Xr media channels for immersive realtime communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024283830-A1
Application number	US-202318095453-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 10, 2023
Priority date	Jan 10, 2023
Publication date	Aug 22, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can be configured to perform operations comprising determining capabilities associated with a plurality of devices in a communication session, determining one or more media channels for transmission of media between the plurality of devices based on the capabilities, and facilitating the transmission of media between the plurality of devices via the one or more media channels.

First claim

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
determining, by a computing system, capabilities associated with a plurality of devices in a communication session; determining, by the computing system, a plurality of media channels for transmission of media between the plurality of devices based on the capabilities; and facilitating, by the computing system, the transmission of media between the plurality of devices via the plurality of media channels, wherein each media channel of the plurality of media channels is associated with a respective media content type.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining, by the computing system, additional capabilities associated with an additional device that has joined the communication session; and
determining, by the computing system, an additional media channel for the transmission of media between the plurality of devices and the additional device based on the capabilities and the additional capabilities, wherein the transmission of the media between the plurality of devices and the additional device is via the plurality of media channels and the additional media channel.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the computing system, a device of the plurality of devices has left the communication session; and removing, by the computing system, a media channel of the plurality of media channels based on the device.

4 . (canceled)

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: allocating, by the computing system, bandwidth for the plurality of media channels based on a minimum bandwidth threshold.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the transmission of media is based on a packet format that supports media for a plurality of media content types, and wherein a packet in the transmission of media includes a frame for each media content type associated with the plurality of media channels.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the capabilities associated with the plurality of devices includes device capabilities and software capabilities.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of media channels are determined based selections by users associated with the plurality of devices.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of media channels are multiplexed.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the media is encrypted.

11 . A system comprising:
at least one processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising: determining capabilities associated with a plurality of devices in a communication session; determining a plurality of media channels for transmission of media between the plurality of devices based on the capabilities; and facilitating the transmission of media between the plurality of devices via the plurality of media channels, wherein each media channel of the plurality of media channels is associated with a respective media content type.

12 . The system of claim 11 , the operations further comprising:
determining additional capabilities associated with an additional device that has joined the communication session; and determining an additional media channel for the transmission of media between the plurality of devices and the additional device based on the capabilities and the additional capabilities, wherein the transmission of the media between the plurality of devices and the additional device is via the plurality of media channels and the additional media channel.

13 . The system of claim 11 , the operations further comprising:
determining a device of the plurality of devices has left the communication session; and removing a media channel of the plurality of media channels based on the device.

14 . (canceled)

15 . The system of claim 11 , the operations further comprising:
allocating bandwidth for the plurality of media channels based on a minimum bandwidth threshold.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
determining capabilities associated with a plurality of devices in a communication session; determining a plurality of media channels for transmission of media between the plurality of devices based on the capabilities; and facilitating the transmission of media between the plurality of devices via the plurality of media channels, wherein each media channel of the one or more media channels is associated with a respective media content type.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
determining additional capabilities associated with an additional device that has joined the communication session; and determining an additional media channel for the transmission of media between the plurality of devices and the additional device based on the capabilities and the additional capabilities, wherein the transmission of the media between the plurality of devices and the additional device is via the plurality of media channels and the additional media channel.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
determining a device of the plurality of devices has left the communication session; and removing a media channel of the plurality of media channels based on the device.

19 . (canceled)

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
allocating bandwidth for the plurality of media channels based on a minimum bandwidth threshold.

21 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the transmission of media is based on a packet format that supports media for a plurality of media content types, and wherein a packet in the transmission of media includes a frame for each media content type associated with the plurality of media channels.

22 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the transmission of media is based on a packet format that supports media for a plurality of media content types, and wherein a packet in the transmission of media includes a frame for each media content type associated with the plurality of media channels.

Assignees

• Meta Platforms Inc

Inventors

• Basarge Shreyas Narendra
• Bagotra Ankush
• Huang Yuchen
• Sui Yuan
• Stichter Kevin
• Liu Xishuo
• Sun Zelei
• Lin Alexander

Classifications

• H04L65/403

  Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) · CPC title

• H04L65/1089 Primary

  by adding media; by removing media · CPC title

• H04L65/1086

  session scope modification · CPC title