118 results about "Virtual conference" patented technology

Systems and methods for selection of client connection type in a virtual meeting based on stored configuration information. In response to a request of a first participant of a virtual meeting platform to join a virtual meeting, a configuration data structure associated with the virtual meeting is accessed. The configuration data structure identifies roles for participants of the virtual meeting. A first role associated with the first participant within the virtual meeting is identified using the configuration data structure. One or more client connection types are assigned to the first participant based on the first role. The first participant is allowed to join the virtual meeting using one of the one or more client connection types.

An authenticating application may send instructions to a device to generate and emit an ultrasonic signal, the device being associated with a user having access credential to a virtual meeting. The application may receive in real time from the virtual meeting, audio data associated with the access credential. The application may search the audio data for the ultrasonic signal. Responsive to finding the ultrasonic signal in the audio data, the application may categorize the access credential as authentic and allow the access credential into the virtual meeting. Responsive to not finding the ultrasonic signal in the audio data, the application may categorize the access credential as unauthentic and reject the access credential from the virtual meeting.

A method for identifying a virtual meeting for absent user participation includes identifying, by a calendar application of a first user and based on one or more calendar event criteria, a calendar event that corresponds to a virtual meeting. The first user of the calendar application may be invited to attend the virtual meeting. The method includes causing a calendar application UI to be presented to the first user. The calendar application UI may include a UI element requesting that virtual meeting information be provided to the first user who is unable to attend the virtual meeting. The method includes, in response to a user activation of the UI element, providing a virtual meeting information request of the first user to a virtual meeting application.

A system and method for token-based feature control in a virtual meeting, with operations including determining that a first feature of a virtual meeting is requested by a first participant of the virtual meeting; determining a number of tokens allocated to the first participant in connection with the virtual meeting; determining that a subset of unused tokens of the number of tokens have not been used by the participant during the virtual meeting; determining whether the subset of unused tokens satisfies a first feature threshold criterion; and responsive to determining the subset of unused tokens satisfies the first feature threshold criterion, allowing the first feature to be used by the first participant during the virtual meeting.

Method for conducting a virtual meeting between at least one first person (4) and a second person (6), wherein the virtual meeting is displayed by means of a first display device (2) assigned to the first person (4) in the form of a first virtual environment (8) and by means of a second display device (3) assigned to the second person (6) in the form of a second virtual environment (11), wherein - the first person (4) is in reality located in a moving vehicle (5), whose vehicle movement is detected and the representation of the first virtual environment (8) is selected according to the detected vehicle movement; - the second person (6) is in reality in a reference system (7) that differs from the vehicle (5), whose movement is detected and the representation of the second virtual environment (11) is chosen according to the detected movement of the reference system (7).

An execution method and an execution system for a virtual meeting are provided. The execution method includes the following steps. A discussion item is received. The discussion item is compiled into a plurality of tasks. The tasks are distributed to a plurality of virtual agents. At least one analysis information is obtained by at least one of the virtual agents using an industrial data database. The industrial data database is built via an analytic AI model. At least one guidance information is obtained by at least one of the virtual agents using an industrial knowledge database. The industrial knowledge database is built via a generative AI model. If the analysis information and the guidance information meet the predetermined condition, the virtual expert compiles the analysis information and the guidance information into a recommendation report.

A method for enhanced integration with cameras for virtual meetings includes presenting, at a first client device, a virtual meeting user interface (UI) during a virtual meeting between participants associated with one or more client devices. The virtual meeting UI includes one or more regions each corresponding to a video stream provided by a respective client device. The method includes obtaining, at a client application on the first client device, a first video stream via a first data channel between an image capture device and the client application, and metadata via a second data channel between the image capture device and the client application. The method includes causing a visual representation of the first video stream to be modified during the virtual meeting based on the metadata obtained via the second data channel.

A method includes providing a virtual meeting user interface (UI) including multiple regions each presenting a visual item corresponding to a video stream generated by one of a plurality of client devices of a plurality of participants of a virtual meeting. The method includes receiving a first request from a first participant of the multiple participants of the virtual meeting to share a first media item with other participants of the virtual meeting. The method includes identifying, in the virtual meeting UI, a first region presenting a visual item corresponding to a video stream generated by a first client device of the first participant. The method includes causing the first media item to be presented within the first region of virtual meeting UI.

Aspects of the disclosure are directed to automatic note taking and summary generation based on meeting discussions. Media streams that are generated by participants of a virtual meeting can be provided as input data to an artificial intelligence (AI) model. The AI model can use the received input data to take notes on the portion of the virtual meeting that is captured in the input data and to generate a summary of the portion of the virtual meeting that is captured in the input data. The meeting summaries can be provided for presentation to the participants of the virtual meeting at predetermined time intervals.

