Systems and methods to determine whether to unmute microphone based on camera input
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsKenneth Seethaler, Adam Jerome Cavenaugh, Kazuo Fujii, Koji Kawakita
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Abstract
In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions that may be executable by the at least one processor to receive input from a camera in communication with the at least one processor and to determine, based on the input from the camera, whether a user is currently speaking. The instructions may also be executable to present a notification regarding whether to unmute at least one microphone accessible to the at least one processor responsive to a determination that the user is currently speaking.
Claims24
A first device, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- storage accessible to the at least one processor and comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor to:
- receive input from a camera in communication with the at least one processor;
- determine, based on the input from the camera, whether a user is currently speaking;
- and
- responsive to a determination that the user is currently speaking, present a notification regarding whether to unmute at least one microphone accessible to the at least one processor;
- wherein the first device comprises at least one speaker accessible to the at least one processor, and wherein the instructions are executable to:
- present the notification audibly using the at least one speaker.
2-4. (canceled)
9-13. (canceled)
A method, comprising:
- receiving input from a camera;
- determining, based on the input from the camera, whether a user is currently speaking;
- and
- responsive to determining that the user is currently speaking, issuing a command to present a notification regarding whether to unmute at least one microphone accessible to a first device;
- wherein the method is performed by a server in communication with the first device, and wherein the command is issued by transmitting the command to the first device.
15-18. (canceled)
At least one computer readable storage medium (CRSM) that is not a transitory signal, the computer readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by at least one processor to:
- receive input from a camera in communication with the at least one processor;
- determine, based on the input from the camera, that a user is speaking;
- based on the determination that the user is speaking, present a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display accessible to the at least one processor, the GUI comprising an indication that at least one microphone accessible to the at least one processor is in a mute mode
- while the at least one microphone is in the mute mode, buffer input of the user speaking;
- and
- responsive to the at least one microphone being taken out of the mute mode, transmit the buffered input from a first device to a second device different from the first device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.