Virtual background based on whiteboard content
A request to set a portion of a virtual background associated with a conference participant based on a virtual whiteboard is received. The request is received by a conferencing software from a device of the conference participant. An edit to the virtual whiteboard is received. An image associated with the conference participant that includes a representation of the conference participant and the edit to the virtual whiteboard is generated. The image is transmitted for display at a device of another conference participant within a tile that is associated with the conferencing software and the conference participant.
1 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by a conferencing software from a device of a conference participant, a request to set a portion of a virtual background associated with the conference participant based on a virtual whiteboard displayed by a whiteboard software that is separate from the conferencing software, wherein the request includes a viewport selection identifying a portion of the virtual whiteboard for setting the portion of the virtual background;
receiving an edit to the portion of the virtual whiteboard via the whiteboard software;
generating an image associated with the conference participant that includes a representation of the conference participant and the edit to the portion of the virtual whiteboard; and
transmitting the image for display at a device of another conference participant within a tile that is associated with the conferencing software and the conference participant.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the edit to the portion of the virtual whiteboard comprises a modification of textual or graphical content of the virtual whiteboard.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the edit is performed by a user who is not a participant of the conference.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing, by the conferencing software, options for adjusting at least one of a placement or a size of the representation in the image.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the device of the conference participant, a timeout period associated with setting the portion of the virtual background based on the virtual whiteboard.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
stopping setting the portion of the virtual background based on the virtual whiteboard after a lapse of a timeout period.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the request includes an indication of the portion of the virtual background.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the viewport is used as the portion of the virtual background.
9 . A device, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor, the processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
receive, by a conferencing software from a device of a conference participant, a request to set a portion of a virtual background associated with the conference participant based on a virtual whiteboard displayed by a whiteboard software that is separate from the conferencing software, wherein the request includes a viewport selection identifying a portion of the virtual whiteboard for setting the portion of the virtual background;
receive an edit to the portion of the virtual whiteboard via the whiteboard software;
generate an image associated with the conference participant that includes a representation of the conference participant and the edit to the portion of the virtual whiteboard; and
transmit the image for display at a device of another conference participant within a tile that is associated with the conferencing software and the conference participant.
10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
determine, based on the viewport selection, a placement of the representation of the conference participant in the image such that no portion of the representation overlaps with the edit to the virtual whiteboard.
11 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
query the whiteboard software for the edit according to a predefined frequency parameter.
12 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the request includes a criterion relating to at least one of a placement or a size of the representation in the image.
13 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the image is based on an immersive view and includes respective representations of more than one conference participants.
14 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the portion of the virtual background is a whole of the virtual background.
15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving, by a conferencing software from a device of a conference participant, a request to set a portion of a virtual background associated with the conference participant based on a virtual whiteboard displayed by a whiteboard software that is separate from the conferencing software, wherein the request includes a viewport selection identifying a portion of the virtual whiteboard for setting the portion of the virtual background;
receiving an edit to the portion of the virtual whiteboard via the whiteboard software;
generating an image associated with the conference participant that includes a representation of the conference participant and the edit to the portion of the virtual whiteboard; and
transmitting the image for display at a device of another conference participant within a tile that is associated with the conferencing software and the conference participant.
16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
compositing the representation of the conference participant with the edit to the portion of the virtual whiteboard based on a rule for combining image elements that adjusts at least one of relative sizes or positions.
17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining, based on the viewport selection, whether any portion of the representation would overlap the edit to the virtual whiteboard, and, in response, placing the representation at a different location in the image.
18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
providing, by the conferencing software, options for adjusting at least one of a placement or a size of the representation in the image.
19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, from the device of the conference participant, a timeout period associated with setting the portion of the virtual background based on the virtual whiteboard.
20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
providing, by the conferencing software, options for adjusting at least one of a placement or a size of the representation in relation to the at least the portion of the virtual whiteboard in the image.