A method includes receiving audio data of a virtual meeting and identifying, within a plurality of content items related to the virtual meeting, content not previously recognized by a speech recognition system designated to convert the audio data of the virtual meeting into text. The method also includes causing the speech recognition system to be modified based on the previously unrecognized content. The method further includes causing the audio data of the virtual meeting to be converted into the text using the modified speech recognition system, wherein the text comprises at least part of the previously unrecognized content.

A virtual meeting system is discussed herein. An online meeting application can provide a parallel virtual meeting between or among two or more participants of a main virtual meeting. The parallel virtual meeting permits two or more participants of the main virtual meeting to have a “smaller-sized” meeting in parallel with the main virtual speaker or presentation while still participating in the main virtual meeting. Therefore, the participants of the parallel virtual meeting do not have to connect via another device or application and can avoid disrupting the main virtual meeting. The parallel virtual meeting can permit two separate meetings, such as one meeting with all participants and one meeting with a subset of all the participants.

Aspects of the disclosure are directed to querying an artificial intelligence chatbot based on meeting discussions. Media streams that are generated by participants of a virtual meeting can be provided as input data to an artificial intelligence (AI) model. The AI model can generate one or more summaries of one or more portions of the virtual meeting based on the input data. The AI model can receive, via an AI chatbot, user queries pertaining to the virtual meeting. The AI model can generate responses to user queries based on the information within the one or more summaries and / or relevant corpus data.

A method includes receiving, by a browser application, a first user interaction of a first participant of a virtual meeting to join the virtual meeting between the first participant and one or more other participants of the virtual meeting. The method further includes receiving, by the browser application and via a virtual meeting user interface (UI), a second user interaction of the first participant to share content of a first application within the virtual meeting. The method further includes causing information regarding the content of the first application to be transmitted to one or more client devices of the one or more other participants of the virtual meeting. The method further includes causing a first state of the content of the first application to be presented to the first participant and the one or more other participants of the virtual meeting.

Aspects of the disclosure are directed to multi-media summary generation based on meeting discussions. A virtual meeting user interface (UI) can be presented during a virtual meeting between a plurality of participants. A command can be received, via the virtual meeting UI, a from a first participant of the plurality of participants to enable automatic note taking. A meeting summary of the virtual meeting can be generated, wherein the meeting summary includes a plurality of embedded references, wherein each embedded reference of the plurality of embedded references identifies at least one corresponding portion of media streams generated by a plurality of client devices associated with the plurality of participants of the virtual meeting. The meeting summary can be provided to the first participant.

In accordance with some embodiments, systems, apparatus, interfaces, methods, and articles of manufacture are provided for providing information incorporating additional data feeds, creating common arrangements, and improving performance in a virtual meeting. In some embodiments, a video conferencing system hosts a customized video conferencing and includes video conference settings data, participant display device data, supplemental data feed data, and processing instructions. The video conferencing system may identify (based on the video conference settings data) a number of data feeds for display on a display screen of each participant in a video conference and (based on the participant display device data) a screen specification for each display screen of each participant. The system may then compute an arrangement for the number of data feeds that fits within an available display area.

Systems and methods for providing a multi-device user experience for virtual meetings. A user device participating in a virtual meeting is identified. The user device is associated with a user account of a user. A user interface of the virtual meeting includes a visual item representing the user. A virtual meeting configuration associated with the user account is identified. Based on the virtual meeting configuration associated with the user account, one or more additional user devices associated with the user account are identified. The user is allowed to join the virtual meeting via at least one of the one or more additional user devices associated with the user account, within adding an additional visual item to the user interface of the virtual meeting.

Example methods and systems are provided for virtual conferencing based on geofences. A video conference provider or a client device establishes an event streaming session associated with an event at a location via a virtual conference application installed on the client device. The video conference provider or the client device detects that the client device has entered one or more geofences associated with the location based on geofence boundary data associated with the one or more geofences and location data associated with the client device during the event streaming session. The video conference provider or the client device executes at least one rule associated with streaming within the one or more geofences to control one or more media components associated with the client device.

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for presenting captured screen content within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, a first interface for configuring at least one participant video element which is assignable to a respective participant video feed; receive, via the first interface, an indication of user input for setting first properties for the at least one participant video element; provide, in association with designing the room, a second interface for configuring presentation of screen content captured during virtual conferencing; receive, via the second interface, an indication of user input for setting second properties for the presentation of the screen content captured during virtual conferencing; and provide, in association with virtual conferencing, display of the room based on the first properties and the second properties.

