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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2006
Anton W. Krantz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Dalibor Kukoleca, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Zhong, Issaquah, WA (US);
Guo-wei Shieh, Sammamish, WA (US);
Zong Zong Yuan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tim M Moore, Bellevue, WA (US);
Danny Levin, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael R Vanbuskirk, Redmond, WA (US);
Anton W. Krantz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Dalibor Kukoleca, Redmond, WA (US);
Wei Zhong, Issaquah, WA (US);
Guo-Wei Shieh, Sammamish, WA (US);
Zong Zong Yuan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tim M Moore, Bellevue, WA (US);
Danny Levin, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael R VanBuskirk, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and/or techniques ('tools') are described that sort speakers in a network-enabled conference. In some cases, this sorted list of speakers indicates which speaker is dominant. With this sorted list, a participant's communication device may provide context about the speakers. In some cases a participant's communication device has a display that presents real-time video of the speakers or other visual indicia, such as each or the most dominant speaker's name, picture, title, or location. These and other context about speakers may help participants better understand discussions in network-enabled conferences.