US 11,700,335 B2
Systems and methods for videoconferencing with spatial audio
Pierre Seigneurbieux, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/467,871.
Prior Publication US 2023/0073569 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H04M 3/56 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 3/568 (2013.01) [H04M 3/567 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
identify a plurality of audio streams associated with a plurality of User Equipment (“UEs”) that are associated with a conference;
receive, for a first UE of the plurality of UEs, gallery configuration information that indicates positions, within a user interface (“UI”) associated with the first UE, that are respectively associated with at least a second UE and a third UE, of the plurality of UEs;
generate a spatial audio stream for the first UE, wherein the spatial audio stream includes a first position within the UI as a sound source associated with audio from the second UE, and wherein the spatial audio stream includes a second position within the UI as a sound source associated with audio from the third UE; and
output the spatial audio stream to the first UE.