Controlling an electronic conference based on detection of intended versus unintended sound
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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;
analyzing the set of audio signals to determine whether at least two audio signals simultaneously represent audio activity;
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, wherein categorizing the set of audio signals is performed by the electronic device only in response to a determination that at least two audio signals simultaneously represent audio activity; 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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21 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; analyzing the set of audio signals to determine whether at least two audio signals simultaneously represent audio activity; 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, wherein categorizing the set of audio signals is performed by the electronic device only in response to a determination that at least two audio signals simultaneously represent audio activity; and controlling operation of the electronic conference based on the categorized set of audio signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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4. 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; wherein categorizing the set of audio signals includes; identifying a set of contextual factors of a particular audio signal from a particular participant, and providing a categorization result for the particular audio signal based on the set of contextual factors; and wherein identifying the set of contextual factors of the particular audio signal from the particular participant includes; outputting, as a contextual factor, a multi-microphone result indicating whether the particular participant is using multiple microphones, the categorization result for the particular audio signal being based, at least in part, on the multi-microphone result.
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7. 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; wherein categorizing the set of audio signals includes; providing a categorization result for a particular audio signal from a particular participant based on a geographical location of the particular participant.
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8. 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; wherein categorizing the set of audio signals includes; providing a categorization result for a particular audio signal from a particular participant based on a video image from the particular participant.
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9. 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; wherein categorizing the set of audio signals includes; identifying a set of contextual factors of a particular audio signal from a particular participant, and providing a categorization result for the particular audio signal based on the set of contextual factors; and wherein categorizing the set of audio signals includes; providing a categorization result for a particular audio signal from a particular participant based on a location history of the particular participant, the part, on the location history of the particular participant.
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18. 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, analyze the set of audio signals to determine whether at least two audio signals simultaneously represent audio activity, 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, wherein the control circuitry categorizes the set of audio signals only in response to a determination that at least two audio signals simultaneously represent audio activity, and control operation of the electronic conference based on the categorized set of audio signals. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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19. 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; analyzing the set of audio signals to determine whether at least two audio signals simultaneously represent audio activity; 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, wherein categorizing the set of audio signals is performed by the computerized circuitry only in response to a determination that at least two audio signals simultaneously represent audio activity; and controlling operation of the electronic conference based on the categorized set of audio signals. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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