US 11,769,386 B2
Preventing the number of meeting attendees at a videoconferencing endpoint from becoming unsafe
Jeffrey Schwerdtfeger, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Robert Manassero, II, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Geoffrey Dean Jensen, Carpinteria, CA (US); Sean Michael Burke, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Kem Gallione, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Ryan Michael Dalke, Santa Cruz, CA (US); and Brian Jensen, Soquel, CA (US)
Assigned to Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed by Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/445,221.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/066,459, filed on Aug. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0051541 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G08B 21/02 (2006.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/54 (2022.01)
CPC G08B 21/02 (2013.01) [H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/54 (2022.05)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of managing videoconferencing endpoint capacity, comprising:
capturing a video feed corresponding to a geographic location;
detecting, based on data of the video feed, a presence of one or more persons corresponding to the geographic location;
determining, based on the data of the video feed, a quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location;
determining that the quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location exceeds a first predetermined threshold;
rendering a first alert message responsive to determining that the quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location exceeds the first predetermined threshold;
determining that the quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location exceeds a second predetermined threshold;
rendering a second alert message responsive to determining that the quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location exceeds the second predetermined threshold; and
issuing a third alert message responsive to determining that the quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location exceeds the second predetermined threshold,
wherein the third alert message indicates that a room corresponding to the geographic location must be deep cleaned,
wherein the first alert message comprises:
a capacity message indicating that the quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location exceeds the first predetermined threshold,
wherein determining the quantity of persons corresponding to the geographic location comprises:
detecting a plurality of key points corresponding to each of the one or more persons, and
determining a gesture corresponding to each of the one or more persons based, at least in part, on the detected key points, and
wherein determining the gesture corresponding to at least one of the one or more persons comprises determining that a hand key point is above an elbow key point.