Systems and methods for improved audio/video conferences
Systems and methods for efficient management of an audio/video conference are disclosed. The methods comprise recording voice data of a first user connected to a conference while the user is in a first state, determining the first user is talking while in the first state, and initiating playback of the recorded voice data of the first user to a plurality of other users, wherein a playback rate of the recorded voice data is variable.
1. A method comprising:
recording voice data of a first user connected to a conference while the first user is in a first state;
determining the first user is talking while in the first state;
displaying, for a time limit, a selectable buffering indicator to the first user in the first state; and
in response to the first user selecting the selectable buffering indicator within the time limit, initiating playback of the recorded voice data of the first user to a plurality of other users, wherein a playback rate of the recorded voice data is variable, and
wherein the first state is a muted state.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the playback rate of the recorded voice data of the first user is based on a time the selectable buffering indicator was displayed.
3. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
in response to the first user selecting the selectable buffering indicator, switching the first user to a second state.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second state is an unmuted state.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the playback rate is greater than a recorded rate of the recorded voice data.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the playback rate is capped at a certain threshold.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the playback rate is varied by removing at least one of: pauses, hesitations, or a stuttering between words in the recorded voice data.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the playback rate is varied by removing at least one of: filler words, discourse markers, pause fillers, or hesitation forms.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the playback rate is varied by shortening sentences of the recorded voice data.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the shortening of sentences is performed by at least one of: removing unnecessary language, natural language processing or artificial intelligence.
11. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising a second user, wherein the second user has a higher-priority voice data than the first user.
12. The method of claim 11 , the method further comprising:
determining the second user is talking while in a second state; and
interrupting the playback of the recorded voice data of the first user.
13. The method of claim 12 , the method further comprising determining the second user has finished talking while in the second state.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising resuming the playback of the recorded voice data of the first user.
15. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
calculating a lag time between a live voice data of the first user and the playback of the recorded voice data.
16. A system comprising:
input circuitry; and
control circuitry configured to:
record, via the input circuitry, voice data of a first user connected to a conference while the first user is in a first state;
determine the first user is talking while in the first state;
display, for a time limit, a selectable buffering indicator to the first user in the first state; and
in response to the first user selecting the selectable buffering indicator within the time limit, initiate playback of the recorded voice data of the first user to a plurality of other users, wherein a playback rate of the recorded voice data is variable, and
wherein the first state is a muted state.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon for carrying out a method, the method comprising:
recording voice data of a first user connected to a conference while the first user is in a first state;
determining the first user is talking while in the first state;
displaying, for a time limit, a selectable buffering indicator to the first user in the first state; and
in response to the first user selecting the selectable buffering indicator within the time limit, initiating playback of the recorded voice data of the first user to a plurality of other users, wherein a playback rate of the recorded voice data is variable, and
wherein the first state is a muted state.