Systems and methods for improved audio-video conferences
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsAnkur Anil Aher, Charishma Chundi
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Abstract
Systems and methods for efficient management of an audio/video conferences is disclosed. The method includes receiving an audio question from a first user of a plurality of users connected to a conference, recording the audio question and preventing an immediate transmission of the audio question to the plurality of users connected to the conference, analyzing an audio portion of the conference to identify a time for transmitting the audio question to the plurality of users connected to the conference, and transmitting the audio question to the plurality of users at the identified time.
Claims21
1-50. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- monitoring an audio portion of a conference;
- identifying, based on audio analysis of the monitored audio portion of the conference, a time for transmitting supplemental audio to a plurality of users connected to the conference;
- and
- in response to identifying a time for transmitting supplemental audio to the plurality of users, transmitting, at the identified time, previously recorded audio received from a first user of the plurality of users.
A system comprising:
- an input circuit configured to receive audio from a plurality of users connected to a conference;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- monitor an audio portion of the conference;
- identify, based on audio analysis of the monitored audio portion of the conference, a time for transmitting supplemental audio to the plurality of users connected to the conference;
- and
- in response to identifying a time for transmitting supplemental audio to the plurality of users, transmitting, at the identified time, previously recorded audio received from a first user of the plurality of users.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.