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

Claim 11:
12. An apparatus for a video conference, comprising processing circuitry configured to:
determine a grouping control that limits a grouping of an overlay media from another apparatus participating in the video conference with an immersive media of the apparatus;
transmit 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 from the other apparatus with the immersive media of the apparatus being disallowed responsive to the grouping control signal indicating that the other overlays are not allowed;
provide 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 a single or multiple groups based on the grouping control signal received from the apparatus; and
receive a media group generated by the media control device, the media group including the immersive media of the apparatus and the overlay media from the other apparatus when the transmitted grouping control signal indicates that other overlays are allowed.