Method and apparatus for contextual inclusion of objects in a conference

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an assessment of a context associated with a conference, an identification of an object associated with the conference in accordance with the context, and a presentation of the object as part of the conference. The conference may include a videoconference and the object may include a physical object, a virtual object, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device, comprising:
 a processing system including a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:   setting a timer responsive to providing a first virtual object as a recommendation for a presentation as part of a videoconference;   determining whether user feedback is received in response to the recommendation prior to an expiration of the timer;   responsive to determining that a representation of the first virtual object should not be included as part of the videoconference based on the user feedback being received prior to the expiration of the timer, causing the representation of the first virtual object to be excluded from the presentation; and   responsive to determining that the representation of the first virtual object should be included as part of the videoconference based on the user feedback or based on the expiration of the timer, causing the representation of the first virtual object to be included in the presentation.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein responsive to the determining that the representation of the first virtual object should not be included as part of the videoconference:
 assessing a context associated with the videoconference;   identifying a second virtual object associated with a subject matter of the videoconference based on the assessing of the context; and   responsive to determining that a representation of the second virtual objected should be included as part of the videoconference, causing the representation of the second virtual object to be included in the presentation.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein responsive to the determining that the representation of the first virtual object should be included as part of the videoconference:
 applying an enhancement to the first virtual object resulting in a first enhanced virtual object.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 transmitting the first enhanced virtual object to a second device to cause the second device to include the first enhanced virtual object as the representation of the first virtual object in the presentation at the second device.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 performing a visual analysis of image data to recognize a first object associated with the first virtual object.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 performing audio processing on audio data to recognize the first object.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the audio processing comprises natural language processing. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 assessing a context associated with a conference subsequent to receiving the user feedback;   identifying the first virtual object, a second virtual object, or a combination thereof as being associated with a subject matter of the conference based on the context and the user feedback; and   causing the representation of the first virtual object, a representation of the second virtual object, or a combination thereof, to be included in a presentation associated with the conference.   
     
     
         9 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
 presenting an object as a selectable object as part of a conference based on a context associated with the conference and responsive to a determination that the context calls for a second object, wherein the object includes a virtual object, an augmented reality object, or a combination thereof;   determining that a plurality of enhancements should be applied to the object, wherein the plurality of enhancements includes changing an appearance of the object, and wherein the changing of the appearance of the object includes highlighting the object, changing a color of the object, and changing an orientation of the object; and   responsive to the determining that the plurality of enhancements should be applied to the object, applying the plurality of enhancements to the object as part of the presenting of the object as part of the conference.   
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the determining that the plurality of enhancements should be applied is based on a network parameter, wherein the plurality of enhancements further includes changing a volume associated with the object, and wherein the changing of the appearance of the object further includes changing a size of the object. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the determining that the plurality of enhancements should be applied is further based on user preferences and a device profile. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the applying of the plurality of enhancements includes emphasizing a first portion of the object and de-emphasizing a second portion of the object. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the presenting of the object as part of the conference comprises presenting the object in accordance with a first camera view at a first user device and presenting the object in accordance with a second camera view at a second user device, and wherein the second camera view is different from the first camera view. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the presenting of the object as part of the conference is based on a user profile, a user device profile, an identification of a user camera, an identification of an environmental camera, first data provided by an environmental sensor, second data provided by a surveillance device, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 performing a visual analysis of image data to detect the object, resulting in a detected object;   comparing the detected object to a plurality of objects included in a database, wherein the plurality of objects includes the object; and   selecting the object based on determining that a difference between the detected object and the object is less than a threshold.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving audio data from a microphone;   processing the audio data, thereby resulting in processed audio data; and   identifying the object based on the processed audio data.   
     
     
         17 . A method, comprising:
 assessing, by a processing system including a processor, a context associated with a videoconference based on an analysis of a meeting notice associated with the videoconference, wherein the meeting notice includes a subject line, a main body, at least one attachment, and an identification of a plurality of participants in the videoconference;   presenting, by the processing system and based on the assessing of the context, a cross reality object in the videoconference in accordance with a first camera view at a first user device; and   presenting, by the processing system, the cross reality object in accordance with a second camera view at a second user device, wherein the second camera view is different from the first camera view.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 generating, by the processing system, a log that indicates that the cross reality object was shared with: a first user of the first user device at a first point in time and a second user of the second user device at a second point in time; and   incorporating, by the processing system, the log in accordance with a distributed ledger.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the cross reality object comprises image data, audio data, or a combination thereof, wherein the cross reality object includes a selectable object, and wherein the method further comprises:
 receiving a selection of the cross reality object;   assessing, by the processing system, a second context associated with the videoconference responsive to the selection of the cross reality object;   identifying, by the processing system, a second cross reality object based on the second context; and   presenting, by the processing system, the second cross reality object in the videoconference in accordance with the second context.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 ,
 wherein the cross reality object includes a still image, an avatar, an emoticon, an emoji, or a combination thereof, that is representative of a first participant of the plurality of participants when a user device of the first participant is logging-in to the videoconference, and   wherein the cross reality object includes a live video feed of the first participant when a connection is established with the user device and a server that is at least partially hosting the videoconference.