Bot Participants for Virtual Conferencing Space Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing virtual conferencing systems lack the ability to efficiently configure and fine-tune participant video elements before actual participants join, leading to potential distractions and cumbersome adjustments during live conferencing.
Innovation Solution
The system introduces bot participants that can be configured and positioned within the virtual space during design, allowing users to specify audio levels, audio tracks, blur levels, and participant roles, enabling fine-tuning of participant video elements before actual participants join.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users configure participant video elements during live conferencing, then adjustments can be made in real-time, but it causes distractions and is cumbersome during the event
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows users to configure participant video elements (positioning, audio levels, blur levels, roles) in advance during the design phase before the actual conferencing event. This preliminary configuration eliminates the need for adjustments during live conferencing, thereby avoiding distractions and operational complexity during the event while maintaining full configurability when needed.
2Device complexity
If the virtual space is designed without bot participants, then the design process is simpler, but users cannot test and fine-tune settings before actual participants join
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces bot participants as virtual copies that simulate actual participant video elements during the design phase. These bot participants allow users to test and fine-tune positioning, audio levels, blur levels, and other settings in a realistic environment without requiring actual participants, thereby achieving precise configuration testing while maintaining design simplicity.
3Reliability
If users make adjustments during live conferencing, then real-time optimization is possible, but it increases distractions and reduces efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to perform all necessary configurations and optimizations of participant video elements during the design phase before the conferencing event begins. This advance preparation ensures that the virtual space is fully optimized for the event, eliminating the need for real-time adjustments during live conferencing and thereby maximizing conferencing efficiency while maintaining optimization capability.
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AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing bot participants for virtual conferencing. The program and method provide, in association with designing a virtual space, a first interface for configuring plural participant video elements, each being assignable to a respective participant; receive, via the first interface, an indication of user input for setting first properties for the plural participant video elements; provide a second interface for configuring a bot participant for simulating an actual participant in association with a participant video element of the plural participant video elements; receive, via the second interface, an indication of second user input for setting second properties for the bot participant; and provide, in association with designing the virtual space, display of the virtual space based on the first and second properties, the bot participant being assigned to the participant video element.