930 results about "Conference room" patented technology

The invention discloses a centralized control method and system based on an intelligent conference room and an intelligent exhibition hall, and the method comprises the steps: collecting the people flow data of the intelligent conference room and the intelligent exhibition hall, and carrying out the regional grid division of the intelligent conference room and the intelligent exhibition hall; according to the people flow data, determining the personnel density of each grid area of the intelligent conference room and the intelligent exhibition hall, and according to the personnel density, intensively regulating and controlling the environment state of each grid area; environment data in the adjusted intelligent conference room and the adjusted intelligent exhibition hall are collected, and the overall environment suitability degree of the intelligent conference room and the overall environment suitability degree of the intelligent exhibition hall are calculated based on the environment data; and according to the overall environment suitability, continuously regulating and controlling the environment state of each grid region, and intensively regulating and controlling the energy consumption state of the intelligent conference room and the intelligent exhibition hall. According to the embodiment of the invention, the people flow data is collected in real time, the environmental parameters are monitored, the environmental state is dynamically regulated and controlled according to the people density, the suitability of the environment is improved, the energy consumption is effectively reduced, and the optimal configuration of resources is achieved.

A method for diagnosing and remediating a malfunctioning conference room device includes establishing a service channel between a cloud-based management service and an agent running on a trusted device in a conference room, and employing the trusted device for diagnosis and remediation operations. The trusted device may relay communications between the malfunctioning conference room device and the cloud-based management service.

Various implementations include systems and methods to recommend inventory, such as hardware inventory, software inventory, and default configurations, for conference rooms based on telemetry data. Telemetry data may include any data regarding use of hardware and software in the conference room. A cloud-based agent may analyze the telemetry data to make recommendations to add or remove hardware, renew or not renew applications, and to change default settings if appropriate.

A conferencing system includes a plurality of microphones and an audio processing system that generates and evaluates machine-learning / artificial intelligence models to optimize acoustics of meeting rooms.

The disclosure relates generally to firmware updates for conference room devices. When there is a firmware problem for a conference room device that needs fixing, it may result in the conference room sitting unused until an end user submits a ticket to information technology (IT). The present disclosure proposes a more proactive approach. For instance, a user may bring a laptop to a conference room for a meeting that uses a meeting application. The laptop may detect the presence of peripherals in the conference room and, in response, iterate through the different peripherals and discover current firmware version and health status for the peripherals. The laptop may then report to an IT server, for each peripheral, 1) peripheral identifier, 2) firmware version, 3) health status, 4) meeting room location. The IT server may then determine if any firmware fixes should be applied.

Systems and methods for connecting a conference room to an ongoing meeting session are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a video bar of a conference room may include a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the video bar to: transmit a first signal advertising the availability of the conference room; receive a second signal from a client Information Handling System (IHS), wherein the second signal comprises an identification of an ongoing meeting session; and join the ongoing meeting session using the received identification.

Systems and methods for handling conference room boundaries and / or context are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a video bar may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the video bar to: transmit an ultrasonic signal in a conference room, where the ultrasonic signal comprises at least one of: room data, meeting data, or a peripheral setting; and establish or maintain a connection with a client IHS, at least in part, in response to a message from the client IHS indicating receipt of the ultrasonic signal.

An apparatus and control method for controlling an online meeting is provided for receiving, from a camera, a captured video of the meeting room, transmitting, via a first server, the captured video of the meeting room to an online meeting client, specifying an ROI (Region Of Interest) in the meeting room, controlling an optical zoom magnification of the camera for capturing a still image of the ROI in the meeting room, and transmitting, via a second server that is different from the first server processing the captured video of the meeting room, the still image that the camera captures after the control for the optical zoom magnification to the online meeting client.

