Patent ID: 11895438
Assignee: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
detect a participant in a video stream during a video conference;
determine a lighting level for the participant;
compare the lighting level for the participant with a lighting level of a virtual background used by the participant during the video conference;
adjust, based on the comparison of the lighting level for the participant with the lighting level of a virtual background, the lighting level of the virtual background;
determine a lighting directionality for the participant based on a foreground spatial distribution of the participant in the video stream;
apply the lighting directionality to the virtual background; and
output an adjusted video stream including the adjusted virtual background for rendering within a user interface.