Granted Patent B2

US 10,297,284 · App. 16/192,691 · Granted May 21, 2019

Inventor: Edo Segal (New York, NY)

Assignee: TOUCHCAST LLC

G11B27/031H04N5/2222H04N5/2226H04N5/265

Abstract

Claims (59)

1. A system for providing respective interactive audio/video content of each of a plurality of computing devices during a networked communication session, the system comprising:

non-transitory processor readable media;

at least one processor operatively coupled to the non-transitory processor readable media, wherein the non-transitory processor readable media have instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform the following steps:

define the networked communication session;

provide respective access to the networked communication session to each of a plurality of user computing devices that are each configured with at least a camera, an audio input subsystem, and an audio output subsystem;

generate a composited interactive audio/video feed comprised of video and audio input received during the networked communication session from at least two of the respective user computing devices;

transmit to each of the plurality of user computing devices the composited audio/video feed,

a) wherein, during the networked communication session and after an audio input subsystem of a first user computing device of the plurality of user computing devices detects a user of the first user computing device speaking, the at least one processor executes instructions to:

i) adjust volume of the audio output subsystem of the first user computing device; and

ii) adjust volume of the audio input subsystem of each of the other respective ones of the plurality of user computing devices; and

b) wherein, during the networked communication session and after an audio input subsystem of a second user computing device of the plurality of user computing devices detects a user of the second user computing device speaking, the at least one processor executes instructions to:

i) adjust volume of the audio output subsystem of the second user computing device;

ii) adjust volume of the audio input subsystem of each of the other respective ones of the plurality of user computing devices; and

iii) adjust volume of the audio output subsystem of the first user computing device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory processor readable media have instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to delay steps b) i), b) ii), and b) iii) until after a predetermined amount of time during which none of the plurality of user computing devices detects any user speaking.

3. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein, during the networked communication session and after the audio input subsystem of the first user computing device of the plurality of user computing devices detects the user of the first user computing device speaking, an instruction executes to:

designate the first user computing device an active device; and

designate each of the other user computing devices of the plurality of computing devices non-active devices; and

wherein, during the networked communication session and after the audio input subsystem of the second user computing device of the plurality of user computing devices detects the user of the second user computing device speaking, an instruction executes to:

designate the second user computing device the active device; and

designate the first user computing device a non-active device among the plurality of other non-active devices.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment in steps a) i), a) ii), b) i), and b) ii) is to decrease volume or to mute volume.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment in step b) iii) is to increase volume.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory processor readable media have instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

synchronize audio content and video content, including by delaying providing at least one of the audio content and video content to at least one of the user computing devices.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the delaying occurs as a function of at least one BLUETOOTH signal.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the synchronizing and/or delaying occurs as a function of at least data received in audio.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the data is usable by the at least one processor and/or at least one of the plurality of user computing devices for a time delay that prevents output of audio and input of audio occurring simultaneously on one of the plurality of user computing devices.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the synchronizing occurs as a function of differences in available bandwidth between the respective user computing devices.

11. A method for providing respective interactive audio/video content of each of a plurality of computing devices during a networked communication session, the system comprising:

defining, by at least one processor configured by executing instructions on non-transitory processor readable media, the networked communication session;

providing, by the at least one processor, respective access to the networked communication session to each of a plurality of user computing devices that are each configured with at least a camera, audio input subsystem, and audio output subsystem;

generating, by the at least one processor, a composited interactive audio/video feed comprised of video and audio input received during the networked communication session from at least two of the respective user computing devices;

transmitting, by the at least one processor to each of the plurality of user computing devices the composited audio/video feed,

a) wherein, during the networked communication session and after an audio input subsystem of a first user computing device of the plurality of user computing devices detects a user of the first user computing device speaking:

i) adjusting, by the at least one processor, volume of the audio output subsystem of the first user computing device; and

ii) adjusting, by the at least one processor, volume of the audio input subsystem of each of the other respective ones of the plurality of user computing devices; and

b) wherein, during the networked communication session and after an audio input subsystem of a second user computing device of the plurality of user computing devices detects a user of the second user computing device speaking:

i) adjusting, by the at least one processor, volume of the audio output subsystem of the second user computing device;

ii) adjusting, by the at least one processor, volume of the audio input subsystem of each of the other respective ones of the plurality of user computing devices; and

iii) adjusting, by the at least one processor, volume of the audio output subsystem of the first user computing device.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

delaying, by the at least one processor, steps b) i), b) ii), and b) iii) until after a predetermined amount of time during which none of the plurality of user computing devices detects any user speaking.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

during the networked communication session and after the audio input subsystem of the first user computing device of the plurality of user computing devices detects the user of the first user computing device speaking:

designating, by the at least one processor, the first user computing device an active device; and

designating, by the at least one processor, each of the other user computing devices of the plurality of computing devices non-active devices; and

during the networked communication session and after the audio input subsystem of the second user computing device of the plurality of user computing devices detects the user of the second user computing device speaking:

designating, by the at least one processor, the second user computing device the active device; and

designating, by the at least one processor, the first user computing device a non-active device among the plurality of other non-active devices.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the adjustment in steps a) i), a) ii), b) i), and b) ii) is to decrease volume or to mute volume.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the adjustment in step b) iii) is to increase volume.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

synchronizing, by the at least one processor, audio content and video content, including by delaying providing at least one of the audio content and video content to at least one of the user computing devices.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the delaying occurs as a function of at least one BLUETOOTH signal.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the synchronizing and/or delaying occurs as a function of at least data received in audio.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the data is usable by the at least one processor and/or at least one of the plurality of user computing devices for a time delay that prevents output of audio and input of audio occurring simultaneously on one of the plurality of user computing devices.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the synchronizing occurs as a function of differences in available bandwidth between the respective user computing devices.

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