Patent ID: 11910344
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method for managing audio during a conference, the method comprising:
decoding, at a first decoder of a mobile device, a first audio stream, based upon a determination to prioritize the first audio stream, received from a first device associated with a first participant of the conference to generate a first decoded audio, the determination to prioritize the first audio stream being based upon a frame energy or an active level;
decoding, at a second decoder of the mobile device, a second audio stream received from a second device associated with a second participant of the conference to generate a second decoded audio;
obtaining user input of a user of the mobile device, the user input including a first user indication that the first participant associated with the first device is a preferred participant;
responsive to the user input, (a) providing a control signal to a network device to adjust a first bit rate, in a manner indicated by user preference, of the first audio stream and (b) increasing a first gain of the first decoded audio;
steering, at a spatial steering processor, the first decoded audio to be projected from a speaker at a first angle, the first angle based upon a second user indication of an angle at which audio is to be projected, the first decoded audio corresponding to a decoded version of the first audio stream from the first device;
steering, at the spatial steering processor, the second decoded audio to be projected from the speaker at a second angle, the second decoded audio corresponding to a decoded version of the second audio stream from a second device associated with a second participant of the conference, and the first decoded audio synchronized with the second decoded audio;
receiving a signal indicating detection of head movement associated with the user of the mobile device, wherein the user of the mobile device is distinct from the first participant and second participant; and
shifting the first angle and the second angle by a shift amount in response to receiving the signal.