Interactive Map Background Selection for Virtual Meetings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional virtual meeting platforms offer limited and technically challenging background replacement options, including copyright issues, unsuitable aspect ratios, low resolution, and inappropriate content, which can be exacerbated by time constraints and resource inefficiencies in image retrieval and selection.
Innovation Solution
An interactive map is integrated with a virtual meeting platform to allow users to select images for background replacement based on location data, using a machine learning model to segment foreground and background layers, and dynamically adjust images based on device orientation, providing high-quality, user-friendly background replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional background replacement options are used, then implementation is simple, but image quality and suitability are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an interactive map interface as an intermediary between users and background images. Instead of directly selecting from problematic conventional image sources, users interact with a map that provides curated location-based images. This intermediary layer filters out low-quality images while maintaining user-friendly operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-curating and organizing background images based on geographic locations before users need them. The map interface pre-loads and presents suitable background images from various locations, so when users select a location, high-quality images are already prepared and ready for immediate use, eliminating the need for users to search through unsuitable images.
2Manufacturing precision
If users manually select background images, then image suitability can be improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary organization of background images by geographic location and category. Images are pre-curated and tagged with location data before users need them. When a user selects a location on the map, the corresponding suitable background image is immediately available, eliminating the time-consuming manual search and selection process while ensuring image suitability.
Solution Approach 2:
The interactive map interface enables users to independently select background images by simply choosing locations on the map. The system automatically retrieves and applies the appropriate background image without requiring users to manually search through image libraries or adjust technical parameters. This self-service approach both improves image suitability through location-based curation and reduces selection time to seconds.
3Ease of operation
If static background images are used, then implementation is simple, but user interaction and engagement are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms static background images into dynamic, interactive elements. Users can select different locations on the map to change backgrounds in real-time during meetings. The system dynamically updates backgrounds based on user interactions with the map interface, allowing participants to explore different virtual environments without leaving the meeting. This maintains operational simplicity while dramatically increasing adaptability and user engagement.
Solution Approach 2:
The interactive map serves multiple functions: it acts as both a navigation tool and a background selection interface. The same map interface that displays locations also provides the background images, eliminating the need for separate image libraries. This multi-functionality maintains ease of operation by using a single familiar interface while enhancing adaptability through diverse location-based background options.
4Manufacturing precision
If high-resolution background images are used, then image quality improves, but resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing different image resolutions based on specific needs. The interactive map interface loads lower-resolution thumbnails for display purposes, while full-resolution images are only retrieved and processed when users actually select a background. This ensures high image quality when needed while minimizing resource consumption during normal map navigation and browsing.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for leveraging an interactive map for providing images for background replacement in a virtual meeting are provided. A user interface (UI) displaying a map is provided for presentation on a first client device associated with a first participant of a virtual meeting. in response to user input pertaining to a location on the map, an image associated with the location on the map is identified. Using the image associated with the location on the map, a background layer of a video stream provided by the first client device associated with the first participant is modified. the video stream with the modified background layer is provided for presentation on one or more other client devices of one or more other participants of the virtual meeting.