving, from a first device, a first call to a second device. The method includes detecting, among the plurality of devices, a third device to transmit an operable notification of the first call. The method includes detecting, by an acknowledgement from the third device for an action regarding the operable notification, and initiating a second call based on the detected action. The method includes simultaneously managing the first call and the second call via the conference call.

1. The name of the design product: the sharing screen graphical user interface of electronic equipment. 2. The use of the design product: for an electronic device. 3. The design points of the design product: in the graphical user interface. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: change state diagram 1. 5. The use of the graphical user interface: for sharing the screen during a conference call. 6. The change state description of the graphical user interface: click the first icon in the lower left corner in the main view to enter change state diagram 1; select any window in the pop-up box in change state diagram 1 (i.e. any coating area in the pop-up box in the middle of the interface) to enter change state diagram 2; click the "hang up" in the lower right corner in change state diagram 2 to enter change state diagram 3 to view the conference summary. 7. Other circumstances that need to be explained: the coating content is the content picture; X is the text content.

The application discloses a method for improving voice conference call quality, relates to the technical field of computer voice processing, and comprises the following steps: using an Escape-TDNN model, adopting diversity samples and double noise reduction technology; using a multi-index fusion algorithm, providing personalized audio services, using adaptive beam forming technology and Wiener filtering algorithm, adopting a human voice separation model, combining with a voiceprint recognition result for post-processing optimization, using natural language processing technology, combining with migration learning technology, using voice synthesis and post-processing technology, fusing microphone array space information and video visual features, combining with environmental prior information, introducing an attention mechanism, and supporting online update of the human voice separation model. The application separates background sound by using an algorithm, isolates noise, makes voice clear, introduces text-to-speech, copes with situations where voice cannot be emitted or a microphone fails, accurately identifies and separates human voice by means of voiceprint technology, improves recognition and purity, and enhances audio effect.

Protection against prying devices on a computer network is provided. The method comprises identifying a number of prying devices connected to the computer network, wherein the prying devices have the capability to record audio and / or video data, and wherein the prying devices have the potential to eavesdrop on an audio / video conference call. Responsive to detecting initiation of the audio / video conference call, the prying devices are prevented from communicating over the computer network. Responsive to detecting termination of the audio / video conference call, the prying devices are allowed to resume communication over the computer network.

A computer-implemented method for a timed one-on-one video conference call between a host and a guest, the video conference call presenting a shared conference call interface including a status bar defining a question portion and an answer portion, the computer-implemented method initiating a timer that defined a preset total time for the conference call and updating the status bar to progress through the question portion and the answer portion according to the timer, and a digital curtain that transitions across the shared conference call interface signaling the end of the video conference call when the timer reaches the preset total time.

A GUI is provided to participants of the conference call that enables presentation of the electronic document. An electronic document for presentation to a participant is identified.SOLUTION: The first portion of the document comprises a first video feed integration object. The second portion comprises a second video feed integration object. The first object indicates a first region of the first portion to include a first video feed associated with a first client device of the first participant. The second object indicates a second region of the second portion to include a second video feed associated with a second client device of a second participant. The first and / or second portions of the document are provided via the GUI. The first video feed is included in the first region indicated by the first object. The second video feed is included in the second region indicated by the second object.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7A

Example embodiments relate to conference calls. In a method, there may be provided audio data and associated classification data from a plurality of user devices as part of a conference call, the plurality of user devices including at least a first user device and a second user device. The classification data may be indicative of one of a plurality of predetermined sound types represented by the associated audio data in a current time frame. The method may comprise determining that the audio data provided by the first user device is associated with a dominant speaker. The method may comprise controlling transmission of the audio data as part of the conference call, including preventing transmission of audio data provided by at least the second user device based on its associated classification data being indicative of a restricted sound type and the first user device being associated with a dominant speaker.

Systems and methods for creating and managing a breakout conference for a primary conference are disclosed. The system monitors communications between participants of a primary conference to determine if a) participants have a disagreement that needs to be resolved or b) if a topic from the meeting agenda requires additional time for discussion. Participant language, including negations and repetitive word usage, job profiles, body language, overlapping voice signals, among other factors, are monitored to determine if a disagreement exists. If a disagreement exists or additional time is required, the system automatically creates a virtual breakout session, determines the topic that created the disagreement, determines participants associated with the disagreed topic, and moves them to the breakout session. The system also provides meeting tools such that participants in the primary conference may communicate and alert participants in the breakout session, and vice versa, without leaving their respective sessions.

Systems and methods for creating, monitoring, and managing a breakout conference for a conference call are disclosed. The methods determine topics for breakout rooms and their complexity scores. A breakout room is created for the topics, including separate breakout rooms for complex topics. An expertise score based on a plurality of factors for each device associated with a participant is also calculated. Devices are assigned to separate breakout rooms based on either just the expertise score or if the expertise score meets the threshold of the complexity score. Performance within the breakout rooms is displayed in real-time, such as in a graph. A moderator schedule is generated based the performance within the breakout rooms, where priority is given to a breakout room that has a negative performance over a breakout room with a positive performance.

Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to selectively suppress noise in a conference call. In at least one embodiment, one or more neural networks may be used to identify a source of a noise component and cause a notification to be sent, informing a user of the noise source to confirm or decline suppression of the noise component.