Patent ID: 11943073
Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for a video conference, comprising:
determining, by a first client device of the video conference, a grouping control that limits a grouping of an overlay media from a second client device participating in the video conference with an immersive media of the first client device;
transmitting, by the first client device, a grouping control signal indicative of the grouping control to inform a media control device whether other overlays are allowed, the grouping of the overlay media the second client device with the immersive media of the first client device being disallowed responsive to the grouping control signal indicating that the other overlays are not allowed;
providing, by the first client device, a plurality of media streams including the immersive media to the media control device, wherein the media control device groups the plurality of media streams in one or more groups based on the grouping control signal received from the first client device; and
receiving, by the first client device, a media group generated by the media control device, the media group including the immersive media received from the first client device and the overlay media from the second client device when the transmitted grouping control signal indicates that other overlays are allowed.