System and method for adjusting floor controls based on conversational characteristics of participants

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8463600
APP PUB NO 20120158402A1
SERIAL NO

13406365

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A system and method for automatically adjusting floor controls based on conversational characteristics is provided. Audio streams are received, which each originate from an audio source. Floor controls for a current configuration including at least a portion of the audio streams are maintained. Conversational characteristics shared by two or more of the audio sources are determined. Possible configurations for the audio streams are identified based on the conversational characteristics. An analysis of the current configuration and the possible configurations is performed. A change threshold comprising a minimum number of timeslices for at least one of the current configuration and one of the possible configurations is applied to the analysis. When the analysis satisfies the change threshold, the floor controls are automatically adjusted. The audio streams are mixed into one or more outputs based on the adjusted floor controls.

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III HOLDINGS 6 LLC2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD SUITE 400 WILMINGTON DE 19808

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aoki, Paul Masami Berkeley, US 6 292
Szymanski, Margaret H Santa Clara, US 23 713
Thornton, James D Redwood City, US 51 3933
Wilson, Daniel H Pittsburgh, US 7 523
Woodruff, Allison Gyle Berkeley, US 14 1222

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