US 11,924,370 B2
Method for controlling a real-time conversation and real-time communication and collaboration platform
Karl Klaghofer, Munich (DE); Wolfgang Schiffer, Herzogenrath (DE); and Michael Rodenbücher, Eschweiler (DE)
Assigned to RINGCENTRAL, INC., Belmont, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/296,359
Filed by RINGCENTRAL, INC., Belmont, CA (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 27, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/082739
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 24, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/108740, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0400135 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. H04M 3/38 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); H04M 3/51 (2006.01); H04M 3/527 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 3/385 (2013.01) [G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); H04M 3/5166 (2013.01); H04M 3/527 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); H04M 2201/40 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling a real-time communication between at least two participants on a real-time conversation and collaboration platform via a digital assistant unit, wherein the at least two participants are connected to a conferencing application via a communications network establishing the communication, the method comprising:
identifying a first participant from the at least two participants as an active speaker in a conversation by using audio signals received from the first participant via a microphone;
verifying whether the first participant is authorized to access the digital assistant unit;
activating the digital assistant unit for the first participant based on a detection of a predetermined event;
transcribing, in response to a determination that the first participant is authorized to access the digital assistant unit, the audio signals using a voice recognition procedure to generate a transcription; and
analyzing the transcription to identify one or more voice commands included in the audio signals.