US Patent 11876842 System and method for identifying active communicator

A method includes receiving a plurality of video data associated with a plurality of users in an electronic conference. The method further includes processing the plurality of video data to determine whether an action of a user matches an active communicator action. In response to determining that the action of the user matches the active communicator action, the method further includes determining that the user intends to actively communicate audio or video data in the electronic conference. Moreover, the method includes identifying the user as an active communicator within the electronic conference.