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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventor:
Ross G. Cutler, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 17/22 (2013.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 17/22 (2013.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01);
Abstract
This document relates to active speaker detection using distributed devices. For example, the disclosed implementations can employ personal devices of one or more users to detect when those users are speaking during a call with other users. Then, a camera on the personal device can be employed to obtain a front-facing view of the user, which can be provided to other call participants. In some cases, a microphone and/or camera on the user's device are employed to detect when the user is actively speaking.