US 12,069,109 B2
Virtual background rendering based on target participant view
Shane Paul Springer, Manchester, MI (US)
Assigned to Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/731,599.
Prior Publication US 2023/0353612 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 65/403 (2022.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/272 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 65/403 (2013.01) [G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/272 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20021 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a receiving device of a first conference participant, a local background replacement image (LBGRI), wherein the receiving device is connected to an audio-visual conference that includes conference participants, and wherein the conference participants include the first conference participant and a second participant;
receiving, by the receiving device from a sending device of the second participant, a source output image that includes a source foreground segment representative of the second participant and a source background segment;
combining, by the receiving device, the LBGRI with the source foreground segment to generate a target output image; and
outputting the target output image at the receiving device.