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

Claim 0:
1. A mobile device for managing audio during a conference, the mobile device comprising:
a first decoder configured to decode a first audio stream, based upon a determination to prioritize the first audio stream, 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;
a second decoder configured to decode a second audio stream from a second device associated with a second participant of the conference to generate a second decoded audio;
a spatial steering processor configured to:
obtain 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) provide 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) increase a first gain of the first decoded audio;
steer 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;
steer 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;
receive 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
shift the first angle and the second angle by a shift amount in response to receiving the signal; and

the speaker configured to:
project the first decoded audio at the shifted first angle; and
project the second decoded audio at the shifted second angle.