US 12,133,023 B2
Systems and methods for offloading processing-intensive video conferencing task to edge computing device
Serhad Doken, Bryn Mawr, PA (US)
Assigned to Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/503,310.
Application 18/503,310 is a continuation of application No. 17/545,318, filed on Dec. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,849,258.
Prior Publication US 2024/0155075 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/15 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 7/157 (2013.01) [G06F 11/3013 (2013.01); G06F 11/3041 (2013.01); H04N 7/142 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implanted method comprising:
determining that a mobile computing device is participating in a video conference via a conferencing server, wherein the mobile computing device is located at a first geographic location and is in communication with the conferencing server via a communication network, and wherein during the video conference, a virtual background is being provided for display at the mobile computing device based at least in part on virtual background processing being performed at the mobile computing device;
monitoring a parameter of the mobile computing device during the video conference; and
determining, based on the monitored parameter, whether at least a portion of the virtual background processing being performed by the mobile computing device should be offloaded to an edge computing device located at a second geographic location remote from the first geographic location of the mobile computing device; and
in response to determining that at least a portion of the virtual background processing being performed by the mobile computing device should be offloaded to the edge computing device, offloading the at least a portion of the virtual background processing being performed by the mobile computing device to the edge computing device by:
causing the mobile computing device to transmit, to the edge computing device and via the communication network, a video feed captured by the mobile computing device;
causing the edge computing device to modify the video feed by performing the at least a portion of the virtual background processing; and
receiving, at the conferencing server from the edge computing device via the communication network, the modified video feed.