US 12,282,981 B2
Augmentation for web conference participants
Su Liu, Austin, TX (US); Jill S. Dhillon, Laguna Niguel, CA (US); Luis Osvaldo Pizana, Austin, TX (US); and Yang Liang, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/932,072.
Prior Publication US 2024/0087177 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G10L 17/02 (2013.01); G10L 25/57 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 11/00 (2013.01) [G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06V 20/41 (2022.01); G10L 17/02 (2013.01); G10L 25/57 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20092 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a first augmentation rule set defining a first set of mappings between augmentations and participant characteristics and a second augmentation rule set defining a second set of mappings between augmentations and participant characteristics, the first and second augmentation rule sets implemented to determine augmentations to apply onto participant video feeds within web conferences, wherein respective augmentation rule sets are applied to respective web conferences;
identifying a plurality of participants within a web conference, the web conference having a set of web conference characteristics;
determining that the first augmentation rule set should be applied to the web conference instead of the second augmentation rule set based on a web conference meeting identifier (ID) associated with the web conference;
analyzing the web conference to determine participant characteristics of respective participants of the plurality within the web conference; and
applying, within the web conference, augmentations on respective applicable video feeds of respective participants according to the first augmentation rule set based on the determined characteristics of each participant.