Examples disclosed herein provide the ability for a computing device to configure one microphone at a time from physically colocated devices to remain active for participating in a teleconference. In one example method, the computing device determines whether a first device with a first microphone on the teleconference is physically colocated with respect to a second device with a second microphone on the teleconference. When the first and second devices are physically colocated with respect to each other, the computing device configures either the first or second microphone to remain active for participating in the teleconference while the other of the first or second microphone is to be muted.

Systems and methods for controlling hearing devices are disclosed. Each hearing device is worn by a user, the users of the hearing devices having a conversation and the hearing devices being communicatively interconnected with each other for data exchange to form a hearing device system. A method includes acquiring a sound signal of each user with a microphone of the hearing device of the user; acquiring spatial information of each user; determining conversation patterns from the spatial information acquired for all users; determining conversation groups from the conversation patterns; outputting the sound signals from the users with a hearing device, such that sound signals from users of a conversation group that the user of the hearing device is a member of are output to the user and that sound signals from users of conversations groups of which the user is not a member are muted.

Electronic conferences often comprise a mixture of on-site and remote participants. A moderator may selectively engage remote participants for full-duplex interactions, such in response to the remote participant raising their hand to signal a question or desire to speak. Systems and methods are provided to enable a moderator to utilize natural speech to be utilized as voice commands, and with no other input, to cause a remote participant to be unmuted, enabling full-duplex for the associated remote terminal, and when the question is done, re-muted and thereby returned to half-duplex.

Systems and methods are described for modifying one of far-end signal playback and capture of local audio on an audio device. Frames of both a far-end audio stream and a near-end audio stream may be analyzed using a measure of voice activity, the analyzing producing voice data associated with each frame. Based on the voice data, a conference state may be determined, and one of playback of the far-end audio stream and capture of local audio on an audio device may be modified based on the determined conference state. By associating the likely intent with a predefined state, the device may further cull or remove unwanted or unlikely content from the device input and output. This may have a substantial advantage in allowing for full duplex operation in the case of more meaningful and continuing voice activity, particularly in the case where there are many connected endpoints.

An example electronic device includes a memory to store a user profile including first identifying information of a first participant in a conference call. A receiver receives second identifying information of the first participant from a transmitting device associated with the first participant, wherein the first identifying information and the second identifying information form an identifier for the first participant. An audio encoder receives an audio signal. A processor, in response to determining which transmitting device is nearest to a source of the audio signal relative to other transmitting devices, identifies the first participant as a source of the audio signal, and combines the identifier for the first participant with the audio signal generated by the first participant. A router forwards the combined identifier and audio of the first participant to a receiving device of a second participant in the conference call.

A method, apparatus and computer program product enhance audio quality during a voice communication session, enhancing audio quality for a device of a remote user. The apparatus can comprise a processor, a memory, and a computer program code, and can be configured to receive and weight audio signals based on signal attributes such that audio signals can be adjusted and adjusted signals mixed to form a composite audio signal. In a method, a processor receives audio signals from audio sensors around a room, selects one or more audio signals based on audio signal attributes, and adjusts or causes the adjustment of the one or more audio signals based on the audio signal attributes. The method can also include causing the adjusted audio signals to be mixed to form a composite signal, and causing the composite signal to be communicated to a device of a remote user.

Provided are a video communication method and a robot implementing the same. The robot includes a camera configured to acquire a first video of a space for a video call, a multi-channel microphone configured to receive a sound signal output to the space, a memory storing one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions. The processor determines a first user among N users in the first video based on the sound signal received in a previous time period prior to a first time point, wherein the first user is a main user of the video call at the first time point and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

A method for providing haptic feedback to participants of multi-party phone conversations that includes opening a communications session with a conference system for at least two users each having user specific communications devices, user specific conduct measuring devices, and user specific haptic feedback device registered with the conference system. Analyzing content of the communications session from content received by the conference system through the user specific communications device for at least one of the users; and capturing status for said at least two users from data measured by the user specific conduct measuring device for the at least two users. Determining with the conference system if the content of the communications session and the status of said at least two users calls for input by the user through said user specific communications device. Sending a feedback signal from the conference system to the user specific haptic feedback device.

Obtaining configuration audio data including voice information for a plurality of meeting participants. Generating localization information indicating a respective location for each meeting participant. Generating a respective voiceprint for each meeting participant. Obtaining meeting audio data. Identifying a first meeting participant and a second meeting participant. Linking a first meeting participant identifier of the first meeting participant with a first segment of the meeting audio data. Linking a second meeting participant identifier of the second meeting participant with a second segment of the meeting audio data. Generating a GUI indicating the respective locations of the first and second meeting participants, and the GUI indicating a first transcription of the first segment and a second transcription of the second segment. The first transcription is associated with the first meeting participant in the GUI, and the second transcription is associated with the second meeting participant in the GUI.

A computer-implemented method includes identifying a first set of utterances from a plurality of utterances. The plurality of utterances is associated with a conversation and transmitted via a plurality of audio signals. The computer-implemented method further includes mining the first set of utterances for a first context. The computer-implemented method further includes determining that the first context associated with the first set of utterances is not relevant to a second context associated with the conversation. The computer-implemented method further includes dynamically muting, for at least a first period of time, a first audio signal in the plurality of audio signals corresponding to the first set of utterances. A corresponding computer system and computer program product are also disclosed.