The invention relates to the field of video inspection, in particular to an active video inspection system based on Internet of Things driving, which comprises a current analysis module, an image input module, an image input detection module, an image output detection module and an audio detection module. According to the method, the current of the conference room equipment is monitored, abnormal equipment is found in time, rapid fault diagnosis is achieved, the effectiveness of the video stream is effectively judged by obtaining and processing the video stream and analyzing the grayscale image, it is ensured that the input picture is always in an available state, the blank screen phenomenon and picture distortion are avoided, and the user experience is improved. The image output detection module verifies the display effect, ensures the accuracy of an output picture and determines an abnormal area when the output picture is abnormal, the audio detection module plays a test audio and collects feedback, the sound receiving effect of a microphone is effectively evaluated, the conference room equipment is automatically and actively inspected, the equipment state is continuously monitored and evaluated, and the sound receiving efficiency is improved. Potential faults can be found and prevented in time, and the sudden fault risk of equipment is remarkably reduced.

The invention provides a conference room environment regulation and control method and system, a medium and a product. In the method, an environment regulation and control system firstly determines a target temperature according to an external environment temperature, and then carries out temperature regulation and control in advance in combination with reservation time. When the conference is carried out, the environment regulation and control system carries out targeted monitoring on the temperature of different areas by dividing the air outlet area and the non-air outlet area in the conference room, and it is ensured that the temperature imbalance phenomenon is found in time. When the regional temperature difference between the air outlet region and the non-air outlet region reaches a temperature difference threshold value, the environment regulation and control system determines the regulation sequence according to the number of people in the region and the regional temperature difference, and it is ensured that resources are preferentially used for the region with the larger influence. And finally, the environment regulation and control system calculates the air volume and the air direction by combining the space parameters of the to-be-regulated area and regulates and controls the air volume and the air direction in sequence, so that the temperature of each area synergistically approaches a target value. According to the method, the temperature difference of different positions of the conference room is effectively relieved, and the balance and comfort of the whole environment are improved.

Techniques for a service provider network to manage a meeting between individuals located in a conference room with one or more other individuals remote from the conference room are discussed herein. An Enterprise system can implement one or more machine learned models to generate tiles that represent different individuals associated with a meeting. A same or different machine learned model can automatically arrange a series of tiles for display that, when presented collectively, promotes inclusiveness and attention for both in-room and remote participants of the meeting. The meeting management techniques can include determining which content to include on a display device based on evaluating changes in behavior of the meeting participants over time.

Systems and methods for automation of projection mode based on display detection are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) can include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: obtain information regarding a connected display; determine that the connected display is located in a conference room based, at least in part, on the obtained information; and modify a projection mode for the connected display based, at least in part, on the determination that the connected display is located in the conference room.

A conference room device located in a conference room uses a conference room microphone to capture audio for one or more in-person conference participants located in the conference room during a conference. During the conference, audio is sampled from the microphone used by the conference room device and from microphones of one or more user devices determined to be located in the conference room. Based on a score calculated for the audio sampled from a user device being higher than a score calculated for audio sampled from the conference room device, the microphone of the user device is selected for audio capture for one or more of the in-person conference participants. The audio is output through conferencing software to which the conference room device is connected via a user interface tile for the conference room without displaying a new user interface tile.

Systems and methods for identifying and authenticating users in a conference room are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) can include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: obtain context information of a remote conferencing application that enables a remote conferencing session in a conference room; and modify controls for one or more objects in the conference room based, at least in part, on the context information of the remote conferencing application.

Systems and methods for managing control over peripheral devices in a conference room are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a video bar may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the video bar to: transmit an ultrasonic signal in a conference room, where the ultrasonic signal includes meeting data, and at least in part in response to a client Information Handling System (IHS) having received the meeting data, provide the client IHS with control over a peripheral device disposed in the conference room.

Various embodiments provide systems and methods for authentication and feature enablement for bring your own device (BYOD) users of a shared conference room. For instance, when a BYOD device connects with a conference room host device, the BYOD device may communicate with a cloud-based management service to get authenticated, and the cloud-based management service may communicate and allowed or disallowed status to the conference room host device. Assuming that the BYOD device receives an allowed status, the conference room host device may then enable data communication, peripheral access, and a set of entitlements for the BYOD device.

