US 12,309,212 B2
Safe and privacy preserving video representation
Colvin Pitts, Snohomish, WA (US); Yukun Zu, Shoreline, WA (US); and Xuhui Jia, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/591,787.
Application 18/591,787 is a continuation of application No. 17/459,964, filed on Aug. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,949,724.
Prior Publication US 2024/0205278 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01); H04N 5/272 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 65/403 (2013.01) [G06T 11/00 (2013.01); G06V 20/41 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); H04L 63/105 (2013.01); H04N 5/272 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing system for videoconferencing, the computing system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media that collectively store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining data associated with a video stream associated with a user of a videoconferencing system;
detecting a semantic status of the user within the video stream, wherein the semantic status describes a meaning of an activity of the user relative to a videoconference;
generating a generalized video representation of the user based on the semantic status of the user, wherein the generalized video representation depicts a generalized representation of the semantic status of the user, and wherein generating the generalized video representation comprises:
determining a first subset of a plurality of image elements of the video stream as being indicative of the semantic status of the user;
determining a second subset of the plurality of image elements as being indicative of content unrelated to the semantic status of the user; and
generating the generalized video representation based on the semantic status of the user, wherein the generalized video representation comprises a generalized representation of each of the first subset of the plurality of image elements, and wherein the generalized video representation excludes a generalized representation of at least some of the second subset of the plurality of image elements; and
transmitting data descriptive of the generalized video representation to one or more additional computing devices for presentation within the videoconference.