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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Christopher David Vander Mey, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew Newman Shobe, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Brian David Marsh, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher David Vander Mey, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew Newman Shobe, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Brian David Marsh, Seattle, WA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for selecting a subset of participants to display on a display device of a computing device from a plurality of participants in a video conference. In one example, a method includes determining a participation rating for each of a plurality of participants in a video conference, wherein the participation rating is based on one or more conversation properties for each of the two or more participants. The method also includes selecting two or more participants based on the participation rating of each of the two or more participants. The method further includes displaying image data associated with the two or more selected participants on a display device of a computing device.