An automated computer-implemented process can be executed by a monitoring server for real-time environmental impact assessment of a distributed computer system. The process includes receiving power metrics from metrics sources, the power metrics representing power usage by resources of the distributed computer system. The process further includes determining environmental impact metrics that represent amounts of CO2 emissions created by the distributed computer system. The process further includes comparing the environmental impact metrics with a CO2 emissions benchmark. The process further includes determining that the environmental impact metrics exceed the CO2 emissions benchmark. The process further includes outputting for display to a participant of a virtual meeting a prompt with a suggestion for executing a remedial measure that reduces CO2 emissions created by the distributed computer system.

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for demand-aware screen sharing is provided. The embodiment may include initiating a virtual conference between two or more participants. The embodiment may also include monitoring an audio feed of the virtual conference. The embodiment may further include identifying a trigger event in the monitored audio feed. The embodiment may also include performing a screen sharing action based on the identified trigger event.

One example method includes joining, from a client device, a virtual meeting hosted by a virtual meeting provider, the virtual meeting comprising a plurality of participants, displaying the virtual meeting on the display of the client device, receiving a plurality of head tracking signals from a head tracking sensor, the head tracking signals associated with a first user of the client device; determining, based at least in part on the head tracking signals, a movement of the of first user's head in relation to the display on which the first user is focused; and varying the volume of a first audio stream of a plurality of audio streams associated with the virtual meeting based at least in part on the movement of the first user's head.

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing a door for a room within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide for virtual conferencing between plural participants within a room of a virtual space, the room being assigned a door for entry by an additional participant into the room; provide, for each of the plural participants, an interface for locking or closing the door assigned to the room; receive indication of user selection, by at least one of the plural participants via the interface, to close or lock the door assigned to the room; and provide, in response to a request by the additional participant to enter the room, a notification that the door assigned to the room is closed or locked.

In an approach for improving a virtual conference user experience, a processor detects a user who is away from a virtual conference including at least two participants for a preset period of time or for a preset percentage of a total allotted time of a pre-scheduled virtual conference. The processor retrieves data from a database. The processor prepares a summary tailored to the user's profile and covering the portion of the virtual conference during which the user was away. The processor detects that the user reconnects to the virtual conference. The processor determines whether the user will review the summary before rejoining the virtual conference. In response to determining that the user will review the summary before rejoining the virtual conference, the processor prompts the user to review the summary using a default set of user preferences. The processor outputs the summary to the user.

Techniques for automatically generating meeting summaries of video conferences and virtual meetings are disclosed. In an example, a method involves receiving, from a virtual meeting, one or more items of content. The method further involves providing the one or more items of content to a machine-learning model. The method further involves receiving a summary of the virtual meeting from the machine-learning model. The method further involves transmitting the summary to one or more client devices.

A system for providing off-the-record functionality is provided herein. The system may include a processor configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in non-transitory computer-readable medium to establish a video conference having a plurality of participants, each participant of the plurality of participants exchanging a plurality of audio or video streams via the video conference. The processor may also be configured to receive, from a first client device associated with one of the plurality of participants, a first audio stream or a first video stream of the plurality of audio or video streams, and record the plurality of audio or video streams within a recording. The processor may also be configured to receive an off-the-record request to begin an off-the-record time period, and in response to the off-the-record request, prevent at least one of the first audio stream or the first video stream from being included in the recording.

A device of a conference invitee is placed in a waiting room associated with a virtual conference. The conference invitee is associated with an agenda item of the virtual conference. Addition of the device to the virtual conference is controlled based on the association between the conference invitee and the agenda item. Controlling the addition of the device to the virtual conference may include determining whether a start time of the agenda item is within a predefined threshold time from a current time. In response to determining that the start time of the agenda item is within the predefined threshold time from the current time, the device is removed from the waiting room and added to the virtual conference.

Techniques for command determination for virtual meetings using gaze and hand gestures are disclosed. In an example method, a client device initiates a virtual meeting to which a number of client devices are connected. The virtual meeting is configured with a designation of a user of the client device as either a hearing-impaired user or a sign language interpreter. The client device determines an indication of a command using a determined command mode based on a first video stream captured by a first camera and a second video stream captured by a second camera, the first and second cameras communicatively coupled to the client device. The client device updates one or more configurations of the virtual meeting based on the indication of the command.

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for artificial intelligence-based virtual meeting presentation oversight are provided. A stream of a virtual meeting having a first computer designated for screen sharing control is received. A broadcast hindrance update from the first computer is received. The broadcast hindrance update is input into a machine learning model. As output from the machine learning model a recommendation regarding switching of the screen sharing control is received. In response to the receiving and to the recommendation indicating that the screen sharing control should be switched, a control switching signal is sent to a second computer participating in the virtual meeting.