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20080204542 | Systems and Methods for Enhancing Teleconferencing Collaboration - An advanced video teleconferencing system facilitates an engaging and realistic video conferencing experience. Key design elements and video, audio, and control capabilities are provided for a video conferencing experience that cannot be attained with conventional methods, which elements and capabilities include careful design of the table and room at each site, supplementary displays showing imagery in a mirrored manner, networked environmental control, an AutoDirector with keyword and gesture recognition, and audio reflection from a display or beam splitter. | 08-28-2008 |
20080204543 | Systems and Methods for Enhancing Teleconferencing Collaboration - An advanced video teleconferencing system facilitates an engaging and realistic video conferencing experience. Key design elements and video, audio, and control capabilities are provided for a video conferencing experience that cannot be attained with conventional methods, which elements and capabilities include careful design of the table and room at each site, supplementary displays showing imagery in a mirrored manner, networked environmental control, an AutoDirector with keyword and gesture recognition, and audio reflection from a display or beam splitter. | 08-28-2008 |
20080204544 | Systems and Methods for Enhancing Teleconferencing Collaboration - An advanced video teleconferencing system facilitates an engaging and realistic video conferencing experience. Key design elements and video, audio, and control capabilities are provided for a video conferencing experience that cannot be attained with conventional methods, which elements and capabilities include careful design of the table and room at each site, supplementary displays showing imagery in a mirrored manner, networked environmental control, an AutoDirector with keyword and gesture recognition, and audio reflection from a display or beam splitter. | 08-28-2008 |
20080218582 | VIDEO CONFERENCING - A video conferencing system is provided, in which at least two cameras are used to capture images of people at a first location participating in a video conference. One or more active speakers are identified among the people at the location, and one of the at least two cameras is automatically selected based on a position or positions of the one or more active speakers. Images from the selected camera are provided to a person at a second location participating the video conference. | 09-11-2008 |
20080218583 | VIDEO CONFERENCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A video conferencing system having video and/or audio capture device for video and audio communications is disclosed. The video and audio capture device may include one or more switches for securely activating and deactivating the device. Furthermore, an indicator may be hard-wired to the video and/or audio components so to provide a true indication of when these components are on and off. The video and audio capture device may also be integrated into a single unit. | 09-11-2008 |
20080231685 | Communication System and Communication Method - A transmitting device transmits a video signal and an audio signal based on a television broadcasting signal, or a still picture signal and a silence signal as a transmission signal to a receiving device. The receiving device supplies the video signal and the audio signal transmitted from the transmitting device, or a video signal and an audio signal inputted from external equipment to a video and audio output unit. In the receiving device, when the video signal and the audio signal inputted from the external equipment have been supplied to the video and audio output unit, the still picture signal and the silence signal are transmitted from the transmitting device to the receiving device. | 09-25-2008 |
20080231686 | GENERATION OF CONSTRUCTED MODEL FOR CLIENT RUNTIME PLAYER USING MOTION POINTS SENT OVER A NETWORK - Particular embodiments generally relate to generating video of a view of a constructed model which was generated using information derived by behavior tracking analysis of video. A webcam may capture video of a human user on a first device. A constructed model based on behavioral changes detected in the video for a first user is displayed on a second device. Motion points may be determined from the video. The motion points may be sent across a network to a second device for display. A client runtime application may be used to display a video view of a constructed model based on the motion points. Instead of having the client runtime application generate the constructed model and the video view of it, a local application running in the local operating system is used to generate the constructed model and video view. The local video generator takes the motion points and generates the constructed model. Audio data may be processed, transferred, and synchronized with the video data. | 09-25-2008 |
20080246833 | VIDEO CONFERENCING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A video conferencing apparatus for video conferencing includes: a light emission control means for allowing a light emitting means for emitting a light that is included in a sound collecting means for collecting a sound to emit a light in a certain light emission pattern; a light emitting position detecting means for detecting a light emitting position that is a position of the light in an image obtained by imaging the light from the light emitting means included in the sound collecting means by a first imaging means for imaging; an arranging direction detecting means for detecting an arranging direction that is a direction in which the sound collecting means is arranged based on the light emitting position; and an imaging control means for controlling an imaging direction that is a direction in which a second imaging means for imaging an image takes an image, based on the arranging direction. | 10-09-2008 |
20080266379 | Method and system for optimal balance and spatial consistency - A method for assigning video signals includes receiving a plurality of video signals from a plurality of cameras located at one or more remote sites, the plurality of video signals for display on a plurality of monitors at a local site. The method also includes determining an optimal monitor for displaying a first video signal associated with a first camera based on the location and alignment of the first camera in relation to one or more of the plurality of cameras. In addition, the method includes calculating a respective difference between a number of video signals assigned to the optimal monitor and a respective number of video signals assigned to each respective monitor of the plurality of monitors. The method further includes assigning the first video signal to the optimal monitor if the respective difference is not greater than a threshold value with respect to each of the plurality of monitors. | 10-30-2008 |
20080266380 | Video conference system with symmetric reference - A video conference system includes a first video conference environment, and a second video conference environment linked to the first video conference environment. Each video conference environment has a conference view direction and a reference view direction, the reference view directions being symmetrically oriented with respect to the conference view directions. | 10-30-2008 |
20080266381 | Selectively privatizing data transmissions in a video conference - A method of selectively privatizing data transmissions in a video conference is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes initiating a data stream between at least two points in the video conference and selectively privatizing the data stream from one of the at least two points in the video conference to another of the at least two points whereby selectively privatizing the data stream includes altering the data stream to the one of the at least two points. | 10-30-2008 |
20080266382 | Indexing a data stream - A method of indexing a data stream is disclosed. The method includes initiating the data stream in the video conference, recording the data stream, indexing the data stream by generating a transcript of the recorded data stream, linking the transcript with a video portion of the data stream and storing the indexed data stream onto a data storage medium. | 10-30-2008 |
20080273078 | Videoconferencing audio distribution - Systems, methodologies, and media associated with videoconferencing are described. One example system includes video display devices and audio output devices to output video and related audio received from a remote videoconferencing location(s). The example system includes a distribution logic to selectively route audio data to an audio output device(s) and to selectively route video data to a video display device(s). The routing may be based, at least in part, on a relationship between an audio source and a video source. The result of the routing is to cause audio outputs to be acoustically associated with related video outputs so that different audio and video outputs will be spatially distinguishable and so that audio is attributable to related video. | 11-06-2008 |
20080273079 | Videophone and method for a video call - A videophone. The videophone can include an imaging mechanism for taking a video picture of a scene. The videophone can include a mechanism for producing a first video stream of the scene and a second video stream of the scene from the video picture and sending the first video stream and the second video stream onto a network at the same time, the producing mechanism in communication with the imaging mechanism. The videophone can include a mechanism for receiving a plurality of video streams of different scenes from a network. The videophone can include a mechanism for displaying the different scenes of the plurality of video streams alongside each other. A method for a video call. | 11-06-2008 |
20080278568 | Internet Video Conferencing On A Home Television - Techniques for auto provisioning and publication of applications are described. The auto provisioning process enables automatic installation of applications having their respective file packages pre-stored in the server. Subsequently, publication of these applications is conducted automatically. By employing such an automatic process, the latency involved in provisioning and publication of remote applications is reduced, thereby making the process more efficient. | 11-13-2008 |
20080291264 | DIGITAL CAMERA FOR TV CONFERENCE - There is provided an inexpensive digital camera for a TV conference used in a TV conference held between locations remote from each other with a large number of attendees on both sides to acquire an image of all the attendees. The digital camera | 11-27-2008 |
20080297586 | PERSONAL CONTROLS FOR PERSONAL VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS - Video communication systems and methods for operating the same are provided with the method determining privacy settings for a video communication event; establishing a video communication link with a video communication system at a remote site; capturing video images of a field of view of at least one image capture device; determining a video context based at least in part upon a determined contextual classification for the communication event; analyzing the captured video images to identify privacy sensitive areas in the captured video images, using a scene analysis algorithm which examines a content of the video images and image context characteristics of the video images based upon the determined privacy settings; modifying the image characteristics in identified privacy sensitive image areas of captured video images, to control the image and image context characteristics to an extent consistent with the determined privacy settings; and transmitting the modified video images. | 12-04-2008 |
20080297587 | MULTI-CAMERA RESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Video communication devices and methods are provided. The device has an image display device; a first image capture device that acquires video images depicting a wide field of view within the local environment; a second image capture device that acquires video images depicting a narrow field of view within the wide field of view; a communication system that is adapted to use a communication network to transmit outgoing video images; and a computer causing the capture of video images during a communication event, and further being adapted to identify a video context for the communication event; wherein said computer uses a scene analysis algorithm to examine concurrent video images from the image capture device based upon the identified video context to determine the extent to which video images from the first image capture device and the second image capture device are to be incorporated into the outgoing video images. | 12-04-2008 |
20080297588 | MANAGING SCENE TRANSITIONS FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATION - Video communication systems and methods for operating the same are provided. The system has a computer cooperating with at least one image capture device which acquires video images of a local environment having an individual therein, an audio system, an image processor and a communication controller to acquire video images based upon the acquired video images and to cause output video images to a remote individual during the communication event; said computer further providing a contextual interface including an intra-scene analysis algorithm for identifying potential intra-scene transitions during the communication event and a scene capture management algorithm for determining intra-scene adjustments in video capture settings when an intra-scene transition is detected; and the contextual interface further including a transition test with an inter-scene analysis algorithm, for identifying potential inter-scene transitions in the activities of the individuals, and a transition process structure for determining inter-scene adjustments in video capture settings. | 12-04-2008 |
20080303889 | High definition video conference system - The invention discloses a high definition video conference system comprising a plurality of transmitting terminals and a receiving terminal. Each transmitting terminal comprises a digital imaging/processing apparatus and a first data processing apparatus. The receiving terminal comprises a second data processing apparatus and at least one display apparatus. The digital imaging/processing apparatus is used for capturing an image of a participant and for compressing the captured image into a high definition image. According to a standard communication protocol, the first data processing apparatus converts the high definition image into a standard-format communication image and then transmits the standard-format communication image. The second data processing apparatus is used for receiving and decoding the standard-format image transmitted from each transmitting terminal into the high definition image. Accordingly, the high definition can be displayed on the display apparatus. | 12-11-2008 |
20080303890 | Videoconferencing Systems with Recognition Ability - A videoconferencing system which encodes different streams of information. The information may include video, audio, speech recognized versions of the audio, and language translated versions of the audio. Text may be sent as part of the videoconference | 12-11-2008 |
20080309751 | High-definition video conference system and method - The invention provides a high-definition video conference system and method. The high-definition video conference system, according to the invention, uses an encoding module for compressing a plurality of usable digital signals under a high-definition compression standard into a plurality of compressed digital signals, and an instant-messaging application for transmitting the compressed digitals to a second terminal apparatus. The second terminal apparatus uses a decoding module for decompressing the plurality of compressed digital signals under the high-definition compression standard to obtain a plurality of image signals, and a displaying module for displaying the image signals. Therefore, the high-definition video conference system of the invention can achieve high-definition video conference applications even under limited hardware performance and network transmission bandwidth. | 12-18-2008 |
