US 12,266,337 B2
Noise management during an online conference session
Bjørn Winsvold, Tranby (NO); Eric Yi-hua Chen, Irvine, CA (US); Wei-Lien Hsu, Austin, TX (US); and Pi-Hsin Liu, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/770,037.
Application 18/770,037 is a continuation of application No. 18/303,001, filed on Apr. 19, 2023, granted, now 12,039,966.
Application 18/303,001 is a continuation of application No. 16/993,908, filed on Aug. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,688,384, issued on Jun. 27, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0363095 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. G10K 15/00 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01)
CPC G10K 11/17885 (2018.01) [G06N 20/00 (2019.01); H04L 12/1822 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining audio data from an endpoint participating in an online conference session, the audio data representing audio captured at the endpoint;
providing information that causes display of a user interface that allows an online conference session participant associated with the endpoint to select a type of noise reduction to be applied to the audio data;
obtaining an indication, from the online conference session participant via the user interface, of a user selection that a first type of noise reduction is to be applied to the audio data obtained from the endpoint;
in response to obtaining the indication of the user selection that the first type of noise reduction is to be applied, analyzing sounds in the audio data to identify at least two classified sounds;
identifying a first classified sound, of the at least two classified sounds, that is an allowed sound, wherein audio information, transmitted to a remote endpoint participating in the online conference session, includes the first classified sound;
identifying a second classified sound, of the at least two classified sounds, that is not the allowed sound, wherein the second classified sound is attenuated in the audio information; and
based on the identification of the second classified sound, providing second information that causes display of a prompt asking a user whether to change to a different type of noise reduction.