System and method for adjusting floor controls based on conversational characteristics of participants
First Claim
1. A system for adjusting floor controls based on conversational characteristics, comprising:
- input modules to receive audio streams, which each originate from an audio source;
a floor analysis module to maintain floor controls for a current configuration of at least a portion of the audio streams from the audio sources that are participants to an interaction represented by the current configuration, to determine conversational characteristics shared by two or more of the audio sources, to identify different possible configurations of interactions between participants of the audio streams based on the conversational characteristics, to apply a predetermined number of timeslices to each one of the possible configurations, and to automatically adjust the floor controls when the predetermined number of timeslices of one of the possible configurations is satisfied;
an audio mixer module to mix the audio streams into one or more outputs based on the adjusted floor controls; and
a processor to execute the modules.
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically adjusting floor controls based on conversational characteristics is provided. Audio streams are received, which each originate from an audio source. Floor controls for a current configuration including at least a portion of the audio streams are maintained. Conversational characteristics shared by two or more of the audio sources are determined. Possible configurations for the audio streams are identified based on the conversational characteristics. An analysis of the current configuration and the possible configurations is performed. A change threshold comprising a minimum number of timeslices for at least one of the current configuration and one of the possible configurations is applied to the analysis. When the analysis satisfies the change threshold, the floor controls are automatically adjusted. The audio streams are mixed into one or more outputs based on the adjusted floor controls.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for adjusting floor controls based on conversational characteristics, comprising:
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input modules to receive audio streams, which each originate from an audio source; a floor analysis module to maintain floor controls for a current configuration of at least a portion of the audio streams from the audio sources that are participants to an interaction represented by the current configuration, to determine conversational characteristics shared by two or more of the audio sources, to identify different possible configurations of interactions between participants of the audio streams based on the conversational characteristics, to apply a predetermined number of timeslices to each one of the possible configurations, and to automatically adjust the floor controls when the predetermined number of timeslices of one of the possible configurations is satisfied; an audio mixer module to mix the audio streams into one or more outputs based on the adjusted floor controls; and a processor to execute the modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for adjusting floor controls based on conversational characteristics, comprising:
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receiving audio streams, which each originate from an audio source and maintaining floor controls for a current configuration of at least a portion of the audio streams from the audio sources who are participants to an interaction represented by the current configuration; determining conversational characteristics shared by two or more of the audio sources; identifying different possible configurations of interactions between participants of the audio streams based on the conversational characteristics; applying a predetermined number of timeslices to each one of the possible configurations and automatically adjusting the floor controls when the predetermined number of timeslices of one of the possible configurations is satisfied; and mixing the audio streams into one or more outputs based on the adjusted floor controls. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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