20080309752 | Three-party video conference system and method - The invention provides a three-party video conference system and method. The three-party video conference system, according to the invention, uses a second terminal apparatus, which can transmit data in different protocols for receiving and transmitting the compressed digital signals transmitted from a first terminal apparatus and a third terminal apparatus. Therefore, even though the first terminal apparatus and the third terminal apparatus can not transmit compressed digital signals to each other with the same protocol, the user still can achieve three-party video conferencing communication with the three-party video conference system. | 12-18-2008 |
20080316294 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LISTENING FOR INCOMING CALLS ON MULTIPLE PORT/SOCKET COMBINATIONS - In a computer system having a memory, a processor, and a network interface, a method for listening on multiple conferencing interfaces having the steps of loading a set of transport components into the memory; initializing each transport components of the set of transport components to listen on a particular conferencing interface using the network interface, each transport component of the set of transport components listening to a different conferencing interface; receiving an incoming call signal on the network interface having an incoming conferencing interface; processing the incoming call signal to detect the incoming conferencing interface; and launching an application based on the incoming conferencing interface. | 12-25-2008 |
20090002480 | Techniques for detecting a display device - Techniques to detect a display device are described. An apparatus may include a video camera operative to receive video information for an image, and a microphone operative to receive audio information for an image. The apparatus may further include a monitor detection module communicatively coupled to the video camera and the microphone, where the monitor detection module is operative to detect a temporal watermark signal displayed by the monitor within the image, and determine a location for the monitor within the image based on the detection. The apparatus may also include an active speaker detector module communicatively coupled to the monitor detection module, where the active speaker detector module is operative to exclude false positives caused by the monitor. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 01-01-2009 |
20090009587 | TAG-AWARE MULTIPOINT SWITCHING FOR CONFERENCING - Conferencing methods and systems are disclosed wherein tags are associated with conferencing endpoints. The tags provide information enabling a decision-making entity to determine the preferability of one or more processing aspects of the endpoints. In a multipoint conference a tag can allow a decision making entity such as an MCU to determine the most appropriate mode for rendering video or other signals sent from a tagged endpoint. The tag itself can indicate the most appropriate mode or can contain information from which the decision-making entity can determine the most appropriate mode using an algorithm. A tag can be associated with an endpoint manually, for example based on a user's or controller's inputs concerning the endpoint. Alternatively, the tag can be assigned automatically based on automatically sensing one or more conditions at an endpoint or analyzing one or more parameters of a data stream transmitted from the endpoint. | 01-08-2009 |
20090009588 | Recognition of human gestures by a mobile phone - In one embodiment, a method includes electronically detecting a gesture of a user listening to a speaker via a communication device, and generating an audible and/or visual response that corresponds to the gesture. The audible and/or visual response is then communicated to the speaker. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. | 01-08-2009 |
20090009589 | METHOD FOR VIDEO TELEPHONY COMMUNICATION AND A TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A terminal and a method for video telephony communication using the terminal are provided. The method for video telephony communication includes executing video telephony communication for transmitting and receiving a video signal and a voice signal, determining a power saving mode set in the terminal, measuring at least one environmental value corresponding to the determined power saving mode, and transmitting and receiving the voice signal when the environmental value is less than a critical value. The terminal and the method for video telephony communication enable a reduction of power consumption even in a poor video telephony communication environment. | 01-08-2009 |
20090015656 | DEVICE FOR VIEWING IMAGES, SUCH AS FOR VIDEOCONFERENCE FACILITIES, RELATED SYSTEM, NETWORK AND METHOD OF USE - A device for viewing images, for example, for videoconference facilities, has a substantially continuous viewing surface having a plurality of directions of frontal observation distributed in continuous fashion in an angular field of observation. Preferably, the angular field of observation is no smaller than 180°, and in particularly preferred fashion, it is substantially equal to 360°. | 01-15-2009 |
20090015657 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING VIDEO ACCORDING TO ASSOCIATED AUDIO - The disclosed systems and methods relate to adapting video signals that may be suitable for video conference calling applications. Aspects of the present invention may improve visual perception at the client side with no change to the transmission side. Other aspects of the present invention may also minimize required transmission bandwidth while improving visual perception at the client side. Bandwidth may be saved by adapting the video coding techniques applied to video feeds from two or more callers. | 01-15-2009 |
20090015658 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC CAMERA CONTROL - A method for automatically determining an orientation and zoom of an image pickup device associated with a video conferencing system, wherein the method includes the steps of: generating, at the image pickup device, an image signal representative of an image framed by the image pickup device; processing the image signal to identify objects plural users of the video conferencing system in the image; steering the image pickup device to an initial orientation; determining a location of all the identified objects relative to a reference point and determining respective sizes of the identified objects; defining an area of interest in the image, wherein the area of interest includes all the identified objects; and steering the image pickup device to frame the defined area of interest including all the identified objects where a center of the frame substantially coincides with a center of all the identified objects. | 01-15-2009 |
20090021575 | Codec-driven touch screen video conferencing control system - A CODEC-driven touch screen video conferencing control system provides a touch screen entry and display device that interfaces with the CODEC of the existing video conferencing system so that remote operation is compatible with the pre-programming of the video conferencing system. A computer with video capture device captures the output video of the video conferencing CODEC and transmits it to the touch screen so that what is displayed on the touch screen is all of the controls for the video conferencing system as pre-programmed by the video conferencing system manufacturer. There is no requirement to employ a cursor on the video conferencing monitor screen. In fact, through use of the present invention, none of the control functions of the video conferencing system appear on its monitor screens. Rather, those functions are solely displayed on the touch screen of the remote control device. | 01-22-2009 |
20090027483 | VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM - A videoconference system includes a head office controller ( | 01-29-2009 |
20090033738 | System and method of determining the identity of a caller in a videoconferencing system - A system and method of determining the identity of a caller in a local room from a remote room includes a local image capture device for capturing a plurality of images of a caller in the local room in real time. A remote codec receives the plurality of images of the caller. A remote viewscreen displays the plurality of images of the caller in real time in the remote room. A remote display monitor displays the plurality of images in real time after two-way communication is established between the local room and the remote room. The method includes establishing one-way communication between the local room and the remote room, transmitting the plurality of images of the caller to the remote room, displaying the plurality of images of the caller in real time on the remote viewscreen, and establishing two-way communication between the local room and the remote room. | 02-05-2009 |
20090046139 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED MEETINGS - A system and method for teleconferencing and recording of meetings. The system uses a variety of capture devices (a novel 360° camera, a whiteboard camera, a presenter view camera, a remote view camera, and a microphone array) to provide a rich experience for people who want to participate in a meeting from a distance. The system is also combined with speaker clustering, spatial indexing, and time compression to provide a rich experience for people who miss a meeting and want to watch it afterward. | 02-19-2009 |
20090051755 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication device of the present invention which is realized as a video communication device ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090051756 | TELEPRESENCE CONFERENCE ROOM LAYOUT, DYNAMIC SCENARIO MANAGER, DIAGNOSTICS AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system and apparatus for conducing an audio-visual telepresence conference among a number of conference rooms distributed over various locations includes determining a priority of each room in the conference, determining an optimal number of audio-video streams between each room in the conference according to priority, assigning participant displays and participant cameras to other rooms in the conference according to priority, generating and transmitting a configuration script for each room in the conference, performing audio and video diagnostic procedures between each room in the conference, and managed, remote control and monitoring of the conference. | 02-26-2009 |
20090058985 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATING ACCESS TO A VIDEOCONFERENCING ROOM - A videoconferencing system and method of automating access to a videoconferencing room is provided. The videoconferencing system includes a reservation controller for comparing remote identifying information and local identifying information and for receiving a deposit. A payment collector is in communication with the reservation controller for receiving the deposit from the reservation controller. An access controller is in communication with the payment collector and the reservation controller for allowing access to the videoconferencing room if the remote identifying information matches the local identifying information. The method includes the steps of receiving remote identifying information, receiving local identifying information, comparing the local identifying information to the remote identifying information, and electronically unlocking a door of the videoconferencing room if the local identifying information matches the remote identifying information. | 03-05-2009 |
20090058986 | Measuring latency in a video conference system - A method of measuring video latency between a sender and a receiver in a video conference system is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes initiating an electrical signal from a first location in a video conference system, transmitting the electrical signal through the video components of the video conference system, reflecting the electrical signal back through the video components of the video conference system and measuring the latency of the electrical signal at the first location related to the transmission and reflection of the electrical signal. | 03-05-2009 |
20090058987 | Video camera calibration system and method - A video camera calibration system includes a video camera, having a fixed location and a variable viewing orientation with respect to a fixed object, and a video calibration target, integral with the fixed object and having a known position. The viewing orientation of the video camera can be adjusted by aligning the position of the video calibration target in a video image produced by the video camera. | 03-05-2009 |
20090079814 | Video conference video signal switching - A video conference video signal switching system is disclosed to include a local signal-transmitting side comprised of a video signal transmitter receiver unit and a selection control and power converter unit for allowing the user to switch 8 different input video signals for output, a remote signal-receiving side comprised of a 1˜8 channels video signal selector unit, a 1˜8 channels detection and local power supply unit, a microprocessor, and a video signal output unit, and a category-5 or category-6 network cable connected between the local signal-transmitting side and the remote signal-receiving side. By means of the control of the microprocessor, the user can selectively switch 8 different input video signals received from the local signal-transmitting side for output to an external display monitor via the video signal output unit. | 03-26-2009 |
20090079815 | Audio directionality control for a multi-display switched video conferencing system - In one embodiment, a method includes setting a target value for each audio source received from a plurality of remote participants to a telepresence conference, the gain coefficient array feeding a mixer associated with a loudspeaker associated with a display. A gain increment value is then set for each audio source, the gain increment value being equal to a difference between the target value and a current gain coefficient, the difference being divided by N, where N is an integer greater than one that represents a number of increments. Then, for each audio source, and for each of N iterations, the gain increment value is added to a current gain coefficient to produce a new current gain coefficient that is loaded into the mixer, such that after the N iterations the new current gain coefficient is equal to the target value. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. | 03-26-2009 |
20090086012 | RECORDING AND VIDEOMAIL FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING CALL SYSTEMS - In one aspect, a request to initiate a video conference is received from a caller. The request identifies one or more called parties for the video conference. A request for the video conference is sent to one of the called parties. The called party does not accept the request. In response to a lack of acceptance of the request by the called party, a videomail service is provided. A videomail message from the caller is recorded. The caller is the sender of the videomail message and the called party is the recipient of the videomail message. The called party is notified that he has a videomail message. | 04-02-2009 |
20090086013 | Individual Adjustment of Audio and Video Properties in Network Conferencing - Individual adjustment of audio volume and video properties in a computer network conference environment is provided. For audio adjustment, a buffer collects incoming streams; a stream decoder decodes the buffered audio streams, a gain adjustment applies a gain increase or decrease to the individual audio stream, and a mixer combines each of the individual signals together. The gain adjustment module receives input from a user interface control associated with each participant, and adjusts the volume of that participant's stream accordingly. If a requested increase in gain would cause an overflow of the signal, only a gain increase that will avoid such overflow is applied. Video properties such as brightness, contrast and saturation are also adjustable. Properties of the user's transmitted audio and video streams are also adjustable. | 04-02-2009 |
20090096861 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR TELEPRESENCE VIDEOCONFERENCING - An integrated videoconferencing system has a credenza that houses three displays at predefined angles with respect to one another. A table positions in from the credenza for seating participants across from the credenza's displays. The table has three seating sections that are angled at another predefined angle with respect to one another. Three cameras are positioned in the top of the credenza, and each has a view angle directed perpendicularly at one of the seating sections. The table can also have a portion that interconnects with the credenza. In use, the integrated system allows the participants to conduct a telepresence videoconference in which the near-end participants can interact with the far-end participants as if they were all seated at the same conference table in the room together. | 04-16-2009 |
