Patent ID: 9369186
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: determining when a first device and a second device are in proximity to each other, wherein the first device includes a first microphone and the second device includes a second microphone; pairing the first device and the second device, wherein pairing the first device and the second device forms a microphone array, the microphone array including the first microphone and the second microphone, wherein the first device and the second device are paired during a meeting, the first device and the second device being located at a physical location associated with the meeting; creating a model mapping of a physical relationship between the first device and the second device; creating an aggregate stream using a first stream obtained from the first microphone and a second stream obtained from the second microphone, wherein creating the aggregate stream includes using the model mapping to determine when to use the first stream and when to use the second stream; and transmitting the aggregate stream, wherein transmitting the aggregate stream includes transmitting the aggregate stream to at least one virtual participant in the meeting.