CPC H04S 7/303 (2013.01) [G10L 21/0216 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01); H04N 23/58 (2023.01); G10L 2021/02166 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method for selecting audio to be transmitted in a videoconference,
the method comprising:
reviewing, by a processing unit, an output of a microphone for sound;
providing, by the processing unit from a camera having a field-of-view (FoV), an image from the camera;
determining, by the processing unit, whether or not the sound originates from within the FoV of the camera;
muting, by the processor, the microphone when the processing unit determines that the sound does not originate from within the FoV of the camera; and
unmuting, by the processor, the microphone when the processing unit determines that the sound originates from within the FoV of the camera,
wherein the camera includes a centerline, and
wherein determining if whether or not the sound originates within the FoV of the camera includes:
using a microphone array and sound source localization (SSL) to determine an angle of the sound; and
determining whether or not the sound originates within the FoV of the camera based on the determined SSL sound angle and the centerline and the FoV of the camera.
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