US 12,348,327 B2
Participant audio stream modification within a conference
Nick Swerdlow, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoom Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/977,705.
Prior Publication US 2024/0146560 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 12/18 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 12/1822 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1818 (2013.01); H04L 12/1831 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining an audio stream from a participant device connected to a conference, wherein the audio stream represents speech of a user of the participant device;
modifying, based on a user request initiated within the conference, a first characteristic of the speech to produce a modified audio stream, wherein a second characteristic of the speech remains unmodified within the modified audio stream, wherein the first characteristic corresponds to a cadence of the speech, and wherein modifying the first characteristic of the speech to produce the modified audio stream comprises removing one or more periods of silence between portions of the speech; and
causing an output, within the conference, of the modified audio stream in place of the audio stream.