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Granted Patent B1
US 10,931,918 · App. 16/814,790 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

Providing for cognitive recognition in a collaboration environment

Inventor: Keith Griffin (Oranmore, IE)
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
H04N7/15G06K9/00288G06Q10/1095G10L17/00H04N5/23245
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Patent No.
US 10,931,918
App. No.
16/814,790
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present technology pertains to a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, the instructions effective to cause at least one processor to detect a facial recognition trigger by a device in a meeting room and present a notification in a meeting room that a camera is be to activated in order to recognize a user, wherein the meeting room is a multi-user meeting room.

Claims (50)

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, the instructions effective to cause at least one processor to:

detect, by a device in a meeting room, a triggering event configured to trigger a recognition device and a recognition action to be activated, wherein the triggering event comprises a determination that a user has entered the meeting room, and wherein the recognition action comprises recognizing the user in the meeting room; and

in response to detecting the triggering event comprising the determination that the user has entered the meeting room, present a notification indicating that the recognition device and the recognition action are being activated in order to recognize the user in the meeting room.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the recognition device is a camera or a microphone and the camera or microphone is not engaged in a video conference when the notification is presented.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the triggering event comprises determining that the user has entered the meeting room based on at least one of detected speech or a detected a user device proximity.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein detecting the triggering event comprises detecting a user device proximity, wherein the instructions are effective to cause the at least one processor to determine an identity paired with the user device.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , the instructions further effective to cause the at least one processor to:

determine an identity of the user using facial recognition or vocal recognition, and determine a user account associated with the user;

retrieve meetings from a calendar associated with the user account; and

suggest an action pertaining to one of the retrieved meetings.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further effective to cause the at least one processor to:

identify, using facial recognition, multiple users in the meeting room and associated with user accounts; and

perform active speaker identification to determine a particular user from the multiple users for which to assist in an action.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are effective to cause the at least one processor:

detect a wakeword and a command by a voice assistant, wherein the command is specific to a user account action;

determine an identity of the user using facial recognition or vocal recognition, and determine a user account for the user; and

perform the command on behalf of the user account.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , the instructions further effective to cause the at least one processor to:

receive a command to disable recognition device activation and recognition in the meeting room until a condition is met;

disable recognition device activation until the condition is met; and

re-enable the recognition device based on the condition being met, wherein the condition is that no user is in the meeting room for a period of time.

9. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer executable instructions stored thereon, the instructions effective to cause the one or more processors to:

detect a triggering event configured to trigger a recognition device and a recognition action to be activated, wherein the triggering event comprises a determination that a user has entered a meeting room, and wherein the recognition action comprises recognizing the user in the meeting room; and

based on the detected triggering event, present a notification indicating that the recognition device and the recognition action are being activated in order to recognize the user in the meeting room.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the recognition device comprises a camera and the camera is not engaged in a video conference when the notification is presented.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the triggering event comprises determining that the user has entered the meeting room based on at least one of detected speech or a detected a user-device proximity.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein detecting the triggering event comprises detecting a user device proximity, wherein the instructions are effective to cause the one or more processors to determine an identity paired with the user device.

13. The system of claim 9 , the instructions further effective to cause the one or more processors to:

determine an identity of the user using facial recognition, and determine a user account associated with the user;

retrieve meetings from a calendar associated with the user account; and

suggest an action pertaining to one of the retrieved meetings.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further effective to cause the one or more processors to:

identify, using facial recognition, multiple users in the meeting room and associated with user accounts; and

perform active speaker identification to determine a particular user from the multiple users for which to assist in an action.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are effective to cause the one or more processors to:

detect a wakeword and a command by a voice assistant, wherein the command is specific to a user account action;

determine an identity of the user using facial recognition, and determine a user account for the user; and

perform the command on behalf of the user account.

16. The system of claim 9 , the instructions further effective to cause the one or more processors to:

receive a command to disable camera activation and facial recognition in the meeting room until a condition is met;

disable camera activation until the condition is met; and

re-enable the recognition device based on the condition being met, wherein the condition is that no user is in the meeting room for a period of time.

17. A method comprising:

detecting, by a device in a meeting room, a triggering event configured to trigger a recognition device and a recognition action to be activated, wherein the triggering event comprises a determination that a user has entered the meeting room, and wherein the recognition action comprises recognizing the user in the meeting room; and

in response to detecting the triggering event comprising the determination that the user has entered the meeting room, presenting a notification indicating that the recognition device and the recognition action are being activated in order to recognize the user in the meeting room.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the recognition device is a camera or a microphone and the camera or microphone is not engaged in a video conference when the notification is presented.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the triggering event comprises determining that the user has entered the meeting room based on at least one of detected speech or a detected a user device proximity.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein detecting the triggering event comprises detecting a user device proximity, the method further comprising determining an identity paired with the user device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2020
From: GRIFFIN, KEITH
To: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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