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US 12,665,937 · App. 18/128,915 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Methods and system for improved control of presentation and experiences in video conference

Inventor: Tao Chen (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc.
H04L65/403H04N7/14H04N7/141H04N7/15G06T2200/24G06T2207/10016
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Patent No.
US 12,665,937
App. No.
18/128,915
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided herein for altering video feeds of a first device in a video conference according to a request of a second device in the video conference. The present disclosure identifies a first video captured by a first device for a video conference involving the first device and a second device, receives a user request for modification of video transmitted to a second device regarding the first video, adjusts the first video according to the user request to create a second video, wherein the second video is visibly distinct from the first video, and transmits the created second video for display at the second device.

Claims (33)

1 . A method comprising:

identifying, at a server, a video feed being captured by a first device for a video conference involving the first device and a second device;

receiving, at the server, a user request to modify the video feed from the second device, wherein the second device receives the video feed, and wherein the user request was generated based at least in part on determining that a quality of the video feed is below a threshold video quality for the second device;

transmitting, at the server, instructions to the first device to modify the encoding of the video feed, wherein the modifying comprises reducing the resolution of a background of the video feed;

receiving the modified video feed at the server; and

transmitting, from the server, the modified video feed to the second device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the threshold video quality comprises determining an allocated bitrate.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the threshold video quality is based on a position or size of the first video on the display of the second participant.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further comprise an instruction to apply a static background to the video feed.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further comprise an instruction to apply blurring to the background of the video feed.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further comprise an instruction to, adjust a setting of the video feed, and wherein the setting is specified by the user request.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the instructions is triggered by a condition of the first video.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving metadata associated with the first video and modifying the first video based on the received metadata.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the encoding of the video feed occurs at the first device.

10 . A system comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

identify, at a server, a video feed captured by a first device for a video conference involving the first device and a second device;

receive, at the server, a user request to modify the video feed from the second device, wherein the second device receives the video feed, and wherein the user request was generated based at least in part on determining that a quality of the video feed is below a threshold video quality for the second device;

transmit, at the server, instructions to the first device to modify the encoding of the video feed, wherein the modifying comprises reducing the resolution of a background of the video feed;

receive the modified video feed at the server; and

transmit, from the server, the modified video feed to the second device.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein determining the threshold video quality is based on a position or size of the first video on the display of the second participant.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further comprise an instruction to adjust a setting of the video feed, and wherein the setting is specified by the user request.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to transmit the instructions based, at least in part on, being triggered by a condition of the first video.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to transmit the modified video feed to a third device.

15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the video feed is a first video feed, and wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive, at the server, a second video feed captured from a third device; and

transmit the second video feed to the second device.

16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive metadata associated with the video feed and modify the video feed based on the received metadata.

17 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further comprise an instruction to apply blurring to the background of the video feed.

18 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the modifying the encoding of the video feed occurs at the first device.

19 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the metadata indicates a shape of a foreground of the video feed.

20 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the metadata indicates a shape of a foreground of the video feed.