20090102913 | MEMORY AID FOR PERSONS HAVING MEMORY LOSS - A simplified computer device is provided and may be used by persons having memory loss to connect via a network, such as the Internet, to one or more other computer devices. The simplified computer device is operable to obtain image, text and/or audio files from the other computer device for displaying on a display screen or for playing on an audio player, as the case may be, of the simplified computer devices to assist the persons with memory loss in recalling the identity and/or other information about their family members, friends, caregivers, and other acquaintances. Using a limited set of buttons on the simplified computer devices, the persons having memory loss can automatically link to one or more predetermined other computer devices and retrieve the image files and associated text and audio files. A local input module is coupleable to the simplified computer device and is usable for entry of images, text, and/or audio directly into the memory of the associated simplified computer devices for storage therein and/or for transmission to other devices of the network. | 04-23-2009 |
20090109278 | Integrated Devices for Multimedia Content Delivery and Video Conferencing - A receiver device for use in conjunction with an MCDN includes a computer readable storage resource, a controller to execute stored instructions, a network interface coupling the device to the MCDN, and a decoder to decode streaming multimedia content received via the network interface. The receiver includes a remote control interface to detect a remote control command from a remote control device and a handset interface to communicate audio data with a handset device. A local video interface receives video data from a camera or other local video resource. The stored instructions include, a remote control application to execute remote control commands, a handset module to communicate audio date with the handset device, and a session initiation module to establish a video conferencing session. A video conferencing module integrates the audio data and the video data and communicates the integrated data via the video conferencing session. | 04-30-2009 |
20090115835 | Visually Enhancing a Conference - A method for visually enhancing a conference includes receiving a first request to enhance a first object. The method also includes establishing a visual conference between at least a local participant and a remote participant. The method additionally includes receiving a visual communication and detecting a reference to the first object in the visual communication. The method further includes, upon detecting the reference to the first object in the visual communication, enhancing for presentation the first object in the visual communication based on the first request. | 05-07-2009 |
20090115836 | REAL-TIME MOBILE CONFERENCING SOLUTION - A method of conferencing communication devices in a system having (i) a conference server, (ii) a voice interface unit (VIU), and (iii) at least one conference bridge, the method including, at a first communication device: (a) establishing a first connection between the VIU and the first communication device via the switching point, the switching point enabled to establish connections for the communication devices; (b) sending first validation data from the first communication device to the VIU for forwarding to the conference server for validating the first validation data, and, in response to the validating the first validation data: (b)(i) terminating the first connection; and (b)(ii) establishing a second connection between the at least one conference bridge and said first communication device, to establish a conferencing session. | 05-07-2009 |
20090115837 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING INTERNET VIDEO CONFERENCING USING STANDARD PHONE CALLS - A video conferencing system ( | 05-07-2009 |
20090115838 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH RESOLUTION VIDEOCONFERENCING - A system and method for high resolution video conferencing is shown and described. A transmitting station and a receiving station including video cameras or sensors, a plurality of microphones and speakers, video, audio and communication processing engines are disclosed. Video is processed and transferred through the system allowing for multiple video streams to be produced and audio is processed and transferred through the system allowing for sound to be played back with an indication of position in relation to the videoconferencing system. | 05-07-2009 |
20090122132 | Video Display Calibration System and Method - A video display system includes a video display environment having a video display, a display sensor, oriented to view the display, and a display control system. The control system is controllable from outside the video display environment, and is interconnected with the video display and the display sensor. The control system is configured to receive a signal from the display sensor, and to calibrate a display parameter of the display in response to the signal. | 05-14-2009 |
20090141119 | SELF-CONTAINED SECURE VIDEOCONFERENCING CONSOLE - Disclosed is a secure/non-secure bypass switch, that includes a secure mode signal path, and a non-secure mode signal path, wherein signals are routed through an external encryption device connected to the secure mode signal path when no power is supplied to the switch, and the signals are routed through the non-secure path when power is supplied to the switch. | 06-04-2009 |
20090147069 | VWS SECURE/NON-SECURE BYPASS SWITCH - Disclosed is a secure/non-secure bypass switch, which includes a secure mode signal path, and a non-secure mode signal path, wherein signals are routed through an encryption device connected in the secure mode signal path when no power is supplied to the switch, and the signals are routed through the non-secure path when power is supplied to the switch. | 06-11-2009 |
20090153645 | METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZING BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IN VARIABLE BITRATE (MULTI-RATE) CONFERENCES - Method for dynamically optimizing bandwidth allocation in a variable bitrate conference environment. Conference means with two or more outputs are provided, where each one can output data at different rates, in order to support two or more endpoints which may have different media rates. Two or more endpoints are connected to these conference means for participating in the conference. Whenever more than one video rate is used by participants during the conference, each set of output rates is selected from all possible combinations of output rates in the conference means, wherein the lowest output rate in each selected set is the entry rate of the endpoint joining the conference at the lowest rate. A Quality Drop Coefficient (QDC) for each endpoint that joins the conference is determined for each selected set, wherein the QDC is computed according to the endpoint entry rate and the highest rate, among the output rates of each selected set, that is lower or equal to said endpoints' entry rate. A Quality Drop Value (QDV) is calculated for each of the selected sets, wherein, preferably, the set of output rates with the lowest QDV is determined as the optimal video rate set to select. The video rate of all the endpoints having a video rate above the highest optimal video rate is reduced to the highest optimal video rate, if required, and the video rate of other endpoints having video rate between two consecutive levels of optimal video rates is reduced to the lowest level among said levels. Whenever a change occurs in either the amount of participating endpoints in the conference or in the declared bit rate capability of the participating endpoints, the video rates of all the outputs are recalculated. | 06-18-2009 |
20090167839 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE TELEVISION VIEWERS - Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for providing communication between multiple television viewers. A television receiver receives broadcast television content and outputs the broadcast television content for presentation on a presentation device. A link is established between the local television receiver and a remote television receiver. The local television receiver receives non-broadcast content from the remote television receiver, and outputs the non-broadcast content simultaneously with the broadcast television content for presentation on the presentation device. | 07-02-2009 |
20090167840 | VIDEO INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A video instant messaging method includes: picking up information in front of a display panel from different directions to capture a number of facial images; extracting a number of groups of characteristic vectors from the facial images respectively; measuring a number of degrees of similarity each associated with a extracted characteristic vector using a group of reference characteristic vector; calculating a number of total degrees of similarity each associated with a facial image using the measured degrees of similarity; and transmitting the facial image having the highest total degree of similarity. | 07-02-2009 |
20090167841 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PARTICIPANT VIDEO CONFERENCE WITHOUT MULTIPOINT CONFERENCING UNIT - The method for multi-participant video conference without a multipoint conferencing unit includes the following steps: generating a multicast forest; adjusting the video resolution to lower the streaming rate; and limiting the audio multicast numbers of the members. The multicast forest includes a plurality of multicast trees and the ways of connections of the nodes in trees are all different from each other. | 07-02-2009 |
20090167842 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING TELEMEDICINE - A telesuite is provided which includes a camera rotatable about at least one axis, the camera being rotatably mounted to a fixed structure. A plurality of predetermined viewing positions are also provide, each of which includes a predetermined coordinate upon which the camera is focused. A camera controller is configured to rotate the camera to view a designated one of the predetermined viewing positions upon receipt of a control signal corresponding to the designated one of the predetermined viewing positions. | 07-02-2009 |
20090174763 | VIDEO CONFERENCE USING AN EXTERNAL VIDEO STREAM - A portable communication device may determine whether a video camera is in a vicinity of the portable communication device. If so, video taken by the video camera may be used in a video conference conducted from the portable communication device. | 07-09-2009 |
20090179983 | JOINING USERS TO A CONFERENCING SESSION - Architecture for combining an outbound contact via multiple communications modes and the joining of an invitee to a communications session (e.g., conference call, web conference, etc.) without requiring substantial authentication of the invitee, if at all. The invitee can be automatically connected to the session using the communication method of choice, for example, conference call session or web conferencing session. An invitation can be sent to the invitee through multiple communication channels such as phone, text messaging, SMS, MMS, and email. The architecture facilitates the automatic creation of meeting resources (conference call session or web conferencing session). The meeting (or session) organizer can be treated as an invitee and be contacted by an application to request join in the meeting resource. Moreover, the ability is provided to mix audio/video of meeting resources. The invitee and/or the organizer can have an interactive conversation with the invitee-join application using the communication modes. The invitee-join application can parse and understand invitee responses. | 07-16-2009 |
20090179984 | Image Rectification Method and Related Device for a Video Device - An image rectification method for a video device includes receiving an image that is a facial image of a transmitter from the transmitter, obtaining a first angular deviation with respect to line of sight of the transmitter according to the image, obtaining a second horizontal angular deviation and a second vertical angular deviation with respect to line of sight of a receiver using the video device, and performing an image synthesis procedure on the image according to the first angular deviation, the second horizontal angular deviation and the second vertical angular deviation, for generating an eye-to-eye image sent to the receiver. | 07-16-2009 |
20090189972 | System and method for video medical examination and real time transmission to remote locations - A method to generate a video image of a patient at a first location and simultaneously transmit the video image to a video conferencing system at a second location remote from the first location. | 07-30-2009 |
20090189973 | INTEGRATED DESKTOP VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a videoconferencing system that has been integrated into a flat panel display or computer monitor. The integration provides an improved form factor for the videoconferencing system. In addition, the integration offers the dual use as a computer monitor and as a videoconferencing system. The system includes a videoconferencing module attaching to a back of the flat panel display. The videoconferencing module has videoconferencing electronics that electronically connect to integral electronics of the display. The system also includes a microphone/camera module attaching to a top of the flat panel display. The microphone/camera module has a camera and microphone that both electronically connect to the videoconferencing electronics. | 07-30-2009 |
20090213205 | Remote Control of Videoconference Clients - Computer-readable media, having corresponding methods and apparatus, embodies instructions executable by a first computer to perform a method comprising: executing a first videoconference client application, wherein the first videoconference client application exchanges first audiovisual data with a videoconference server application during a videoconference; sending action commands to a second videoconference client application executing on a second computer, wherein the second videoconference client application exchanges second audiovisual data with the videoconference server application during the videoconference; and wherein the second videoconference client application operates according to the action commands during the videoconference. | 08-27-2009 |
20090231413 | ENHANCED VIDEO TELEPHONY THROUGH AUGMENTED REALITY - A method for enhancing video telephony that includes initiating a video telephone call from a first device to a second device, displaying a live video view by the first device, transferring video from the second device to the first device during the video telephone call, and overlaying the transferred video over the live video view displayed at the first device. The first device and the second device may be mobile devices. A portion of the transferred video may be selected and the selected portion displayed over the displayed live video view at the first device. The transferred video may be video taken from a camera on the second device. The transferred video may also be displayed over the live video view on a third device attached to the first device. | 09-17-2009 |
20090231414 | Conferencing and Stage Display of Distributed Conference Participants - A system comprises a stage area and an audience area with a line of sight view of the stage area. The system also includes a first display that reproduces a first video feed of a first perspective of a remote talent. The first video feed may appear, from the perspective of the audience area, to be within a first region of the stage area. The system further includes a first camera directed at the audience area and aligned so that its field of view corresponds to a line of sight from the first region to the audience area. The system additionally includes a second display viewable from a second region of the stage area and hidden from view of the audience area. The second display reproduces a second video feed of a second perspective, different that the first perspective, of the remote talent. The system also includes a second camera directed at the second region of the stage area and aligned so that its field of view corresponds to a line of sight from the second display to the second region. | 09-17-2009 |
