Device and system having smart directional conferencing

摘要

Some implementations provide a method for identifying a speaker. The method determines position and orientation of a second device based on data from a first device that is for capturing the position and orientation of the second device. The second device includes several microphones for capturing sound. The second device has movable position and movable orientation. The method assigns an object as a representation of a known user. The object has a moveable position. The method receives a position of the object. The position of the object corresponds to a position of the known user. The method processes the captured sound to identify a sound originating from the direction of the object. The direction of the object is relative to the position and the orientation of the second device. The method identifies the sound originating from the direction of the object as belonging to the known user.

主权项

1. An apparatus for identifying a speaker, the apparatus comprising:
a first device, comprising a touch sensitive screen, for capturing a position and an orientation of a second device, the second device comprising a plurality of microphones for capturing sound, wherein the second device has a movable position and a movable orientation on the touch sensitive screen, the touch sensitive screen capturing the position and the orientation of the second device on the touch sensitive screen; and at least one processor configured to: determine the position and orientation of the second device based on data from the first device; assign an object as a representation of a first user from among a plurality of users each being represented by a corresponding object, wherein the object comprises a graphical user interface element in a graphical user interface presented on the touch sensitive screen, and wherein the graphical user interface element is displayed within the graphical user interface in a location independent from a position of the first user and is movable within the graphical user interface via user interaction with the touch sensitive screen displaying the graphical user interface; receive a position of the object from the touch sensitive screen, wherein the position of the object and the position of the second device on the touch sensitive screen determine a direction of the object with respect to the second device; process the captured sound to identify sound originating from the direction of the object; and associate the identified sound originating from the direction of the object as belonging to the first user being represented on the graphical user interface by the object.