Intelligent cloud-assisted video lighting adjustments for cloud-based virtual meetings

Abstract

With the assistance of a cloud server, a user device is operative to adjust and optimize lighting of a video of a participant in a virtual meeting with use of a selected display configuration. The selected display configuration may be a selected from one of a plurality of display configurations (e.g., a user display, a plurality of displays connected at the user device, the user display and an alternate display of a laptop or a tablet, etc.). The user device may receive, from the cloud server, baseline lighting setting parameters associated with the selected display configuration. The user device may apply the baseline lighting setting parameters to one or more displays of the selected display configuration. Using the baseline lighting setting parameters as a baseline, the user device may automatically adjust a brightness and/or color pixels of the one or more displays of the selected display configuration.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 at a user device operative to adjust lighting of video of a participant in a virtual meeting facilitated by a virtual meeting application of the user device,
 sending, to a cloud server, display configuration information associated with a selected display configuration at the user device, the display configuration information including one or more of a display configuration setting value for identifying the selected display configuration, a number of displays, an arrangement of displays, and display make and model information; 
 receiving, from the cloud server, baseline lighting setting parameters associated with the selected display configuration at the user device; 
 applying the baseline lighting setting parameters to one or more displays of the selected display configuration at the user device; and 
 using the baseline lighting setting parameters as a baseline, adjusting brightness and/or color pixels of the one or more displays of the selected display configuration at the user device for the lighting of the video of the participant. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, at the user device:
 sending, to the cloud server, a message which indicates a request for the baseline lighting setting parameters.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, at the user device:
 receiving, from the cloud server, a request for user selection of a display configuration from among a plurality of display configurations;   causing a user display prompt to be displayed at the user device, the user display prompt indicating the plurality of display configurations for user selection;   receiving a user selection of the selected display configuration from among the plurality of display configurations in the user display prompt; and   sending, to the cloud server, a message which indicates the selected display configuration for storage in a user display profile.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the selected display configuration comprises a selected one of a plurality of display configurations including:
 a user display of the user device,   a plurality of displays connected at the user device,   the user display of the user device and an alternate display of a laptop or a tablet, and   the user display of the user device and a mobile display of a mobile device.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the message which indicates the selected display configuration further indicates lighting environment parameters associated with a lighting environment of the user device for storage in the user display profile, and
 wherein adjusting the brightness and/or the color pixels of the one or more displays of the selected display configuration is performed according to the lighting environment parameters.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising at the user device:
 obtaining lighting environment parameters based on sensing a lighting environment of the user device; and   sending, to the cloud server, a message which indicates the lighting environment parameters for storage in a user display profile,   wherein adjusting the brightness and/or the color pixels of the one or more displays of the selected display configuration is performed according to the lighting environment parameters.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 at the cloud server,
 receiving, from the user device, a message which indicates lighting setting parameters associated with the lighting of the video of the participant; and 
 storing, in a user display profile, the lighting setting parameters in association with the selected display configuration, for subsequent use by the user device as the baseline lighting setting parameters for the selected display configuration. 
   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the message which indicates the lighting setting parameters further indicates lighting environment parameters associated with a lighting environment of the user device. 
     
