Providing a room preview within a virtual conferencing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12212425-B2
Application number	US-202318500854-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 2, 2023
Priority date	Mar 30, 2021
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing a room preview within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide for virtual conferencing between plural participants within a first room of plural rooms, the plural rooms being included within a virtual space for virtual conferencing; and for each of the plural participants, provide a first audio channel associated with audio output of the first room, provide display of a room preview element within the first room, the room preview element corresponding to a live preview of a second room of the plural rooms, and provide a second audio channel associated with audio output of the second room.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
providing for virtual interaction between first plural participants within a first room of plural rooms, the plural rooms being included within a virtual environment for virtual interaction;
providing, for each respective participant of the first plural participants, display of a participant video element which corresponds to the respective participant and which includes a video feed of the respective participant; and
providing, for each respective participant of the first plural participants, display of a room preview element within the first room, the room preview element corresponding to a viewport configured for the respective participant to view a live feed of a second room of the plural rooms within the virtual environment, the viewport being configured to resize and reposition the live feed of the second room in response to predefined user input by the respective participant.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a first audio channel associated with audio output of the first room;
providing a second audio channel associated with audio output of the second room;
accessing a user-specified parameter corresponding to an audio mix for the first room; and
adjusting, based on the user-specified parameter, respective audio levels for the first audio channel and the second audio channel.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving indication of a predefined gesture, by a first participant of the first plural participants, with respect to the room preview element; and
providing, in response to receiving the indication, for increasing the audio level of the second audio channel.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first audio channel corresponds to multi-way communication between the first plural participants, and
wherein the second audio channel corresponds to multi-way communication between second plural participants within the second room.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising, for each of the first plural participants:
providing display of a second room preview element within the first room, the second room preview element corresponding to a live preview of a third room of the plural rooms; and
providing a third audio channel corresponding to audio output of the second room.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the room preview element is user-selectable for navigating from the first room to the second room.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
receiving indication of a user selection, by a first participant of the first plural participants, of the room preview element; and
providing, in response to receiving the indication, for navigating the first participant from the first room to the second room.

8. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
providing for virtual interaction between first plural participants within a first room of plural rooms, the plural rooms being included within a virtual environment for virtual interaction;
providing, for each respective participant of the first plural participants, display of a participant video element which corresponds to the respective participant and which includes a video feed of the respective participant; and
providing, for each respective participant of the first plural participants, display of a room preview element within the first room, the room preview element corresponding to a viewport configured for the respective participant to view a live feed of a second room of the plural rooms within the virtual environment, the viewport being configured to resize and reposition the live feed of the second room in response to predefined user input by the respective participant.

9. The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:
providing a first audio channel associated with audio output of the first room;
providing a second audio channel associated with audio output of the second room;
accessing a user-specified parameter corresponding to an audio mix for the first room; and
adjusting, based on the user-specified parameter, respective audio levels for the first audio channel and the second audio channel.

10. The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
receiving indication of a predefined gesture, by a first participant of the first plural participants, with respect to the room preview element; and
providing, in response to receiving the indication, for increasing the audio level of the second audio channel.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first audio channel corresponds to multi-way communication between the first plural participants, and
wherein the second audio channel corresponds to multi-way communication between second plural participants within the second room.

12. The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising, for each of the first plural participants:
providing display of a second room preview element within the first room, the second room preview element corresponding to a live preview of a third room of the plural rooms; and
providing a third audio channel corresponding to audio output of the second room.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the room preview element is user-selectable for navigating from the first room to the second room.

14. The system of claim 13 , the operations further comprising:
receiving indication of a user selection, by a first participant of the first plural participants, of the room preview element; and
providing, in response to receiving the indication, for navigating the first participant from the first room to the second room.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:
providing for virtual interaction between first plural participants within a first room of plural rooms, the plural rooms being included within a virtual environment for virtual interaction;
providing, for each respective participant of the first plural participants, display of a participant video element which corresponds to the respective participant and which includes a video feed of the respective participant; and
providing, for each respective participant of the first plural participants, display of a room preview element within the first room, the room preview element corresponding to a viewport configured for the respective participant to view a live feed of a second room of the plural rooms within the virtual environment, the viewport being configured to resize and reposition the live feed of the second room in response to predefined user input by the respective participant.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
providing a first audio channel associated with audio output of the first room;
providing a second audio channel associated with audio output of the second room;
accessing a user-specified parameter corresponding to an audio mix for the first room; and
adjusting, based on the user-specified parameter, respective audio levels for the first audio channel and the second audio channel.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
receiving indication of a predefined gesture, by a first participant of the first plural participants, with respect to the room preview element; and
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Assignees

• Snap Inc

Inventors

• Lin Andrew Cheng-Min
• Lin Walton

Classifications

• G06F3/167 Primary

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title

• H04L12/1831

  Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status · CPC title

• H04L65/4038

  with floor control · CPC title

• H04L12/1827

  Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation · CPC title

• H04L65/1069

  Session establishment or de-establishment · CPC title