US 12,470,670 B2
Systems and methods for enhancing audio for a video conferencing application
Lily Zhu, Parsippany, NJ (US); Rohit Sonalkar, Danville, CA (US); Alagu Periyannan, Palo Alto, CA (US); Timothy M. Dwight, Richardson, TX (US); and Brian T. Mecum, Aliso Diejo, CA (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/934,879.
Prior Publication US 2024/0106978 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 7/152 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1818 (2013.01); H04L 12/1827 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a network device, a request for functionality to switch to wideband audio at a user device receiving over-the-top (OTT) video and OTT audio associated with a video conferencing application provided by an application server,
associating, by the network device, a current meeting identifier associated with the video conferencing application and a network identifier of the user device;
switching, by the network device, from the OTT audio to the wideband audio, for the video conferencing application, based on receiving the request for the functionality and based on associating the current meeting identifier and the network identifier; and
providing, by the network device, the wideband audio associated with the video conferencing application to the user device to cause the user device to provide the OTT video and the wideband audio independently.