Speakerphone with beamformer-based conference characterization and related methods

A speakerphone is disclosed. The speakerphone comprises an interface, a speaker, a plurality of microphones, a processor, and a memory. The speakerphone is configured to: obtain a first plurality of microphone input signals of a conference; determine a first plurality of beamforming parameters; obtain a first internal output signal for provision of a first internal audio output signal; output the first internal audio output signal; obtain a third microphone input signal associated with the first internal audio output signal; obtain a second internal output signal for provision of a second internal audio output signal; output the second internal audio output signal; obtain a fourth microphone input signal associated with the second internal audio output signal; determine a first impulse response; determine a second impulse response; and determine one or more conference parameters indicative of a conference configuration, the one or more conference parameters including a first conference parameter; and output the first conference parameter.