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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Jason Thomas Faulkner, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed techniques provide systems that automate visual indicators to show active speakers of a communication session who are displayed as 3D representations. Some participants of a communication session can be displayed in a user interface using 3D representations, e.g., avatars, that are each positioned within a 3D environment. The user interface may also include and number of renderings of 2D images of other participants displayed in a gallery, e.g., a display region that is designated for active speakers. When a user who is displayed as a 3D representation starts to speak, the system can detect the speaker's activity via a detection of an audio signal from the user's device. In response to the detection, the system can then automatically add a complementary image of the user to the gallery. The complementary image can help viewers navigate through complex user interface arrangements that display a large number of avatars.