Web Conference Participant Augmentation Rule Set
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current web conference technology lacks the functionality to allow participants to customize their own appearance, which can be useful for matching attire codes, increasing engagement, minimizing distractions, and enhancing professionalism.
Innovation Solution
A computer program product and method that implements an augmentation rule set to determine and apply customizations, such as virtual attire, onto participant video feeds within a web conference based on their characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If web conference technology allows participants to customize their appearance through augmentations, then engagement and professionalism are enhanced, but device complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-processes participant video feeds to extract characteristics (such as clothing color, background type, or visual attributes) before the augmentation selection process. This preliminary analysis enables the rule set to quickly match appropriate augmentations without requiring complex real-time decision-making during the conference, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining customization capability
Solution Approach 2:
An augmentation rule set acts as an intermediary layer between participant characteristics and augmentation selections. This rule-based mediator translates extracted characteristics into appropriate augmentations without requiring complex AI models or real-time human intervention, simplifying the system architecture while enabling adaptive appearance customization based on professional guidelines and attire codes
2Loss of information
If augmentation rule sets are implemented to determine augmentations for participant video feeds, then visual recognition of relationships among participants is improved, but loss of time for processing and applying augmentations increases
Solution Approach 1:
Participant characteristics are extracted and analyzed in advance using pre-defined rules, allowing the system to prepare augmentation selections before video feeds are transmitted. This preliminary processing enables rapid application of augmentations during the conference, minimizing time loss while ensuring accurate visual representation of participant relationships and characteristics
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms participant video data into simplified characteristic parameters (such as clothing color, background type, or role indicators) that can be quickly matched against the augmentation rule set. By changing the data representation from complex video frames to simplified parameters, the system reduces processing time while maintaining the ability to recognize visual relationships and apply appropriate augmentations
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to augmentation for web conference participants. An augmentation rule set defining mappings between augmentations and participant characteristics can be received, where the augmentation rule set is implemented for a web conference to determine augmentations to apply onto participant video feeds within the web conference. A plurality of participants within the web conference can be identified. The web conference can be analyzed to determine participant characteristics of each participant of the plurality within the web conference. Augmentation can be applied on respective video feeds of each participant according to the augmentation rule set based on the determined characteristics of each participant.