Systems and methods for improved video call handling
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorHsin-Fu Henry Chiang
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing video subtitling and text communications (e.g., real time text (RTT) and conventional text messaging) during video calls. The system can include video calling with voice recognition based subtitles. The system can also include a call log to provide a textual record of the audio portion of the video call. The system can utilize embedded or online (e.g., cloud-based) voice recognition systems to provide the subtitles and call log. The system can enable users to send RTT, standard text, or other messages to multiple users participating in a video call via a public text interface. The system can also enable users to send private RTT, standard text, or other messages to specified participants during video calls using parallel interfaces.
Claims20
A user equipment (UE) comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a display;
- and
- memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the UE to:
- participate in a video call having a video component and an audio component with at least one other UE, the UE and the at least one other UE together being associated with a plurality of call participants;
- display, on the display, a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising at least a video window, a subtitle window, and a public text interface;
- display, in the video window of the GUI, the video component of the video call;
- display, in the subtitle window of the GUI, a subtitle transcribed from the audio component by a voice recognition system;
- display, in the public text interface of the GUI, a set of subtitles previously displayed in the subtitle window and a set of other textual messages sent by individual call participants to all other call participants of the plurality of call participants;
- and
- display, in the public text interface of the GUI, one or more type identifiers that identify communication types associated with at least one of the set of subtitles and the set of other textual messages.
A method comprising:
- participating, by a user equipment (UE), in a video call having a video component and an audio component with at least one other UE, the UE and the at least one other UE together being associated with a plurality of call participants;
- displaying, by the UE on a display of the UE, a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising at least a video window, a subtitle window, and a public text interface;
- displaying, by the UE in the video window of the GUI, the video component of the video call;
- displaying, by the UE in the subtitle window of the GUI, a subtitle transcribed from the audio component by a voice recognition system;
- displaying, by the UE in the public text interface of the GUI, a set of subtitles previously displayed in the subtitle window and a set of other textual messages sent by individual call participants to all other call participants of the plurality of call participants;
- and
- displaying, by the UE in the public text interface of the GUI, one or more type identifiers that identify communication types associated with at least one of the set of subtitles and the set of other textual messages.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to perform operations comprising:
- participating in a video call having a video component and an audio component with at least one other UE, the UE and the at least one other UE together being associated with a plurality of call participants;
- displaying, on a display of the UE, a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising at least a video window, a subtitle window, and a public text interface;
- displaying, in the video window of the GUI, the video component of the video call;
- displaying, in the subtitle window of the GUI, a subtitle transcribed from the audio component by a voice recognition system;
- displaying, in the public text interface of the GUI, a set of subtitles previously displayed in the subtitle window and a set of other textual messages sent by individual call participants to all other call participants of the plurality of call participants;
- and
- displaying, in the public text interface of the GUI, one or more type identifiers that identify communication types associated with at least one of the set of subtitles and the set of other textual messages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.