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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2009
Paul Masami Aoki, Berkeley, CA (US);
Margaret H. Szymanski, Santa Clara, CA (US);
James D. Thornton, Redwood City, CA (US);
Daniel H. Wilson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Allison Gyle Woodruff, Berkeley, CA (US);
Paul Masami Aoki, Berkeley, CA (US);
Margaret H. Szymanski, Santa Clara, CA (US);
James D. Thornton, Redwood City, CA (US);
Daniel H. Wilson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Allison Gyle Woodruff, Berkeley, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for automatically adjusting floor controls for a conversation is provided. Audio streams are received, which each originate from an audio source. Floor controls for a current configuration including at least a portion of the audio streams are maintained. Conversational characteristics shared by two or more of the audio sources are determined. Possible configurations for the audio streams are identified based on the conversational characteristics. An analysis of the current configuration and the possible configurations is performed. A change threshold is applied to the analysis. When the analysis satisfies the change threshold, the floor controls are automatically adjusted. The audio streams are mixed into one or more outputs based on the adjusted floor controls.