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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2019
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Aaron James Monson, Issaquah, WA (US);
Ana Sofia Gonzalez Aguirre, Bellevue, WA (US);
Daniel Bernardo Sierra, Kirkland, WA (US);
Derrick Charles Wampler, Bothell, WA (US);
Douglas James Lenox, Redmond, WA (US);
Kelly Jean Graham, Seattle, WA (US);
Kathleen Patricia Mulcahy, Seattle, WA (US);
Laura Cabrera, Sammamish, WA (US);
Timothy David Kviz, Seattle, WA (US);
Tyler H. Pasch, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system to identify and leverage geographically proximate client devices to reduce network traffic associated with facilitating digital collaboration sessions in a real-world environment. Embodiments enable a user to initiate a digital collaboration session and to limit participation in the digital collaboration session to client devices that are physically located within a geofence (e.g., a virtual geographic boundary). Other client devices that are located within the geofence are identified and enabled to join the digital collaboration session. participants may each use their own client device to contribute to the digital collaboration session. Participants can save individual segments of the digital collaboration session by indicating an interest immediately after the segments occur. Client devices then upload data for the segment for enhancement. Enhancing the segment includes adjusting a timing of at least some of the participants' contributions to more closely match an underlying rhythmic pattern of the segment of interest.