The invention discloses an intelligent conference room control method based on UWB technology, which needs to be realized by means of host equipment and UWB tag equipment carried by participants, and comprises the following steps: S1, matching the host equipment with the UWB tag equipment; s2, performing UWB label equipment path information analysis and conference participation condition judgment; s3, the host equipment sends an instruction to the access control system to allow the tag equipment carrying personnel to enter or leave, records execution time and personnel information, and judges the entering tag equipment carrying personnel at the same time; s4, executing scene control output; s5, returning to the step S1; the system realizes non-inductive attendance checking, identity recognition, path perception analysis and space scene control, omits the steps of active recognition attendance checking and manual active scene control, adapts to flexible and changeable management requirements of modern enterprises, greatly improves the working efficiency of enterprise employees, optimizes the human resource management process, and reduces the labor intensity of enterprises. Simpler and more convenient attendance checking and scene control experience are provided for the user.

Systems and methods for determining the distance, location, position, and orientation of devices in a conference room using a video bar are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a video bar may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the video bar to: transmit a signal in a conference room; in response to the transmission, receive an acknowledgement from a client Information Handling System (IHS) in the conference room, and determine a distance between the video bar and the client IHS based, at least in part, upon a Time-of-Flight (ToF) calculation, where the ToF calculation is based, at least in part, upon a difference between: (i) a time the acknowledgement is received, and (ii) a time of the transmission.

A system for implementing a shared mixed reality experience to participants in a same physical room having a plurality of VR headsets, each of which is adapted to be worn by a participant in the room. Each VR headset having a forward-facing color camera stereo pair. The system includes a computer in communication with at least one of the VR headsets. The system includes a memory in communication with the computer. The memory storing an original 3D digital representation of the room. The computer calculates a rendered VR scene for the at least one of the headsets from a point of view of each of the participant's two eyes, based on the VR headset's current position and orientation. A method for implementing a shared mixed reality experience to participants in a same physical room.

The invention discloses a conference room audio and video synchronous visualization control method and system, and relates to the technical field of conference audio and video control, and the method comprises the steps: extracting the conference type of an initiator of a conference room, recording the historical behavior data of a participant in the current conference type, and storing the historical behavior data in a database; calculating permission open values of all users through a dynamic weight strategy; monitoring the equipment state of each conference member to obtain an equipment response influence value; through a hierarchical compensation algorithm, a compensation algorithm is distributed for each participant in combination with the user permission open value and the equipment state; an optimal parameter combination is searched through Bayesian optimization; and setting a synchronous correction strategy, dynamically adjusting an audio and video delay tolerance threshold according to the permission open value, and adjusting the Bayesian optimization period of the user when the actual delay time is greater than the delay tolerance threshold. According to the invention, the problem that the traditional audio and video synchronization scheme cannot adjust the synchronization strategy in a personalized manner accurately in real time for participants is solved.

Systems and methods for video management in a conference room using a video bar are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a video bar may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the video bar to determine a location of an Information Handling System (IHS) in a conference room, and, at least in part in response to the location, operate a video device in the conference room.

The invention provides a multimedia conference room system, which comprises a central control system, a video display system, a lighting system, an audio system and a signal transmission system, and is characterized in that the central control system is used for determining a to-be-executed control instruction according to a touch operation of a user on a touch screen, and managing each system device in a conference room based on the control instruction; the signal transmission system is responsible for transmitting various audio and video signals generated by the audio system from a signal source to the display and sound amplification equipment; the lighting system adjusts a corresponding lighting mode based on a lighting control instruction sent by the central control system, and the lighting system adjusts lighting parameters in each main lighting mode based on a scene dimming control instruction sent by the central control system; the display device is used for displaying the video file according to the conference content information sent by the central control system. All subsystems of the conference room are managed in a unified mode through the integrated central control system, and operation simplicity and consistency are improved.

Various embodiments provide for firmware upgrades in a conference room solution during an active communication session. For instance, an agent may track device characteristics, such as used status, unused status, properly functioning status, and malfunctioning status. The agent may then cause firmware upgrades to be performed on unused or malfunctioning devices during the active communication session before causing the firmware upgrades to be performed on used or properly functioning devices.