20090244256 | Method and Apparatus for Enhancing and Adding Context to a Video Call Image - A method and apparatus for enhancing a video image sent from a first terminal of a video-telephony system to a second terminal of the video-telephony system during a video telephony call. An image style is selected at the first terminal and a description of the image style is transmitted from the first terminal to the second terminal. A sequence of video images transmitted from the first terminal to the second terminal is modified by a style generator at the second terminal in accordance with description of the image style before being displayed at the second terminal. The first terminal includes a user interface that controls a style selector to produce the style description that defines the properties or the style such as a cropping region, a border style, an image filter, a background and an animation. | 10-01-2009 |
20090251527 | System and method for processing images by visual echo cancellation - This image processing system comprises: a device (PRJ, SI | 10-08-2009 |
20090251528 | Video Switching Without Instantaneous Decoder Refresh-Frames - A system and method for reducing blurred video caused by intra-coded IDR-frames sent in response to when a destination endpoint in a multipoint videoconference switches to a new video source. An embodiment according to the invention comprises using inter-coded temporal predictive referencing a long term reference frame (LTRF) instead of IDR-frames in a multipoint videoconference system. | 10-08-2009 |
20090273661 | METHOD OF LIGHTING - In one embodiment, a method of lighting is disclosed which includes apportioning a video display screen into a content portion and at least one light portion. The content portion displays video content and the light portion provides auxiliary lighting when energized to illuminate a subject adjacent the video display screen. | 11-05-2009 |
20090290012 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO CONTENT AND ASSOCIATED SERVICE DEVICES, SYSTEMS THEREOF - A method for providing video content in a video conference includes sending, by a conference terminal, a video content access request to a video conference system, controlling a VOD proxy server to obtain video streams from a streaming media application system and providing the video streams to the video conference system. A method for providing video content for a video conference and a VOD proxy server, a video conference system and an integrated videoconferencing service system thereof are also provided according to embodiments of the present disclosure. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the video content in the course of a video conference is no longer subjected to the type of video sources coupled to the conference terminal. The conference terminal may introduce various video contents supported by the streaming media application system into the video conference. Accordingly, auxiliary functions of the video conference are enriched. | 11-26-2009 |
20090303311 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A RECIPIENT TO ADJUST A VIDEO STREAM - There is provided a method and apparatus for adjusting at least one parameter of a video stream being received on a recipient screen, the video stream being captured by a sender's video capturing apparatus. The method includes providing a control device to a recipient to adjust the at least one parameter of the video stream captured by the sender's video capturing apparatus; interfacing the control device with a secondary application; the recipient using the control device for adjustment of the at least one parameter of the video stream captured by the sender's video capturing apparatus; and the recipient receiving and viewing the video stream on the recipient screen. There is also provided a control device for adjusting at least one parameter of a video stream being received on a recipient screen, the video stream being captured by a sender's video capturing apparatus. | 12-10-2009 |
20090309956 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE A WHITEBOARD FOR MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCE EVENTS - Techniques to manage a whiteboard for multimedia conference events are described. An apparatus may comprise a whiteboard manager component operative to manage whiteboard recording, image processing and reproduction operations for a multimedia conference event. The whiteboard manager component may comprise an image quantizer module operative to receive an image of a writing surface with pen strokes, and quantize each pixel of the image into a predetermined number of colors, an attribute extractor module communicatively coupled to the image quantizer module, the attribute extractor module operative to extract stroke attribute information for the pen strokes from the quantized pixels, and a whiteboard interface module communicatively coupled to the attribute extractor module, the whiteboard interface module operative to send the stroke attribute information to a meeting console for rendering as digital pen strokes on a digital writing surface. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-17-2009 |
20090315974 | VIDEO CONFERENCING DEVICE FOR A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND USING THE SAME - A video conferencing device for improving video quality when a communications device is used for a video conference. In one embodiment the device includes (1) a data collection module for collecting data regarding the location and orientation of a user's face relative to a camera on a communications device; and (2) a facial correction module associated with the data collection module, the facial correction module modifying a user's facial orientation and characteristics for transmission during a video conference based on data from the data collection module and from an associated database of relevant facial characteristics. | 12-24-2009 |
20090322854 | Video selector - The invention provides a method for selecting input video signals in a video conference for transmission. The method bases its selection decision on the momentary voice activity of the participants, but does so while observing constraints aimed at:
| 12-31-2009 |
20100002069 | System And Method For Improved View Layout Management In Scalable Video And Audio Communication Systems - A system and method for transmitting a plurality of video signals scalably coded into layers including a base layer and one or more enhancement layers and associated audio signals, if any, over a communication network for presentation to one or more end users. A layout to display the plurality of video signals is determined based on a set of criteria and only the data of the video signal layers that are necessary for displaying the video signals in the determined layout, and any associated audio signals, is selectively transmitted over the communication network. | 01-07-2010 |
20100007713 | VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM USING NETWORK - Dual (redundant) operation support servers are used to improve the reliability of a video conferencing system and ensure the stability of communication. Switching automatically one operation support server to another enables a video conference to be smoothly continued without interruption. Multiple operation support servers are provided, each including a synchronization function which synchronizes site connection information and live camera information between the operation support servers and prevents an operation support server in a standby state from writing live camera information in a folder for each site. Each site PC | 01-14-2010 |
20100026781 | VIDEO REGION OF INTEREST FEATURES - Embodiments are configured to provide video conferencing functionality including using region of interest (ROI) features to provide a video signal, but the embodiments are not so limited. In an embodiment, components of a video conferencing system can operate to provide a video signal using pixel data associated with a ROI. In one embodiment, a video conference device can include a detector that can be used to detect human flesh tone regions in a video scene as part of providing a video stream to one or more conference participants. | 02-04-2010 |
20100033549 | Display control apparatus, remote control that transmits information to display control apparatus, and video conference system - A display control apparatus that receives information from remote controls and that controls a display device. The display control apparatus includes a remote control information obtaining device that obtains remote control information, a display data creation device that creates display data for displaying pointers corresponding to the remote controls based on the remote control information, a display data output device that outputs the display data, a distance determination device that calculates a relative distance between display positions of the pointers and determines whether the relative distance is larger than a predetermined distance, and a driving signal transmission device that transmits, to at least one of the remote controls corresponding to the pointers for which the relative distance is equal to or less than the predetermined distance, a driving signal to cause a notification device provided in the remote control to be driven. | 02-11-2010 |
20100033550 | DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME MEDIA COMPOSER - A system and a method allowing simultaneous exchange of audio, video or data information between a plurality of units over a communication network, supported by a central unit, wherein the central unit is, based on knowledge regarding one or more of the units, adapted to instruct said one or more units to generate multimedia data streams adjusted to fit into certain restrictions to be presented on other units participating in a same session. | 02-11-2010 |
20100039495 | METHOD TO POPULATE CONTACT LIST FROM RECENT CALL LOG - A method for efficiently accessing pertinent information retrieved from a videoconferencing system call log. System call logs typically contain a chronological list of raw information pertaining to inbound and outbound videoconferencing calls. The method for efficiently accessing this chronological information is performed using input from the user at an endpoint to correlate and sort for display the information required at the current time. Videoconferencing systems typically are shared use or community type devices and the method of this disclosure allows for more user friendly access to pertinent information. Auto population of a speed dial list or associating a smart tag with the retrieved information is another possible feature to aid the end user. This method will allow a business to more efficiently use a limited number of videoconferencing systems amongst diverse groups of users with diverse calling needs. | 02-18-2010 |
20100039496 | Video Conferencing Using Affiliated Displays - Methods for providing video conferencing through network enabled electronic displays are presented. Each of a plurality of displays, preferably digital picture frames, is assigned an identifier used to identify the displays for a video conferencing session. The displays can form a group affiliation as a function of their identifier and can be packaged for sale as a group. Consumers can purchase a package of affiliated displays preconfigured to support a video conference among each other. During a video conferencing session the affiliated displays are allowed to exchange video conferencing data through an intermediary video conferencing server or directly with each other. | 02-18-2010 |
20100039497 | SATELLITE MICROPHONES FOR IMPROVED SPEAKER DETECTION AND ZOOM - Architecture for exploiting satellite microphones and employing other techniques of conference room camera/microphone systems to significantly improve the true positive rate (reduce false positives) in sound source localization (SSL). Techniques for realizing the improvement include using an LED emitter to determine the precise location of the satellite microphones on a table, using the base SSL and external sounds to determine the approximate location of the satellite microphone on the table, using the satellite microphone phase to improve the SSL performance, using the satellite microphone amplitude to improve the active speaker detector (ASD) performance, and using the satellite microphones to estimate camera zoom. | 02-18-2010 |
20100053302 | Permission-Based Content Filtering for Video Recordings - Computer-readable media having corresponding apparatus and methods embodies instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising: receiving a request to stream a video recording; selecting one of a plurality of user types based on the request; selecting one of a plurality of content filters for the video recording based on the selected user type, wherein at least one of the content filters identifies one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted; and streaming the video recording, except for the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted. | 03-04-2010 |
20100066805 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING THROUGH A TELEVISION FORWARDING DEVICE - A system and method for implementing a video conference through a television forwarding device. A remote user is authenticated through a website. A selection of a user is received for the remote user to communicate with through the video conference. An invitation is sent to the television forwarding device. The invitation being configured to prompt the user to accept implementation of the video conference. The video conference is implemented between the remote user and the user in response to the user accepting the invitation. | 03-18-2010 |
20100066806 | INTERNET VIDEO IMAGE PRODUCING METHOD - An internet video image producing method includes the following steps. Firstly, multiple images are captured by multiple web cameras. Then, the multiple images are compressed into compressed images. The compressed images are then combined as a single meeting image. Afterwards, the meeting image is transmitted to multiple screens. | 03-18-2010 |
20100066807 | INITIATION AND SUPPORT OF VIDEO CONFERENCING USING INSTANT MESSAGING - A system and method for initiating and supporting network video conferences are disclosed. In accordance with the invention, one or more instant messaging enabled clients can initiate a video conference. At least a pair of client nodes communicate with each other via an instant messaging utility. An instant messaging server supports instant messages between the two client nodes. A second server, e.g., a video conferencing server, supports video conferences between video conference participants, a video conference being initiated between video conference participants in response to an instant message transmitted between the at least two client nodes. | 03-18-2010 |
20100073456 | VIDEOCONFERENCING TERMINAL AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF TO MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT - A videoconferencing terminal, a method of videoconferencing and a videoconferencing infrastructure. In one embodiment, the terminal includes: (1) a flat panel display and (2) a camera associated with the flat panel display and configured to receive light from an object through the flat panel display and acquire an image of the object. | 03-25-2010 |
20100085415 | DISPLAYING DYNAMIC CALLER IDENTITY DURING POINT-TO-POINT AND MULTIPOINT AUDIO/VIDEOCONFERENCE - A method for efficiently determining and displaying pertinent information determined from multiple input and calculated parameters associated with a videoconference call. The method for efficiently determining and displaying this personal information is performed using input from the user at an endpoint and calculated information throughout the videoconference to present personal information, about the currently speaking person, to all participants. Videoconferencing systems are typically used by multiple people at multiple locations. The method of this disclosure allows for more user interaction and knowledge transfer amongst the participants. By sharing information between the different locations participants are more aware of who is speaking at any given time and the importance to be applied to what that particular person is saying. | 04-08-2010 |
