# US 12,192,255 B2 · Systems and methods for selecting a local device in a collaborative environment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,255 B2 - Document ID: US12192255B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/227,022 - Filed: 2023-07-27 - Published: 2023-11-16 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-02 - Assignees: Adeia Guides Inc. - Applicants: Adeia Guides Inc. - Inventors: Vikram Makam Gupta; Pooja Srivastava - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192255B2 ## CPC - H04L 65/4015: {where at least one of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. white board sharing, collaboration or spawning of a subconference} - H04L 65/80: Responding to QoS - H04L 43/08: Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters - H04L 65/403: Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract For each device in a collaborative environment, qualities of system characteristics are determined. Based on the respective qualities of each device, a subset of devices is identified, including at least one device having a highest first quality and at least one device having a highest second quality, each corresponding to a different system characteristic. One or more devices from the subset of devices are then selected, based on the first quality and the second quality of each device of the subset of devices, to perform a function associated with the respective system characteristic. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: determining that a first device is performing a function in a collaborative environment setting, wherein the function is relevant to a system characteristic; determining a first quality of the system characteristic of the first device; in response to determining a change in the first quality: identifying a plurality of devices in the collaborative environment setting, wherein the plurality of devices corresponds to a plurality of qualities of the system characteristic; comparing the changed first quality to the plurality of qualities; and selecting, based on the comparing, a second device of the plurality of devices for performing the function in the collaborative environment setting, wherein the second device corresponds to a second quality of the plurality of qualities of the system characteristic. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the second quality is a higher quality than the changed first quality of the system characteristic. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the second quality is a highest quality of the plurality of qualities of the system characteristic. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: disabling the function on the first device; and causing the selected second device to perform the function in the collaborative environment setting instead of the first device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the change in the first quality comprises an interruption at the first device in performing the function. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first quality of the system characteristic of the first device is periodically determined for a duration of the collaborative environment setting. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising causing to be displayed a notification comprising one or more selectable options to request device feedback. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the system characteristic is selected from a list consisting of microphone quality, speaker quality, video capture quality, video display quality, screen resolution, power availability, internet connection quality, network bandwidth and device operating system speed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising causing to be outputted a notification that the second device has been selected for performing the function. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the system characteristic is a first system characteristic, and wherein the function is a first function, the method further comprising: determining that a device of the first device or the second device has a highest quality of a second system characteristic; and selecting the determined device to perform a second function in the collaborative environment setting that is relevant to the second system characteristic. ### Claim 11 A system comprising: communication circuitry configured to receive and transmit data between devices; and control circuitry configured to: determine that a first device is performing a function in a collaborative environment setting, wherein the function is relevant to a system characteristic; determine a first quality of the system characteristic of the first device; in response to determining a change in the first quality: identify a plurality of devices in the collaborative environment setting, wherein the plurality of devices corresponds to a plurality of qualities of the system characteristic; compare the changed first quality to the plurality of qualities; and select, based on comparing the changed first quality to the plurality of qualities, a second device of the plurality of devices for performing the function in the collaborative environment setting, wherein the second device corresponds to a second quality of the plurality of qualities of the system characteristic. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the second quality is a higher quality than the changed first quality of the system characteristic. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the second quality is a highest quality of the plurality of qualities of the system characteristic. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: disable the function on the first device; and cause the selected second device to perform the function in the collaborative environment setting instead of the first device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the change in the first quality comprises an interruption at the first device in performing the function. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured to periodically determine the first quality of the system characteristic of the first device for a duration of the collaborative environment setting. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to cause to be displayed a notification comprising one or more selectable options to request device feedback. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the system characteristic is selected from a list consisting of microphone quality, speaker quality, video capture quality, video display quality, screen resolution, power availability, internet connection quality, network bandwidth and device operating system speed. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to cause to be outputted a notification that the second device has been selected for performing the function. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the system characteristic is a first system characteristic, and the function is a first function, and wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: determine that a device of the first device or the second device has a highest quality of a second system characteristic; and select the determined device to perform a second function in the collaborative environment setting that is relevant to the second system characteristic.