Microsoft patents a unique ‘gaze-based video streaming’ technology that promises to improve the quality of video calls. The move comes amid rapid user growth for the company’s Teams platform, which surpassed 500 million users in 2024.
According to the patent, the new system will use a webcam to track exactly who the user is looking at during a video call. Artificial intelligence will analyze this information, allowing the software to dynamically adjust the video quality. For example, if attention is focused on one conversation partner, other video streams will automatically decrease in quality, freeing up bandwidth for the main video.
In addition, if the participant in the call watches the video in Full HD format at a frequency of 60 frames per second, the transmission quality of the remaining interlocutors can be reduced to 360p at 24 frames per second. This approach reduces network load and improves overall video quality.
While the technology seems promising, there is no clear information yet on the timing of its implementation in Microsoft Teams. In any case, this innovation can be an important step in the battle for users in the face of increasing competition in the corporate communications market.
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Source: VG Times