Systems and methods for audio management in a conference room using a video bar are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a video bar may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the video bar to determine a location of an Information Handling System (IHS) in a conference room and, at least in part in response to the location, operate an audio device in the conference room.

The invention discloses an intelligent wireless conference management system based on wireless equipment. The intelligent wireless conference management system comprises a conference room acquisition module, an indoor image acquisition module, an equipment information acquisition module, an environment information acquisition module, a data processing module and an information sending module, the conference room acquisition module is used for acquiring conference room information, the indoor image acquisition module is used for acquiring image information in a conference room, the equipment information acquisition module is used for acquiring equipment information in the conference room, and the environment information acquisition module is used for acquiring environment information; and the data processing module is used for processing the conference room information, the image information, the equipment information and the environment information to generate first management information, second management information, third management and control information and fourth management information. According to the invention, comprehensive intelligent wireless conference management can be realized, and high-quality proceeding of the wireless conference is ensured.

The invention discloses an inspection method for a conference room audio system, a medium and a program product. The method comprises the following steps: determining at least one target audio device to be inspected in a conference room audio system; performing performance index detection on the at least one target audio device by controlling a loudspeaker in the at least one target audio device to play a corresponding test audio and controlling a corresponding microphone in the at least one target audio device to collect the audio played by the loudspeaker; and generating an inspection report of the conference room audio system according to the performance index detection result of the at least one target audio device. Therefore, the original audio equipment in the conference room audio system can be efficiently utilized to realize automatic inspection of the conference room audio system, so that the operation health state of the conference room audio system can be monitored in real time, the inspection report can be quickly generated, and the inspection efficiency and the detection accuracy of the conference room audio system are remarkably improved; conference audio quality and system stability are ensured, and hardware and labor cost are saved.

Systems and methods to schedule conference rooms based on context at the time of scheduling are disclosed. For instance, a cloud-based agent may track conference room resources across a plurality of conference rooms. When an organizer is scheduling a meeting, the cloud-based agent communicates with a computing device of the organizer to acquire meeting parameters (e.g., title, number of attendees), analyzes the meeting parameters and the conference room resources, and provides a recommendation to the computing device of the organizer based on the analyzing.

Systems and methods for identifying a content presenter in a conference room using a video bar are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a video bar may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the video bar to: receive a communication from an Information Handling System (IHS) in response to a content share event during a remote meeting in a conference room and, in response to the communication, select a camera setting to frame a user of the IHS.

The invention discloses an intelligent control method and system for dynamic shielding of a guest room, and belongs to the technical field of intelligent control. According to the method, distance data between personnel and equipment and environmental acoustic characteristic data are collected through a multi-modal sensor, a dynamic evaluation model is constructed, and the model comprises a linear fusion structure and an integrated architecture with graph structure modeling and uncertainty reasoning capabilities and is used for outputting a privacy risk evaluation value. And judging a privacy risk level according to the evaluation value, triggering a corresponding optical, acoustic or physical shielding response, and generating a shielding control instruction. The instruction is issued to compatible shielding execution equipment through a protocol adaptation mechanism to realize dynamic shielding control; and the system automatically enters a low-power-consumption mode when the low-risk condition is met. According to the invention, privacy level intelligent discrimination and multi-level shielding response control based on scene perception are realized, the adaptability, the control precision and the energy efficiency level of the system are improved, and the method is suitable for scenes with privacy requirements, such as intelligent guest rooms and conference rooms.

The invention relates to the technical field of information, and discloses a hotel resource digital management method and system and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: constructing a unified semantic data model; multi-source data fusion and real-time state perception visualization are realized; cross-department collaborative arrangement is carried out; and intelligent decision support and optimization are realized. According to the invention, a comprehensive digital management platform based on a unified semantic data model, multi-source data fusion, real-time state perception, cross-department collaborative workflow arrangement and intelligent decision support and optimization is constructed. According to the platform, global visualization and real-time dynamic management of each core resource of the hotel are realized, and the operation efficiency and the fine management level of the hotel are remarkably improved. The departments of guest rooms, catering, conference rooms, spare part inventory, human resources, finance and the like do not combat each other, but perform cooperative work based on a unified data view.