US 11,855,793 B2
Graphical user interfaces for grouping video conference participants
Tobias Christensen, San Francisco, CA (US); Axel Ramirez Flores, Cary, NC (US); Nathanial Albertson, Apex, NC (US); and Matthew Fardig, Boonville, IN (US)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Dec. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/119,225.
Prior Publication US 2022/0191055 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 12/18 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 40/40 (2020.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 12/1822 (2013.01) [G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 40/40 (2020.01); H04L 12/1831 (2013.01); H04N 7/155 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
storage accessible to the at least one processor and comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor to:
identify first, second, third, and fourth participants of a first video conference;
access data related to the first, second, third, and fourth participants, the data generated based on participation in the past of the first, second, third, and fourth participants in a second video conference, the second video conference being different from the first video conference;
based on the data, group the first and second participants together for a first sub-conference and group the third and fourth participants together for a second sub-conference different from the first sub-conference, the first and second participants not being grouped together with the third and fourth participants for the first and second sub-conferences; and
based on the grouping, facilitate the first sub-conference of the first participant with the second participant and facilitate the second sub-conference of the third participant with the fourth participant;
wherein the first, second, third, and fourth participants are grouped together in the respective sub-conferences to create disagreement to debate a topic;
wherein the first and second participants are grouped together in the first sub-conference based on the first and second participants being identified as performing a same first gesture during the first video conference, and wherein the third and fourth participants are grouped together in the second sub-conference based on the third and fourth participants being identified as performing a same second gesture during the first video conference, the first gesture being different from the second gesture.