20100085416 | Multi-Device Capture and Spatial Browsing of Conferences - Multi-device capture and spatial browsing of conferences is described. In one implementation, a system detects cameras and microphones, such as the webcams on participants' notebook computers, in a conference room, group meeting, or table game, and enlists an ad-hoc array of available devices to capture each participant and the spatial relationships between participants. A video stream composited from the array is browsable by a user to navigate a 3-dimensional representation of the meeting. Each participant may be represented by a video pane, a foreground object, or a 3-D geometric model of the participant's face or body displayed in spatial relation to the other participants in a 3-dimensional arrangement analogous to the spatial arrangement of the meeting. The system may automatically re-orient the 3-dimensional representation as needed to best show the currently interesting event such as current speaker or may extend navigation controls to a user for manually viewing selected participants or nuanced interactions between participants. | 04-08-2010 |
20100085417 | SERVICE LEVEL VIEW OF AUDIOVISUAL CONFERENCE SYSTEMS - In an embodiment, a machine-readable volatile or non-volatile storage medium stores one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform monitoring a plurality of video conference locations, each of the locations comprising one or more video conference rooms, resulting in creating and storing monitored data; generating service level view data which when displayed on a video display unit concurrently comprises graphical representations of all the locations and all the rooms, and graphical representations of faults associated with each of the rooms. Rooms can include coder-decoders (codecs), cameras, video monitors, and network packet data routing or switching elements. Embodiments provide a holistic view of all video conference rooms in a deployment, with aggregated call usage, quality and fault data, with highly useful graphical management displays. | 04-08-2010 |
20100085418 | Systems And Methods For Remotely Communicating With A Patient - A system and methods to permit a health care provider and a patient to remotely communicate information corresponding to the patient's medical condition with each other, both visually and audibly, via communication link in real time. The system may comprise a first and second interface units each comprising a camera, a microphone, a display, and a speaker. The camera and microphone of the first interface unit may permit real-time video and audio, respectively, to be transferred to the display and speaker of the second unit. Likewise, the camera and microphone of the second interface unit may permit real-time video and audio, respectively, to be transferred to the display and speaker of the first unit. | 04-08-2010 |
20100091085 | AUGMENTING TV MENU ICON WITH IMAGES IN FRONT OF TV - Images of space including objects in front of a TV that are generated by a camera on the TV are superimposed as reflections on user interface elements such as but not limited to menu icons presented on the TV screen. | 04-15-2010 |
20100097441 | TELEPRESENCE CONFERENCE ROOM LAYOUT, DYNAMIC SCENARIO MANAGER, DIAGNOSTICS AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of conducting an audio-visual conference among a number of conference rooms comprising storing predetermined conference configuration data in a computer system for a plurality of room types and a plurality of combinations of configuration factors, receiving conference variable data, generating a room list of included conference rooms, generating interconnection data for each included conference room according selected by said a computer system performing a recursive process until a feasible set of configuration data is found which permits interconnection to every other included conference room, and if no applicable set of configuration data is feasible, the distribution process returns to a next higher room in said room list. | 04-22-2010 |
20100103244 | DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE DATA REPRESENTATIVE OF AN OBJECT | 04-29-2010 |
20100110160 | Videoconferencing Community with Live Images - Indicating availability of users for videoconferencing using current images. A plurality of images may be provided on a display. Each image may indicate availability of a respective user for a videoconference. At least a subset of the images may be current images of the respective user. User input may be received which initiates a videoconference between a plurality of users represented by images in the plurality of images on the display. Accordingly, videoconferencing may be performed between the plurality of users in response to the user input. | 05-06-2010 |
20100118111 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE CAMERA CONTROL INDICATIONS IN VIDEO CONFERENCING - Systems and methods for indicating camera control operations to a remote party during a video conference session are provided. An interface is provided to a receiving party (receiving a video stream), allowing the receiving party to input any desired camera control indications to be sent to a sending party (sending a video stream). Signaling of camera control indications from the party receiving the video stream may be performed in-band together with a video stream itself, where the camera control indications are sent with Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) receiver reports or within a RTCP packet dedicated to transmitting camera control indications. Moreover, camera control indications received by the sending party may be rendered and converted into visual or audio signals, vibrations, etc. that are displayed to one or more video conferencing session participants, such as the sending party. | 05-13-2010 |
20100118112 | GROUP TABLE TOP VIDEOCONFERENCING DEVICE - A group table top videoconferencing device for communication between local participants and one or more remote participants provides a camera assembly and display screens on the same housing—giving the remote participant the perception that the local participant is making direct eye-to-eye contact with him/her. The housing is placed such that the housing is within the field of view of every local participant viewing any other local participant. Because, the remote participant is always within the field of view of the local participant, the remote participant does not get the feeling of non-intimacy during the videoconference. A wall mounted display operates in conjunction with the videoconferencing device to display media content received from the remote participants. Keypad and a touch screen provide user interface for controlling the operation of the videoconferencing device. Speakers convert audio signals received from the remote participants into sound. | 05-13-2010 |
20100123770 | MULTIPLE VIDEO CAMERA PROCESSING FOR TELECONFERENCING - A method, an apparatus, and a storage medium with executable code to execute a method including accepting camera views of at least some participants of a teleconference, each view from a corresponding video camera, with the camera views together including at least one view of each participant. The method includes accepting audio from a plurality of microphones, and processing the audio from the plurality of microphones to generate audio data and direction information indicative of the direction of sound received at the microphones. The method further includes generating one or more candidate people views, with each people view being of an area enclosing a head and shoulders view of at least one participant. The method also includes making a selection, according to the direction information, of which at least one of the candidate people views are to be transmitted to one or more remote endpoints. | 05-20-2010 |
20100149301 | Video Conferencing Subscription Using Multiple Bit Rate Streams - Subscriptions in a video conference may be provided using multiple bit rate streams. A video conference server may receive video streams from each client in a video conference and may receive subscription requests from each client. The subscription requests may include requests to see video streams from specific other clients at a given resolution and/or frame rate. The video conference server may match up the received video streams with the subscription requests in order to send the subscribing clients their desired video streams. The server may also be able to request different versions of video streams from participants (e.g. different resolutions) and/or alter the video streams in order to better comply with the subscription request. | 06-17-2010 |
20100149302 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to determine video conferencing capability of a group of communication devices associated with a user where the group of communication devices comprises a set top box and where the determination of the video conferencing capability is performed in temporal proximity with establishing a voice call over an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network between a mobile communication device and at least one device of the group of communication devices; and establish a video conference for participating devices in response to a request from one device of the mobile communication device and the group of communication devices, where the video conference is established over an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, and where the participating devices comprise the mobile communication device and the set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-17-2010 |
20100149303 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PERSON ASSOCIATED PICTURES AND VIDEO STREAMS - A communication device ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100149304 | Image Capturing Device and Image Delivery Method - The invention discloses an image capturing device and an image delivery method which is suitably applied to a video conference. The video conference is held between a local terminal and a remote terminal through a network. The device comprises a processor, a video encoder, an encryption engine and a data transmitting interface. The processor is used to process an original video signal for generating a first video signal and a second video signal. The video encoder is for receiving and compressing the first video signal. The encryption engine is for encrypting the compressed first video signal. The data transfer interface is for transmitting the compressed and encrypted first video signal and the second video signal to the local terminal. Wherein, the first video signal is transmitted to the remote terminal by the local terminal through the network and recovered by the remote terminal, and the second video signal is presented at the local terminal. | 06-17-2010 |
20100149305 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION IN A RECORDED MULTIMEDIA STREAM - The present disclosure discloses a method for identifying individuals in a multimedia stream originating from a video conferencing terminal or a Multipoint Control Unit, including executing a face detection process on the multimedia stream; defining subsets including facial images of one or more individuals, where the subsets are ranked according to a probability that their respective one or more individuals will appear in a video stream; comparing a detected face to the subsets in consecutive order starting with a most probable subset, until a match is found; and storing an identity of the detected face as searchable metadata in a content database in response to the detected face matching a facial image in one of the subsets. | 06-17-2010 |
20100157015 | Videoconference Arrangement - A television and camcorder combination include an acoustic echo canceller and a videoconference protocol stack in order to provide videoconferencing capabilities using only a television in combination with an attached camcorder. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157016 | SCALABLE VIDEO ENCODING IN A MULTI-VIEW CAMERA SYSTEM - The present invention employs scalable video coding (SVC) in a multi-view camera system, which is particularly suited for video conferencing. Multiple cameras are oriented to capture video content of different image areas and generate corresponding original video streams that provide video content of the image areas. An active one of the image areas may be identified at any time by analyzing the audio content originating from the different image areas and selecting the image area that is associated with the most dominant speech activity. | 06-24-2010 |
20100165071 | VIDEO CONFERENCE DEVICE - A video conference device capable of suppressing a processing burden of an echo canceller in such a situation that speakers, microphones, and a camera are arranged in close vicinity of a monitor is provided. A preliminary filter portion | 07-01-2010 |
20100171806 | TV WITH INTERNET VIDEOCONFERENCING - A TV with Internet communication capability includes a built-in microphone and video camera. Signals from the microphone and video camera are processed by an IP phone module in the TV, multiplexed together, and sent over the Internet to one or more user-selected addresses. Incoming videoconferencing signals are demultiplexed and presented on the TV display and speaker. | 07-08-2010 |
20100182395 | DISTRIBUTED SCHEDULING, CALL CONTROL, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR DISPERSED DYNAMIC VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - Method, system, and computer program product example embodiments of the invention are disclosed to manage multiple network zones interconnected over a wide area network for video conferencing. In one example embodiment of the invention, an interface of a zone controller is configured to receive a first user request to schedule local resources for a video conferencing session within a local network zone. The zone controller is configured to access local services in the zone to schedule the local resources for the video conferencing session. The interface of the zone controller is further configured to receive a second user request to schedule remote resources in a remote network zone for the video conferencing session. A local Network Zone Manager in the zone controller is configured to determine a remote Network Zone Manager responsible for the remote resources in the remote network zone in response to the second user request. The local Network Zone Manager is further configured to send the second request to the remote Network Zone Manager. The local Network Zone Manager is further configured to receive information on availability of the remote resources from the remote Network Zone Manager and pass the information to a local scheduling service in the zone controller, which is configured to then schedule the video conferencing session between the local and remote resources. | 07-22-2010 |
20100188474 | Systems for capturing images through a display - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a visual-collaborative system enabling geographically distributed groups to engage in face-to-face, interactive collaborative video conferences. In one aspect, a visual-collaborative system ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100188475 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VIDEO CONFERENCE - The invention concerns a method of controlling a video conference with two or more participants ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100188476 | Image Quality of Video Conferences - A method (and corresponding system and computer program product) providing high image quality video conferences at low network bandwidth usage. Video images are captured at a high resolution and downsampled to a low resolution before transmitted over a network. When the downsampled video images are received, they are upconverted back to higher resolution video images. The upconverted video images are then transmitted to a display device via a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) output, and displayed on the display device. | 07-29-2010 |
20100194846 | EQUALIZATION OF VIDEO STREAMS - A method equalizing video signals transmitted across a network is provided. The method can include introducing one or more captured video signals across a network via a plurality of conferencing devices. The conferencing devices can include a video display device adapted to display a received video signal, and a video capture device adapted to provide a captured video signal. One or more modules can be disposed in, on, or about the network, the video display device, the video capture device, or any combination thereof. One or more parameters of the video signals transmitted across the network can be modified via the one or more modules such that the one or more modified display parameters of all or a portion of the video signals transmitted across the network fall within a predetermined parameter range. | 08-05-2010 |
