US 12,342,157 B1
Social audio streaming
Sriram Srinivasan, Sammamish, WA (US); Yuchen Huang, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Ajitesh Chandak, Mountain View, CA (US); and Mykola Lando, Bellevue, WA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/051,243.
Int. Cl. H04S 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04S 7/303 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
configuring, for a user participating in a media call with a plurality of additional users, a virtual visual surface comprising (1) an on-screen media call interface, presented within a viewable area of a display element of a device of the user, comprising a first set of user tiles, and (2) an off-screen media call interface, positioned outside of the viewable area, comprising a second set of user tiles, wherein:
the media call is hosted within a digital media room, maintained by a social networking platform, corresponding to a group messaging thread comprising the user and the additional users as members of the group messaging thread; and
each user tile within the first and second set of user tiles corresponds to a different additional user within the plurality of additional users; and
spatializing an audio stream of an additional user, from the plurality of additional users, based on a position of the additional user's user tile within the virtual visual surface.