US 12,231,809 B2
Optimizing video conferencing using contextual information
Oliver Pell, London (GB)
Assigned to Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/069,092.
Application 18/069,092 is a continuation of application No. 17/341,126, filed on Jun. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,563,916.
Application 17/341,126 is a continuation of application No. 16/863,524, filed on Apr. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,032,513, issued on Jun. 8, 2021.
Application 16/863,524 is a continuation of application No. 16/127,174, filed on Sep. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,659,729, issued on May 19, 2020.
Application 16/127,174 is a continuation of application No. 15/385,540, filed on Dec. 20, 2016, granted, now 10,075,672, issued on Sep. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0124525 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04L 65/1089 (2022.01); H04L 65/401 (2022.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01); H04L 65/80 (2022.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04N 19/85 (2014.01); H04N 19/115 (2014.01); H04N 19/167 (2014.01); H04N 19/174 (2014.01)
CPC H04N 7/147 (2013.01) [H04L 65/1089 (2013.01); H04L 65/4015 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01); H04N 19/85 (2014.11); H04N 19/115 (2014.11); H04N 19/167 (2014.11); H04N 19/174 (2014.11)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
conducting, by a client computing device associated with a user, a video call capturing a plurality of participants;
generating, for each participant of the plurality of participants, an importance score at least by determining a relative location of the participant compared to other participants of the plurality of participants; and
customizing the video call for the user based on importance scores by focusing in on a participant with a highest importance score.