20100214391 | System and Method for Providing Location Specific Sound in a Telepresence System - A system for providing location-specific sound in a telepresence system includes a plurality of remote microphones. Each remote microphone is associated with a respective area and operable to generate a sound signal from the voice of at least one user within the respective area. The system also includes a plurality of remote cameras. Each remote camera is associated with a respective remote microphone of the plurality of remote microphones and aligned to generate an image of its associated respective area. The system further includes a plurality of local displays. Each local display is operable to reproduce the image of a respective area generated by a respective remote camera. The system also includes a plurality of local loudspeakers. Each local loudspeaker is positioned proximate to a respective local display and operable to reproduce the sound signal from the voice of the at least one user within the respective area reproduced by the respective local display. | 08-26-2010 |
20100220172 | Automatic Video Switching for Multimedia Conferencing - After a video conference is established, a video conferencing system receives a video stream from the participants of the video conference. One of the received video streams is transmitted to the conference participants (e.g. the video stream of the person currently speaking). The video conferencing system monitors a second one (or typically all) of the received video streams to determine if a designated video event (e.g. someone raising his hand) has occurred. If the designated video event has occurred, the video conferencing system switches or supplements the currently transmitted video stream to or with the second one of the received video streams that contains the designated video event. The second video stream is then transmitted to participants in the video conference. The switching of the video stream and the switching of the audio stream may be independent. | 09-02-2010 |
20100225733 | Systems and Methods for Managing Virtual Collaboration Systems - Systems and methods for managing virtual collaboration systems are disclosed herein. A virtual collaboration system includes a hoster configured to receive second media streams from at least a second node, and to transmit those streams from at least one simulated node to at least a first node; and a management subsystem adapted to dynamically configure a topology of a virtual collaborative event, wherein configuration of the topology includes a determination of media stream connections among the at least one simulated node and the at least a first node based on at least one policy, and wherein the media stream connections establish and maintain virtual relationships among the at least one simulated node and the at least a first node. | 09-09-2010 |
20100225734 | STEREOSCOPIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for providing a stereoscopic interactive object comprising the steps of: (a) providing a display capable of displaying in stereoscope; (b) providing a system capable of motion tracking; (c) providing a stereoscopic image of an object, on said display; (d) tracking user's motion aimed at interacting with said displayed stereoscopic image; (e) analyzing said user's interactive motion; and (f) performing in accordance with said user's interactive motion. | 09-09-2010 |
20100225735 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving data indicative of a personal position of an end user and receiving image data associated with an object. The image data can be captured by a first camera at a first angle and a second camera at a second angle. The method also includes synthesizing the image data in order to deliver a three-dimensional rendering of the object at a selected angle, which is based on the data indicative of the personal position of the end user. In more specific embodiments, the synthesizing is executed by a server configured to be coupled to a network. Video analytics can be used to determine the personal position of the end user. In other embodiments, the method includes determining an approximate time interval for the synthesizing of the image data and then delaying audio data based on the time interval. | 09-09-2010 |
20100231685 | Television conference apparatus, method of controlling television conference, and computer-readable medium storing control program executable on television conference apparatus - A television conference apparatus that transmits display data to a plurality of terminals includes a first receiving device that receives terminal-specific data, a first display data creation device that creates first display data, a second receiving device that receives position information, a second display data creation device that creates second display data, a display data transmission device that transmits the second display data to the plurality of terminals, an edit authority storage device that stores edit authority information, a first determination device that determines whether each of the plurality of terminal-specific areas includes the position specified by the position information transmitted from a terminal that has the authority to edit the edit data displayed therein, and a command transmission device that transmits a first request information to a terminal corresponding to a first area and that transmits a second request information to a terminal corresponding to a second area. | 09-16-2010 |
20100238263 | SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING VISUAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN REMOTELY SITUATED PARTICIPANTS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to visual-collaborative systems enabling geographically distributed groups to engage in face-to-face, interactive collaborative video conferences. In one aspect, a visual-collaborative system comprises a transparent display ( | 09-23-2010 |
20100245534 | Method and apparatus for the efficient transmission of multimedia streams for teleconferencing - A teleconferencing system in which a teleconference controller advantageously uses information relating to the network topology layout of remote nodes which are to participate in a teleconference, and then advantageously directs the transmission of video and/or audio streams from a source node to an identified subset of the remote nodes based on the capabilities of the nodes and the network links. These nodes which initially receive the video and/or audio streams then advantageously forward the streams in turn to other nodes in their vicinity using peer-to-peer network connectivity techniques. The identification of the subset of nodes which serve as peer-to-peer forwarding nodes may be based on node activity, node service capacity, the impact on network links between the node and the requester, the distance and/or latency between the node and the requester, and the ability of the node to meet requests including video transcoding requests. | 09-30-2010 |
20100245535 | COMBINING VIEWS OF A PLURALITY OF CAMERAS FOR A VIDEO CONFERENCING ENDPOINT WITH A DISPLAY WALL - A telepresence apparatus, a method of operating a telepresence apparatus, and a tangible computer readable storage medium in a telepresence apparatus that is configured with instructions that when executed cause operating of the telepresence apparatus. The telepresence apparatus includes video cameras districted co-planar with a display wall and capturing camera views of a scene. The camera views from the video processor combined to form a video signal for transmission to one or more remote endpoints, the video signal corresponding to a synthetic view from a point that is substantially behind the wall and as if the wall was not there. | 09-30-2010 |
20100245536 | AMBULATORY PRESENCE FEATURES - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates managing one or more devices utilized for communicating data within a telepresence session. A telepresence session can be initiated within a communication framework that includes two or more virtually represented users that communicate therein. A device can be utilized by at least one virtually represented user that enables communication within the telepresence session, the device includes at least one of an input to transmit a portion of a communication to the telepresence session or an output to receive a portion of a communication from the telepresence session. A detection component can adjust at least one of the input related to the device or the output related to the device based upon the identification of a cue, the cue is at least one of a movement detected, an event detected, or an ambient variation. | 09-30-2010 |
20100245537 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING VIDEO CONFERENCE - A method, device, and system for implementing a video conference are disclosed. The method for implementing a video conference includes: creating a video image with ImageId information; defining an image data source and an image data output for the created video image; and acquiring and sending image data according to the image data source and the image data output of the video image with the ImageId information. A video conference model established by using the method is an image-based video conference model, i.e., an abstract image layer is proposed between the user layer and the video conference layer. Through the technical solutions, phenomena such as that a plurality of playback commands exists for a plurality of users, that one record is maintained for each user who watches the video image, and that time synchronization is considered when a same video image is played back for a plurality of users may be avoided. Thus, operations of the video conference are simplified, and the extensibility of the video conference is increased. | 09-30-2010 |
20100265311 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR A SMART FIXTURE - A device having a monitor operable to display information to a customer. The device further including a touch sensitive module coupled to the monitor. Also, the device has an image capturing module operable to capture an image of the customer. Additionally, the device has a storage unit operable to store the image of the customer and product information including information related to products offered at a retail establishment and products offered in an online store of the retail establishment. Furthermore, the device has a communication module communicatively coupling the device to a server via a network. The server accessing a database to provide up-to-date product information to the device. | 10-21-2010 |
20100265312 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH PROJECTOR AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DATA THEREON - A portable terminal equipped with a projector and a method for displaying data using the portable terminal provides capabilities for both conferencing and video presentations. When a projection function is selected in the portable terminal while the portable terminal is making a video call with other portable terminal, presentation data that will be output via the projector is transmitted to another portable terminal. The presentation data and image data transmitted from the other portable terminal is output via the projector of the portable terminal. | 10-21-2010 |
20100271456 | CONFERENCE DETAILS RECORDING SYSTEM - The invention provides a conference details recording system for recording various types of information presented during the course of a conference by associating the contents of the presentation with speakers and with words, phrases, etc. in the presentation together with time information so that any type of information as desired can be retrieved later by using a predetermined retrieval key. The system comprises a conference room | 10-28-2010 |
20100271457 | Advanced Video Conference - Methods (and corresponding systems and computer program products) providing (1) flexible controls for the number of users that register and use a system, (2) flexible group contact management control, and (3) establishing a caller's video on each receiver's screen as soon as the caller makes a video conference call. | 10-28-2010 |
20100271458 | Multi-Input-Driven Entertainment and Communication Console With Minimum User Mobility - An information console is a system for providing information, entertainment and communication capabilities to any person or hospital patients, and those recovering at home comprising of a user interface for enabling the patient to interact with the system, a display unit for displaying video as well as providing visual feedback to the patient, an audio unit for outputting audio as well as providing audible feedback to the patient and a software system for responding to patient requests provided via the user interface to control the display unit and the audio unit. Also the same system is used by the persons undergoing recuperation from illness or injury at home for providing entertainment and communication capabilities. | 10-28-2010 |
20100277563 | VIDEO CONFERENCING EYEWEAR - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for enabling a user to participate in a videoconference. For example, in one embodiment, a video conferencing eyewear apparatus that includes a network interface for receiving a data stream from a video conference server, the data stream including a video and audio associated with a first party, and a shared presentation. In addition, the video conferencing eyewear apparatus includes a data storage component that stores computer executable instructions; and a processor that executes the computer executable instructions to display the video on a first display of the video conferencing eyewear apparatus; display the shared presentation on a second display of the video conferencing eyewear apparatus; and output the audio to an audio output component of video conferencing eyewear apparatus. | 11-04-2010 |
20100277564 | SYSTEM AND PROCEDURE FOR CALL CENTRE COMMUNICATIONS - System that includes a web server ( | 11-04-2010 |
20100277565 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR ESTABLISHING SIMULTANEOUS INCOMING INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK CALLS - A method, device, and computer-readable medium for establishing simultaneous incoming connections from at least two remote video conferencing endpoints using a video conferencing device in a circuit switched network, the video conference device receiving calls on a first protocol layer from the at least two remote video conferencing endpoints. | 11-04-2010 |
20100283827 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ANONYMITY IN A VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS SESSION OVER A NETWORK - In one example embodiment, a method for facilitating an anonymous video/multimedia communication session in a communications environment over a network is provided that includes receiving, from a first endpoint, a request for a communication session involving a second endpoint. The method also includes identifying end user data associated with both endpoints. The data associated with the first endpoint is mapped to an identity of the first endpoint. The second endpoint can be shown the identity of the first endpoint and not the end user data associated with the first endpoint. Also, the data associated with the second endpoint can be mapped to an identity of the second endpoint. The first endpoint is shown the identity of the second endpoint and not the end user data associated with the second endpoint. | 11-11-2010 |
20100283828 | MULTI-VIEW 3D VIDEO CONFERENCE DEVICE - A multi-view 3D video conference device is provided. The multi-view 3D video conference device is mainly used on a personal computer (PC), and utilizes a multi-view image pickup device, a 2D and 3D touch screen, and a technology of a multi-view image compression and synthesis procedure to achieve multi-view 3D video conferences through transmission functions of conventional local area network (LAN) and the Internet. | 11-11-2010 |
20100289867 | Method and System for Launching a Scheduled Conference Based on the Presence of a Scheduled Participant - A conferencing system for an enterprise is disclosed. The conferencing system initiates a scheduled conference upon detecting that a scheduled conferee is present at a conferencing endpoint. | 11-18-2010 |
