US 12,114,095 B1
Parametric construction of hybrid environments for video presentation and conferencing
Phil Libin, Bentonville, AR (US)
Assigned to mmhmm inc., Little Rock, AR (US)
Filed by mmhmm inc., Little Rock, AR (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/941,305.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/243,650, filed on Sep. 13, 2021.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); H04N 5/272 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 5/272 (2013.01) [G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing a video presentation, comprising:
preparing a plurality of different background environments for different portions of the video presentation prior to the video presentation, the background environments including a structured list of visual components and parameters therefor;
selecting a subset of the background environments, value ranges, and initial values for a subset of the parameters of the background environments prior to the video presentation;
selecting multiple alternative background environments for at least one of the portions prior to the video presentation;
presenting to an audience at least one presenter superimposed on the different ones of the background environments during different portions of the video presentation;
replacing a particular one of the background environments for the at least one of the portions during the presentation with one of the multiple alternative background environments; and
modifying values selected for at least some of the subset of the parameters during the video presentation within the value ranges.