IP Library Granted Patent US 11,798,144
Granted Patent B2
US 11,798,144 · App. 17/087,912 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

Systems and methods for dynamic camera filtering

Inventors: Vivek Viswanathan Iyer (Austin, TX); Daniel L. Hamlin (Round Rock, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
G06T5/20G06T5/009H04N5/2621H04N23/741
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Patent No.
US 11,798,144
App. No.
17/087,912
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information handling system may include a plurality of sensors comprising a camera sensor for communicating camera data, a user presence and focus state manager configured to receive the camera data and generate an inference of user presence and focus based on the camera data, and a dynamic filtering service. The dynamic filtering service may be configured to receive the inference, determine based on the inference a filtering action, and cause the filtering action to be applied to dynamically-generated information associated with a user of the information handling system and communicated to other information handling systems communicatively coupled to the information handling system.

Claims (30)

1. An information handling system comprising:

a processor;

a camera configured to generate a video stream of a user of the information handling system;

a memory, accessible to the processor, including processor executable instructions, wherein the processor executable instructions include video conferencing instructions to access the video stream, generate conference video, and communicate the conference video to other information handling systems;

a plurality of sensors including:

a camera sensor configured to receive one or more signals from the camera; and

one or more other sensors;

a sensor hub coupled to the processor and configured to:

receive at least one camera sensor signal from the camera sensor; and

generate an inference of user presence and focus based on the at least one camera sensor signal; and

a dynamic filtering service configured to:

receive the inference;

determine based on the inference whether to perform a filtering action to modify the video stream, wherein the filtering action is selected from a group of filtering actions including providing appearance of eye focus by user responsive to determining user has an on-screen distraction.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the group of filtering actions includes a filtering action to replace the video stream associated with the user with an alternative video stream.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the group of filtering actions includes a filtering action to replace the video stream associated with the user with a still image.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the wherein the group of filtering actions includes a filtering action to enhance physical characteristics associated with the user.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein:

the dynamically-generated information comprises at least audio information and textual information associated with the user; and

the group of filtering actions include a filtering action to modify the at least audio information and textual information associated with the user.

6. A user presence method comprising:

receiving, by a sensor hub coupled to a processor of an information handling system, at least one camera sensor signal from a camera sensor configured to receive one or more signals from a camera of the information handling, wherein the camera is configured to generate a video stream of a user and wherein the information handling system is configured to perform video conferencing operations to access the video stream, generate conference video, and communicate the conference video to other information handling systems;

generating an inference of user presence and focus based on the at least one camera sensor signal; and

determining, based on the inference, whether to perform a filtering action to modify the video stream, wherein the filtering action is selected from a group of filtering actions including providing appearance of eye focus by the user responsive to determining user has an on-screen distraction.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the information handling system includes a plurality of sensors including the camera sensor and one or more other sensors, wherein the sensor hub is configured to receive one or more signals from each of the plurality of sensors.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the group of filtering actions include a filtering action to replace the video stream associated with the user with an alternative video stream.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the group of filtering actions include a filtering action to replace the video stream associated with the user with an alternative video stream.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the filtering action modifies the video stream associated with the user to enhance at least one physical characteristic associated with the user.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein:

the dynamically-generated information comprises at least audio information and textual information associated with the user; and

the filtering action modifies the at least audio information and textual information associated with the user.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (055479/0342) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (055479/0051) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Reel/Frame 062021/0663 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (056136/0752) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 055408 FRAME 0697 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2021
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 056136/0752 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2021
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055479/0051 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2021
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055479/0342 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 25, 2021
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2020
From: IYER, VIVEK VISWANATHAN; HAMLIN, DANIEL L.
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Reel/Frame 054255/0923 →