20100295920 | Method and apparatus for enabling improved eye contact in video teleconferencing applications - A method and apparatus for displaying images for use during a video teleconference provides improved eye contact between the participants. A video camera mounted on a display (e.g., a monitor or laptop) is co-located with a first participant in the video teleconference. An image of a second participant in the video teleconference is received, and a location of one or more facial features (e.g., the eyes) contained in the image of the second participant is determined. Then, the image of the second participant is displayed on the screen such that the eyes of the second participant are displayed in close proximity to (e.g., directly below) the video camera. In this manner, improved eye contact between the participants is advantageously provided. Alternatively, metadata representing the location of such facial features (e.g., the eyes) contained in the image of the second participant is received along with the image of the second participant. | 11-25-2010 |
20100295921 | Virtual Interactive Presence Systems and Methods - Provided herein are methods and systems for virtual interactive presence. | 11-25-2010 |
20100302343 | VIDEOCONFERENCING TERMINAL AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF TO MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT - The disclosure provides apparatuses for videoconferencing and a method of operation thereof. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) a flat panel display including a substrate and a first two-dimensional array of electronic light sources fabricated along the substrate such that a second two-dimensional array of substantially transparent regions of the substrate are laterally interspersed among the electronic light sources, the display being able to transmit externally received light through the substantially transparent regions and (2) a camera configured to receive light external to the display through the substantially transparent regions of the second two-dimensional array. | 12-02-2010 |
20100302344 | ESTABLISHING EYE CONTACT IN VIDEO CONFERENCING - A video-conferencing system includes a display panel configured to form a display image for viewing by a local video conferencer, a camera configured to acquire a facial image of the local video conferencer and having an aperture oriented toward the display panel, and an array of partly reflective facets aligned in parallel against a plane disposed parallel to and forward of the display panel, each facet positioned to transmit a portion of the display image from the display panel through that facet to the local video conferencer, and to reflect a portion of the facial image of the local video conferencer to the aperture. | 12-02-2010 |
20100302345 | System and Method for Extending Communications Between Participants in a Conferencing Environment - A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving data associated with a local endpoint that is configured to participate in a video conference. The local endpoint can be configured to detect a signal generated by a local end user device and to relay the signal to a local manager element. The method also includes transmitting the signal over a network to a remote manager element at a remote location. In more specific embodiments, the method includes receiving an additional signal from the remote manager element, and determining a selected local endpoint to receive the additional signal from the remote manager element. | 12-02-2010 |
20100309284 | Systems and methods for dynamically displaying participant activity during video conferencing - Various aspects of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for highlighting participant activities in video conferencing. In one aspect, a method of generating a dynamic visual representation of participants taking part in a video conference comprises rendering an audio-visual representation of the one or more participants at each site taking part in the video conference using a computing device. The method includes receiving a saliency signal using the computing device, the saliency signal identifying the degree of current and/or recent activity of the one or more participants at each site. Based on the saliency signal associated with each site, the method applies image processing to elicit visual popout of active participants associated each site, while maintaining fixed scale and borders interface of the visual representation of the one or more participants at each site. | 12-09-2010 |
20100315482 | Interest Determination For Auditory Enhancement - Gaze tracking or other interest indications are used during a video conference to determine one or more audio sources that are of interest to one or more participants to the video conference, such as by determining a conversation from among multiple conversations that a subset of participants are participating in or listening to, for enhancing the audio experience of one or more of the participants. | 12-16-2010 |
20100315483 | Automatic Conferencing Based on Participant Presence - Automatically initiating a videoconference in a videoconferencing system. Scheduling information may be stored for the videoconference. The scheduling information may indicate that at least one participant wishes to have a videoconference with one or more other participants at a desired time. It may be determined that the at least one participant is proximate to the videoconferencing system at approximately the desired time. An indication may be received that at least one of the one or more other participants are proximate to respective other videoconferencing systems at approximately the desired time. Accordingly, the videoconference may be automatically initiated. | 12-16-2010 |
20100321467 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING LIGHTING FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING - An approach provides lighting for a videoconferencing system to improve an image of a user of the videoconferencing system. Light is emitted onto the user of a videoconferencing system, and is controlled onto the user in conjunction with capturing of the image of the user by the videoconferencing system to improve the captured image. | 12-23-2010 |
20100321468 | Method Of Managing The Flow Of Time-Sensitive Data Over Packet Networks - A method is disclosed for managing multiple data streams transported over a common communications resource in a packet network, wherein data flowing through the resource travels in both directions, and wherein each stream is subject to data peaks. The round trip delay is determined for each data stream, and the transmission of data peaks in one or more of the data streams is delayed to at least reduce the degree of coincidence in the data peaks of different streams without increasing the maximum round trip delay for the data streams. | 12-23-2010 |
20100328419 | Method and apparatus for improved matching of auditory space to visual space in video viewing applications - A method and apparatus for enabling an improved experience by better matching of the auditory space to the visual space in video viewing applications such as those that may be used in video teleconferencing systems and in the viewing of videos with associated audio (e.g., movies). In one embodiment, a viewer's location and head position relative to a video display screen is determined, one or more desired sound source locations (which may, for example, be related to a projection on the video display) are determined, and binaural stereo audio signals which accurately locate the sound sources at the desired sound source locations are advantageously generated. | 12-30-2010 |
20100328420 | Optical adapters for mobile devices with a camera - Portable, mobile, lightweight, removable, low cost, easy to manufacture, easy to ship, easy to transport, easy to store, and easy to use optical adapters that provides an effective means of videoconferencing over a mobile phone or other mobile device with a camera. Embodiments include landscape and portrait adapters that can be easily applied, used and removed while maintaining a professional and aesthetic appearance. Small mirrors within the optical adapter allow light from the front of the mobile device to enter the adapter and be conditioned and redirected into the built-in lens of the camera on the back of the mobile device. Novel embodiments include a lens reverser and/or a re-lens. Optical adapters also provide for self-imaging or surveillance. Various protective cases and adapter embodiments are configured to match specific mobile devices. | 12-30-2010 |
20100328421 | Automatic Determination of a Configuration for a Conference - Determining a configuration for a conference. Input may be received specifying a plurality of devices for use in the conference. A configuration may be automatically determined for the plurality of devices for the conference. The configuration may be automatically determined based on the specified plurality of devices and may specify usage of the plurality of devices during the conference. The configuration may specify a first device of the plurality of devices as a control unit. Automatic determination may include obtaining information regarding capabilities of each of the plurality of devices, and creating the configuration based on the capabilities of each of the plurality of devices. Finally, the configuration may be displayed on a display device. | 12-30-2010 |
20110007128 | TELECONFERENCE DEVICE COMBINING A CAMERA LENS - A video capturing device includes a USB transmission interface interconnected with a computer to transmit information and a data processing device primarily formed by an H.264 coding module and an audio coding module. Through the H.264 coding module, the audio coding module and a real-time coding-decoding module in the computer, digital video information, an audio signal, a dynamic data and a static data are received respectively. These data are encoded, compressed, and then transmitted through the USB transmission interface to the computer and then to a remote server. When the compressed information from the remote server is received by the computer, the information is decoded by an H.264 decoding module and an audio decoding module in the computer or the data processing device and then transmitted to an external device. By this external data processing device, the present invention can be carried conveniently and applied to any kinds of computers. | 01-13-2011 |
20110018959 | Automatic Display Latency Measurement System for Video Conferencing - Methods and systems that compensate for display latency when separate speakers are used during video conferencing. A method includes determining whether speakers, which are not controlled by a display, are to be used in connection with a video conferencing session. The method further includes sending, to the display, data that causes the display to generate a predetermined pattern, capturing imagery of the effects of the predetermined pattern shown on the display, calculating a latency of the display based on a difference in a time the data was sent and the imagery of the effects is received, and storing a value of the latency of the display in a device that enables the video conferencing. When the speakers, which are not controlled by the display are selected, are selected, the audio portion of the video conferencing session is redirected to those speakers, but delayed for an amount of time substantially equivalent to the value of the latency of the display. In this way audio and video synchronization may be improved. | 01-27-2011 |
20110025820 | PROGRAM-SPECIFIC PRESENCE - A system and method for providing application specific presence information are disclosed here. A system includes one or more processors, a first communication program executable by the one or more processors, and a second communication program executable the one or more processors. When executed, the first and second communication programs respectively provide a first mode and a second mode of user communication. The second communication program causes the one or more processors to provide user presence information to a communication server. The presence information includes a presence status provided by the first communication program and a separate presence status provided by the second communication program. The separate presence status provided by the second communication program is configured to avoid aggregation, by the communication server, with any other presence status. | 02-03-2011 |
20110043597 | CONFERENCE ANNOTATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for annotating a media stream from a live voice conversation, such as a conference call. | 02-24-2011 |
20110043598 | Remote communication apparatus and method of estimating a distance between an imaging device and a user image-captured - A remote communication apparatus for receiving the image of a remote user captured by an imaging device to show the image to another user includes a zoom controller for controlling a zoom ratio defining the angle of view of the imaging device, and an estimator for estimating a distance between the imaging device and the remote user on the basis of the zoom ratio of the imaging device. | 02-24-2011 |
20110043599 | Methods and Systems for Audio and Video Communication - Systems for audio and video communication used in a mobile electronic device are provided. An embodiment of a system comprises a display object generation unit, an acoustic object generation unit and a transport unit. The display object generation unit repeatedly generates display objects corresponding to intensity of light sensed by an image sensor module of the mobile electronic device. The acoustic object generation unit repeatedly generates acoustic objects corresponding to sound signals detected by a microphone of the mobile electronic device. The transport unit simultaneously transports the generated display and acoustic objects to a computer host when the mobile electronic device operates as a webcam. | 02-24-2011 |
20110050842 | DISTANCE LEARNING VIA INSTRUCTOR IMMERSION INTO REMOTE CLASSROOM - A distance learning scenario includes a local classroom having a local videoconferencing device communicating with a remote videoconferencing device at a remote classroom. A first local camera captures images of the local participants, a second local camera captures images of an instructor, and a local display screen displays images of remote participants. At the remote location, a first remote camera captures images of remote participants, a first remote display screen displays images of local participants, and a second remote display screen displays images of the instructor. The local display screen is situated on a side of the local presenter that is substantially opposite to the side on which the first remote display screen is situated relative to the second remote display screen at the remote location to implement video-mirroring. The local and remote display screens display life-size images of the participants and the instructor. | 03-03-2011 |
20110050843 | Video Conference Apparatus and Method Thereof - A video conference apparatus having a path-selecting unit is disclosed. A camera data captured by a camera can be transferred into the video processor via a content data path and be displayed as a content video, or the camera data can be transferred into a video processor via a camera data path and be displayed as a live video. A video conference method thereof is also disclosed. | 03-03-2011 |
20110063404 | REMOTE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method comprises determining a status of an object on a first device and sending an indicator of the status of the object to a remote device, the indicator being configured to allow the remote device to present the status of the object. The method may further comprise establishing audio and video communication with the remote device. The audio and video communication with the remote device may be established over a network. The object may be a book, and the status may be associated with a page number of the book. The method may further comprise displaying animated content based on the determined status of the object. The displaying of animated content may include displaying an animated character providing commentary or asking questions related to content associated with the object. | 03-17-2011 |
