Audio quality mapping and orientational feedback in video conferencing
In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising: monitoring, by a device and during a video conferencing session in a video conferencing area, audio quality of audio collected from a subject participating in the video conferencing session; detecting, by the device and based on the audio quality, an audio quality issue for the audio collected from the subject; generating, by the device, an orientation instruction predicted to mitigate the audio quality issue based on an audio quality visualization map generated from historical audio quality data in the video conferencing area; and providing, by the device and during the video conferencing session, the orientation instruction to the subject.
1 . A method, comprising:
monitoring, by a device and during a video conferencing session in a video conferencing area, audio quality of audio collected from a subject participating in the video conferencing session;
detecting, by the device and based on the audio quality, an audio quality issue for the audio collected from the subject;
generating, by the device, an orientation instruction predicted to mitigate the audio quality issue based on an audio quality visualization map generated from historical audio quality data in the video conferencing area, the map spatially correlating the historical audio quality data with corresponding locations in the video conferencing area; and
providing, by the device and during the video conferencing session, the orientation instruction to the subject.
2 . The method as in claim 1 , further comprising:
categorizing the audio quality of the audio collected from the subject participating in the video conferencing session within a range of audio categories based on at least one of audio level data, speech detection data, or subject tracking data.
3 . The method as in claim 2 , further comprising:
detecting the audio quality issue based on the audio quality of the audio collected from the subject being recategorized from a first audio category in the range of audio categories to a second audio category in the range of audio categories.
4 . The method as in claim 1 , wherein the audio quality visualization map is a visual heatmap of audio quality values overlaid on a map of the video conferencing area.
5 . The method as in claim 1 , wherein the orientation instruction prompts the subject to change their physical orientation within the video conferencing area.
6 . The method as in claim 1 , wherein the orientation instruction presents the audio quality visualization map to the subject to direct a change to their physical orientation within the video conferencing area.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the orientation instruction is predicted to mitigate the audio quality issue based additionally on a position of the subject in the video conferencing area detected during the audio quality issue.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the historical audio quality data includes audio quality measurements associated with each of a plurality of different locations within the video conferencing area.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the orientation instruction prompts the subject to move away from a source of background noise in the video conferencing area.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
disabling audio collection devices collecting audio proximate the source of the background noise.
11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying audio capturing equipment within the video conferencing area by matching audio quality measurement patterns present in the audio quality visualization map to known audio capture patterns associated with particular audio capturing equipment; and
including in the orientation instruction a suggested modification to the audio capturing equipment.
12 . An apparatus, comprising:
one or more network interfaces to communicate with a network;
a processor coupled to the one or more network interfaces and configured to execute one or more processes; and
a memory configured to store a process that is executable by the processor, the process, when executed, configured to:
monitor, during a video conferencing session in a video conferencing area, audio quality of audio collected from a subject participating in the video conferencing session;
detect, based on the audio quality, an audio quality issue for the audio collected from the subject;
generate an orientation instruction predicted to mitigate the audio quality issue based on an audio quality visualization map generated from historical audio quality data in the video conferencing area, the map spatially correlating the historical audio quality data with corresponding locations in the video conferencing area; and
provide, during the video conferencing session, the orientation instruction to the subject.
13 . The apparatus as in claim 12 , the process further configured to:
categorize the audio quality of the audio collected from the subject participating in the video conferencing session within a range of audio categories based on at least one of audio level data, speech detection data, or subject tracking data.
14 . The apparatus as in claim 13 , the process further configured to:
detect the audio quality issue based on the audio quality of the audio collected from the subject being recategorized from a first audio category in the range of audio categories to a second audio category in the range of audio categories.
15 . The apparatus as in claim 12 , wherein the audio quality visualization map is a visual heatmap of audio quality values overlaid on a map of the video conferencing area.
16 . The apparatus as in claim 12 , wherein the orientation instruction prompts the subject to change their physical orientation within the video conferencing area.
17 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the orientation instruction presents the audio quality visualization map to the subject to direct a change to their physical orientation within the video conferencing area.
18 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the orientation instruction is predicted to mitigate the audio quality issue based additionally on a position of the subject in the video conferencing area detected during the audio quality issue.
19 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the historical audio quality data includes audio quality measurements associated with each of a plurality of different locations within the video conferencing area.
20 . A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor on a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
monitoring, during a video conferencing session in a video conferencing area, audio quality of audio collected from a subject participating in the video conferencing session;
detecting, based on the audio quality, an audio quality issue for the audio collected from the subject;
generating an orientation instruction predicted to mitigate the audio quality issue based on an audio quality visualization map generated from historical audio quality data in the video conferencing area, the map spatially correlating the historical audio quality data with corresponding locations in the video conferencing area; and
providing, during the video conferencing session, the orientation instruction to the subject.