Video Conferencing App Dynamic Layout for Content Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video conferencing systems lack the ability to dynamically change their appearance and layout to accommodate specific content presentation or collaborative activities, such as gaming or document collaboration, limiting the immersive and interactive experience for participants.
Innovation Solution
A video conferencing application that interacts with external software applications to receive display layout information, allowing it to generate a customized graphical representation of the conference by overlaying content from these applications, such as card games or collaborative documents, onto participant video feeds, using layering and positioning information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional video conferencing systems use fixed layout and appearance, then system complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different content presentation needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The video conferencing system dynamically changes its layout and appearance based on the content being presented. The interface can transition between different configurations (e.g., grid view, speaker view, content-focused view) to adapt to various meeting scenarios such as presentations, discussions, or collaborative work, thereby improving adaptability without permanently increasing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The video conferencing system is designed to perform multiple functions through a single unified platform. It can simultaneously handle video communication, content sharing, screen sharing, and various layout configurations, allowing one system to serve diverse content presentation needs without requiring separate specialized systems for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If video conferencing systems integrate multiple software applications, then functionality and user experience are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple software applications (video conferencing, content sharing, screen sharing, collaborative tools) into a single integrated platform. This merging allows users to access diverse functionalities through one unified interface, improving the overall user experience and adaptability for collaborative activities while managing complexity through integration rather than separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs an intermediary layer or API framework that enables different software applications to communicate and integrate seamlessly. This mediator approach allows various applications to work together without requiring deep customization of each application, thereby enhancing functionality while controlling integration complexity through standardized interfaces.
3Ease of operation
If video conferencing systems provide customized graphical representations, then user engagement and immersion are improved, but processing requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different graphical representations and layout configurations to different regions or contexts within the video conferencing interface. For example, it can provide enhanced graphical overlays or customized views for specific participants or content areas without transforming the entire system, thereby improving user engagement in specific areas while maintaining overall system simplicity.
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AI summary
One example method for integrating software application content into video conferences includes receiving, by a video conferencing application executed by a client device from a video conference provider, one or more participant video streams, each participant video stream corresponding to a participant in a video conference; receiving, by the video conferencing application from a software application, software application content; receiving, by the video conferencing application from the software application, display layout information; generating, by the video conferencing application, a graphical representation of the video conference according to the display layout information, the graphical representation comprising at least a portion of the software application content and at least one of the one or more participant video streams; and displaying, by the video conferencing application, the graphical representation of the video conference.