CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC CONFERENCE BASED ON DETECTION OF INTENDED VERSUS UNINTENDED SOUND
First Claim
1. In an electronic device, a method of managing an electronic conference, the method comprising:
- receiving a set of audio signals from a set of participants of the electronic conference, each audio signal being received from a respective participant;
categorizing the set of audio signals received from the set of participants, each audio signal being individually categorized as currently representing (i) intentional participant sound or (ii) unintentional participant sound; and
controlling operation of the electronic conference based on the categorized set of audio signals.
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Abstract
A technique manages an electronic conference. The technique involves receiving a set of audio signals from a set of participants of the electronic conference, each audio signal being received from a respective participant. The technique further involves categorizing the set of audio signals received from the set of participants, each audio signal being individually categorized as currently representing (i) intentional participant sound or (ii) unintentional participant sound. The technique further involves controlling operation of the electronic conference based on the categorized set of audio signals.
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20 Claims
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1. In an electronic device, a method of managing an electronic conference, the method comprising:
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receiving a set of audio signals from a set of participants of the electronic conference, each audio signal being received from a respective participant; categorizing the set of audio signals received from the set of participants, each audio signal being individually categorized as currently representing (i) intentional participant sound or (ii) unintentional participant sound; and controlling operation of the electronic conference based on the categorized set of audio signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic apparatus to manage an electronic conference, comprising:
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a network interface; memory; and control circuitry coupled to the network interface and the memory, the memory storing instructions which, when carried out by the control circuitry, cause the control circuitry to; receive a set of audio signals from a set of participants of the electronic conference through the network interface, each audio signal being received from a respective participant, categorize the set of audio signals received from the set of participants, each audio signal being individually categorized as currently representing (i) intentional participant sound or (ii) unintentional participant sound, and control operation of the electronic conference based on the categorized set of audio signals.
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20. A computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium which stores a set of instructions to manage an electronic conference, the set of instructions, when carried out by computerized circuitry, causing the computerized circuitry to perform a method of:
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receiving a set of audio signals from a set of participants of the electronic conference, each audio signal being received from a respective participant; categorizing the set of audio signals received from the set of participants, each audio signal being individually categorized as currently representing (i) intentional participant sound or (ii) unintentional participant sound; and controlling operation of the electronic conference based on the categorized set of audio signals.
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