     
         9 . A method comprising:
 at a cloud server operative to assist a user device to adjust lighting of video of a participant in a virtual meeting facilitated by a virtual meeting application of the user device,
 receiving, from the user device, a message which indicates lighting setting parameters associated with adjusting the lighting of the video of the participant; 
 storing, in a user display profile, the lighting setting parameters in association with a selected display configuration, for subsequent use by the user device as baseline lighting setting parameters for the selected display configuration; 
 receiving, from the user device, a message which indicates a request for the baseline lighting setting parameters for the selected display configuration; and 
 sending the baseline lighting setting parameters associated with the selected display configuration to the user device, 
   wherein when the baseline lighting setting parameters are applied to one or more displays of the selected display configuration at the user device, brightness and/or pixels of the one or more displays of the selected display configuration at the user device are adjusted using the baseline lighting setting parameters as a baseline for the lighting of the video of the participant.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising, at the cloud server:
 receiving, from the user device, display configuration information associated with the selected display configuration, the display configuration information including one or more of a display configuration setting value for identifying the selected display configuration, a number of displays, an arrangement of displays, and display make and model information.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising, at the cloud server:
 sending, to the user device, a message which indicates a request for a user selection of a display configuration, the request causing a user display prompt to be displayed at the user device, the user display prompt indicating a plurality of display configurations for user selection; and   receiving, from the user device, a message which indicates the selected display configuration for storage in the user display profile.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the selected display configuration comprises a selected one of a plurality of display configurations including:
 a user display of the user device,   a plurality of displays connected at the user device,   the user display of the user device and an alternate display of a laptop or a tablet, and   the user display of the user device and a mobile display of a mobile device.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising, at the cloud server:
 receiving, from the user device, a message which indicates lighting environment parameters associated with a lighting environment of the user device; and   storing, in the user display profile, the lighting environment parameters in association with the selected display configuration, for subsequent use by the user device as the baseline lighting setting parameters for the selected display configuration,   wherein the brightness and/or the pixels of the one or more displays of the selected display configuration are adjusted according to the lighting environment parameters.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the message which indicates the lighting setting parameters further indicates lighting environment parameters associated with a lighting environment of the user device for storage in the user display profile, and
 wherein the brightness and/or the pixels of the one or more displays of the selected display configuration are adjusted according to the lighting environment parameters.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising at the cloud server:
 performing a machine learning process to generate a plurality of baseline lighting setting parameters respectively associated with a plurality of display configurations, based on the lighting setting parameters received from a plurality of user devices respectively associated with a plurality of participants.   
     
     
         16 . An apparatus comprising:
 one or more processors; and   one or more memory elements for storing instructions executable on the one or more processors for assisting a user device to adjust lighting of video of a participant in a virtual meeting facilitated by a virtual meeting application of the user device, by:
 receiving, from the user device, a message which indicates lighting setting parameters associated with adjusting the lighting of the video of the participant; 
 storing, in a user display profile, the lighting setting parameters in association with a selected display configuration, for subsequent use by the user device as baseline lighting setting parameters for the selected display configuration; 
 receiving, from the user device, a message which indicates a request for the baseline lighting setting parameters for the selected display configuration; and 
 sending the baseline lighting setting parameters associated with the selected display configuration to the user device, 
   wherein when the baseline lighting setting parameters are applied to one or more displays of the selected display configuration at the user device, brightness and/or pixels of the one or more displays of the selected display configuration at the user device are adjusted using the baseline lighting setting parameters as a baseline for the lighting of the video of the participant.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executable on the one or more processors for:
 receiving, from the user device, display configuration information associated with the selected display configuration, the display configuration information including one or more of a display configuration setting value for identifying the selected display configuration, a number of displays, an arrangement of displays, and display make and model information.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executable on the one or more processors for:
 sending, to the user device, a message which indicates a request for a user selection of a display configuration, the request causing a user display prompt to be displayed at the user device, the user display prompt indicating a plurality of display configurations for user selection; and   receiving, from the user device, a message which indicates the selected display configuration for storage in the user display profile,   wherein the selected display configuration comprises a selected one of a plurality of display configurations including a user display of the user device, a plurality of displays connected at the user device, the user display of the user device and an alternate display of a laptop or a tablet, and the user display of the user device and a mobile display of a mobile device.   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executable on the one or more processors for:
 receiving, from the user device, a message which indicates lighting environment parameters associated with a lighting environment of the user device; and   storing, in the user display profile, the lighting environment parameters in association with the selected display configuration, for subsequent use by the user device as the baseline lighting setting parameters for the selected display configuration,   wherein the brightness and/or the pixels of the one or more displays of the selected display configuration are adjusted according to the lighting environment parameters.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the message which indicates the lighting setting parameters further indicates lighting environment parameters associated with a lighting environment of the user device for storage in the user display profile, and
 wherein the brightness and/or the pixels of the one or more displays of the selected display configuration are adjusted according to the lighting environment parameters.