| US 11,736,539 B2 | ||
| Sound boundaries for a virtual collaboration space | ||
| Samuel Charles Mindlin, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Kunal Jathal, North Hills, CA (US); Shan Anis, Jersey City, NJ (US); and Mohammad Raheel Khalid, Budd Lake, NJ (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 Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/850,369. | ||
| Application 17/850,369 is a continuation of application No. 17/390,398, filed on Jul. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,405,436, issued on Aug. 2, 2022. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2023/0031439 A1, Feb. 2, 2023 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G10L 21/10 (2013.01); H04L 65/75 (2022.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01) | ||
| CPC H04L 65/403 (2013.01) [G10L 21/10 (2013.01); H04L 65/764 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method comprising:
defining, within a virtual collaboration space, a sound boundary associated with a particular avatar located within the virtual collaboration space; and preventing, based on the sound boundary, at least one direction of audio communication for a user represented by the particular avatar. |