Method and apparatus for capturing a group photograph during a video conference session
In various embodiments, a group photograph system coordinates and creates a group photograph of participants of a video conferencing session. Using inputs from the participants, the group photograph system captures images of individual participants and selectively assembles a group photograph based on the rating of each individual participant. In one embodiment, the group photograph system sends a countdown signal to a first participant and a second participant wherein the first participant and the second participant are part of a group photograph within a video conferencing session wherein the countdown signal represents an amount of time before a first participant image is captured of the first participant. In another embodiment, the group photography system captures the first participant image and a second participant image of the first participant and the second participant, respectively and creates a first group photograph which includes the first participant image and the second participant image.
1. A computer-implemented method for taking a group photograph during a video conference, the method comprising:
capturing a group photograph, wherein the group photograph includes a still image of a plurality of video streams associated with a plurality of user equipment (UE) during the video conference; and
receiving, from a first UE among the plurality of UE, a first group photograph rank corresponding to the group photograph.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a grid in which the plurality of video streams are organized in a first configuration; and
modifying the grid so that the plurality of video streams are organized in a second configuration that is different from the first configuration, by changing a placement of at least two video streams within the grid.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a grid of the plurality of video streams; and
modifying the grid by changing an order of at least two video streams within the grid.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a live view feed of a plurality of participants corresponding to the plurality of video streams in a grid.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a countdown signal to the first UE, wherein the countdown signal comprises a time remaining before the group photograph is captured.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, to the first UE, the group photograph; and
transmitting, to the first UE, an individual picture associated with a first video stream generated at the first UE.
7. One or more non-transitory computer readable media including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
capturing a group photograph, wherein the group photograph includes a still image of a plurality of video streams associated with a plurality of user equipment (UE) during a video conference; and
receiving, from a first UE among the plurality of UE, a first group photograph rank corresponding to the group photograph.
8. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
generate a grid in which the plurality of video streams are organized in a first configuration; and
modify the grid so that the plurality of video streams are organized in a second configuration that is different from the first configuration, by changing a placement of at least two video streams within the grid.
9. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
generate a grid of the plurality of video streams; and
modify the grid by changing an order of at least two video streams within the grid.
10. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 7 , wherein the instructions to cause the one or more processors to:
display a live view feed of a plurality of participants corresponding to the plurality of video streams in a grid.
11. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
send a countdown signal to the first UE, wherein the countdown signal comprises a time remaining before the group photograph is captured.
12. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
transmit, to the first UE, the group photograph; and
transmit an individual picture associated with a first video stream generated at the first UE.
13. An article of manufacture for use in a digital processing system able to facilitate a video conferencing session, the article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program code, the program code being executable be one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
capturing a group photograph, wherein the group photograph includes a still image of a plurality of video streams associated with a plurality of user equipment (UE) during a video conference; and
receiving, from a first UE among the plurality of UE, a first group photograph rank corresponding to the group photograph.
14. The article of manufacture of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:
generating a grid in which the plurality of video streams are organized in a first configuration; and
modifying the grid by changing a placement of at least one video stream within the grid.
15. The article of manufacture of claim 13 , wherein wherein the operations further comprise:
generating a grid of the plurality of video streams; and
changing an order of at least two video streams within the grid.
16. The article of manufacture of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise displaying a live view feed of a plurality of participants corresponding to the plurality of video streams in a grid.
17. The article of manufacture of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise sending a countdown signal to the first UE, wherein the countdown signal comprises a time remaining before the group photograph is captured.
18. The article of manufacture of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:
transmitting, to the first UE, the group photograph; and
transmitting, to the first UE, an individual picture associated with a first video stream generated at the first UE.
19. The article of manufacture of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, from a second UE among the plurality of UE, a second group photograph rank corresponding to the group photograph.
20. The method claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from a second UE among the plurality of UE, a second group photograph rank corresponding to the group photograph.