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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Raymond Walter Riley, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Kae-Ling Gurr, Seattle, WA (US);
Brett Delainey Christie, Seattle, WA (US);
Joshua D. Maruska, Seattle, WA (US);
Joshua Noble, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described herein that are capable of providing a polyptych view that includes three or more designated video streams. A polyptych view is a view that includes multiple discrete sections. Each section includes a respective designated video stream. A designated video stream is a video stream of a participant of a video conference who is identified to be a designated participant in the context of the video conference. For example, a participant of a video conference may become a designated participant by speaking for at least a first threshold duration of time during the video conference and/or having a priority greater than or equal to a priority threshold. In another example, a participant may no longer be deemed a designated participant if the participant does not speak for a second threshold duration of time, speaks less than others, and/or has a priority that is less than others.