20110063405 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING ACOUSTIC ECHO IN VIDEO CONFERENCING - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally include a method and apparatus for minimizing acoustic echo in video conference. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method for minimizing acoustic echo in video conferencing comprises determining position information wherein the position information is derivable from a video stream and processing the position information using a computer to identify at least one direction wherein the one direction minimizes acoustic echo. | 03-17-2011 |
20110069140 | FACILITATION OF A CONFERENCE CALL - There is provided a system for facilitating a conference call. The system includes a module to generate a real-time voiceprint from a voice input of a participant in the conference call, and a module to provide information indicative of the participant based on the real-time voiceprint. | 03-24-2011 |
20110074911 | Gesture-Based Actions in a Video Communication Session - In one embodiment, a method for transferring a communication session detects a transfer indication generated by a user of a first video conference system, where the transfer indication requests to transfer an active voice communication session. The method acquires image information associated with the transfer indication, where the image information includes at least one frame captured from a second video conference system having an active video conference session with the first video conference system. The method identifies a mobile communication device associated with the transfer indication and having the active voice communication session and identifies a target communication device using the image information associated with the transfer indication. The method also initiates transfer of the voice communication session to the target communication device. | 03-31-2011 |
20110074912 | Providing an Indication of a Videoconference by a Videoconferencing Device - Providing an indication of a videoconference. A videoconferencing device may include a processor and memory medium. The videoconferencing device may include one or more inputs for receiving audio and video of a videoconference. The videoconferencing device may also include one or more outputs for providing audio and video of the videoconference. At least one of the one or more outputs may be configured to connect to a display for displaying video signals from the videoconferencing device. The videoconferencing device may be configured to receive information indicating an incoming videoconference. However, when the information is received, the display may be providing display for a device other than the videoconferencing device. Accordingly, the videoconferencing device may be configured to provide an indication to a user of the incoming videoconference. | 03-31-2011 |
20110074913 | Videoconferencing Using a Precoded Bitstream - Sharing computer video in a videoconference. The method may include acquiring video on a computer. The method may also include coding the acquired video on the computer. Transmitting the coded video from the computer to a videoconferencing unit may also be included in the method. Also, the method may include packaging the transmitted video coded on the videoconferencing unit. Furthermore, the method may include transmitting the packaged video to a videoconferencing destination. | 03-31-2011 |
20110074914 | AUDIO PROCESSING IN A MULTI-PARTICIPANT CONFERENCE - Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing multi-participant audio conferences over a computer network. This architecture has a central distributor that receives audio signals from one or more participants. The central distributor mixes the received signals and transmits them back to participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor eliminates echo by removing each participant's audio signal from the mixed signal that the central distributor sends to the particular participant. | 03-31-2011 |
20110085017 | Video Conference - A method for rendering a video conference including identifying a location of a focus region and a size of the focus region by tracking a head position of a participant viewing the video conference and rendering the video conference to increase an amount of display resources for one or more participants included in the focus region and decrease the amount of display resources for one or more of the participants not included in the focus region. | 04-14-2011 |
20110085018 | Multi-User Video Conference Using Head Position Information - The present invention provides a system and method for rendering a video conference. The method includes the steps of: creating a visual representation of a plurality of participants in the video conference, wherein the plurality of participants are divided into two or more subsets; and creating a compact version of the visual representation of at least one of the two or more subsets, wherein the choice of which subsets have a compact version of the visual representation created and displayed is based on the head position of a local participant. | 04-14-2011 |
20110090301 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A COLLABORATIVE WORKPLACE - A method and apparatus for providing collaborative workspace are disclosed. The method receives a request to establish a video conference for two or more participants, and obtains information from historical information on the two or more participants to be used with the collaborative workspace. The method determines preferences for each of the two or more participants as to a presentation of the collaborative workspace. The method receives one or more live images of the two or more participants and presents the collaborative workspace to each of the two or more participants in accordance with the preferences for each of the two or more participants. | 04-21-2011 |
20110096137 | Audiovisual Feedback To Users Of Video Conferencing Applications - The present invention provides a method of providing feedback to a participant in a video conference, comprising the steps of: establishing a video conferencing session between multiple participants, wherein each participant in the video conferencing session is associated with a video capture device and an audio capture device; and establishing presentation requirements for each participant, wherein the presentation requirements are associated with the video conferencing session and the video capture and audio capture devices associated with each participant, wherein responsive to a failure to meet the presentation requirements, feedback is sent to at least the local participant who has failed to meet the presentation requirements. | 04-28-2011 |
20110096138 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system that may be integrated or otherwise combined with a piece of furniture, such as a conference table, desk or credenza. The communication system may provide a combination of audio, video, telephony, presentation and/or other conferencing functions and may include a number of separate user modules, a control module, a display module and a network connection. According to an exemplary embodiment, each of the separate user modules is a compact device that is integrated into the piece of furniture and includes a button that, when activated, allows a user to take control of certain aspects of the communication system. For example, a user may take over the display module or the information that is sent via the network connection by activating their user module. | 04-28-2011 |
20110102538 | SYSTEMS FOR ESTABLISHING EYE CONTACT THROUGH A DISPLAY - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to video-conferencing systems configured and operated to create eye contact between video conference participants. In one embodiment, video conferencing system includes a display, a video camera positioned to capture a video image of a first video conference participant through the display, and a projector positioned to project a video image of a second video conference participant onto the display screen such that the first participant can view the second participant. The display screen is positioned between the first participant and the video camera. The video camera and the projector can be operated during a video conference to establish eye contact between the first participant and the second participant by creating a line-of-sight that passes through a point of the head of the second participant's image between the video camera and the first participant. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102539 | Video Teleconference Systems and Methods for Providing Virtual Round Table Meetings - Video teleconferencing systems and methods are provided for providing virtual roundtable meetings. In one embodiment, a video teleconference system is provided for providing virtual round table meetings. The system comprises a curved display surface and a video processor configured to receive a video image of a participant from each of a plurality of remote video teleconferencing systems and display each participant equally spaced about the curved display surface. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102540 | Filtering Auxiliary Audio from Vocal Audio in a Conference - Filtering auxiliary audio from vocal audio in a conference. Audio may be received during a conference. The audio may include vocal audio from a first participant as well as auxiliary audio that is not vocal audio from the first participant. The auxiliary audio may result from use of a computer input device at the location. The audio may be filtered to remove the auxiliary audio from the audio. The filtered audio may be provided, e.g., over a network to other participant locations of the conference. | 05-05-2011 |
20110109715 | Automated wireless three-dimensional (3D) video conferencing via a tunerless television device - Automated wireless three-dimensional (3D) video conferencing is provided using a tunerless television device. A 3D video conference is automatically established with a wireless device capable of 3D video conferencing using a wireless communication interface of the tunerless television device. A first and a second two-dimensional (2D) video stream are received, using a camera interface module, from a first and a second video camera associated with the tunerless television device. A merged 3D video stream is created from the first 2D video stream and the second 2D video stream using a 3D video offload processing module operatively coupled to the camera interface module. The merged 3D video stream is sent to the wireless device using the wireless communication interface. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109716 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING DATA IN VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for sharing data in a Video Conference System (VCS) are provided. According to an embodiment, when a user wants to share data with the other party in the VCS, only a user selected region and not the entire screen is converted into a format optimized for the other party's display and then transmitted to the other party. | 05-12-2011 |
20110115875 | Assisted Communication System - Various embodiments of an assisted communication system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an assisted communication system includes a computer, display, camera, microphone, network connection, and a controller connected to the computer, the camera, the microphone, and the network connection. The controller is adapted to receive commands over the network connection to initiate video conferences on the computer using the camera and the microphone. The controller is also adapted to receive commands over the network connection to select and initiate entertainment programming such as television programs, movies and music on the display. | 05-19-2011 |
20110122222 | ACTIVE DISPLAY STANDBY MODE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An exemplary electronic device comprises a display subsystem that is adapted to display an image and at least one additional subsystem. The exemplary electronic device additionally comprises a low power control logic that is adapted to place the electronic device in either a low power operating mode in which power is removed from the display subsystem and the at least one additional subsystem or an active-display standby mode in which the display subsystem remains powered and power is removed from the at least one additional subsystem. | 05-26-2011 |
20110134205 | IMAGING TERMINAL - An apparatus includes a state-switchable screen, a video camera, and a video projector. The video camera and projector are located on a side of the screen opposite to the side thereof of a video conference participant. The apparatus is configured to temporally interleave the screen between a substantially transparent state and a diffusive state. In the substantially transparent state, the video projector is configured to be outside of a viewing field of a video conference participant looking toward the video camera. | 06-09-2011 |
20110134206 | ENHANCED MULTIMEDIA CAPABILITES IN VIDEO CONFERENCING - The present invention relates to video conferencing and multimedia messaging, and takes advantage of the capabilities of the communication system to which the audio participants are connected, in order to increase the performance of all the participants in a mixed conference. In a preferred embodiment, the audio participants are provided with a MMS device, and a MMS Engine captures periodically, or at certain events, video conference data attached to MMS messages and addressed to the MMS device. In the opposite direction, the MMS device provides multimedia data to the conventional video conference participants by attaching the multimedia data to MMS messages, which are sent to the IP-addressable MMS Engine. The MMS Engine separates the multimedia data and converts it to a format compatible with the video conference. The converted multimedia data is then provided to video conference participants, and treated like any other multimedia stream included in the video conference. | 06-09-2011 |
20110134207 | Audio/video System - In an embodiment of an audio/video system, an audio signal is sent to a plurality of speakers of the audio/video system, and a delay and/or a gain applied to the audio signal sent to each speaker is adjusted according to a distance from that speaker to an apparent sound origin on a video display of the audio/video system. | 06-09-2011 |
20110141221 | Video Conference System and Method Using Multicast and Unicast Transmissions - A computer-implemented method includes receiving registration messages at a call control agent device via first unicast transmissions from at least three video conference terminals. The registration messages request set up of a video conference between the at least three video conference terminals. The computer-implemented method includes sending a set up message from the call control agent device to each of the at least three conference terminals via second unicast transmissions. The set up message includes at least an identification of a multicast control group, a send multicast group of each of the at least three conference terminals, and a default receive multicast group. In response to the set up message, one or more of the at least three video conference terminals join the default receive multicast group. | 06-16-2011 |
20110149012 | VIDEOCONFERENCING TERMINAL WITH A PERSISTENCE OF VISION DISPLAY AND A METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF TO MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT - The disclosure provides apparatuses for videoconferencing and a method of operation thereof. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: (1) a display substrate occupying less than an entirety of a viewing area, (2) an actuator configured to move the display substrate over the viewing area and (3) a camera having a field of view at least partially overlapping the viewing area and configured to capture a camera image through the viewing area. | 06-23-2011 |
20110157298 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AND SYNCHRONIZING LARGE SCALE VIDEO CONFERENCING AND DOCUMENT SHARING - A method to provide video conferencing includes receiving at a server a plurality of video streams or audio streams from a plurality of clients; selecting a subset of video streams or audio streams to be rendered on a video conferencing display screen; providing access to the remaining participants through one or more links to one or more additional display screens; and sending only streams of the subset to a client to avoid transmissions of the remaining streams. | 06-30-2011 |
20110157299 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF VIDEO CONFERENCE TO DISTINGUISH SPEAKER FROM PARTICIPANTS - Disclosed are a system and a method that generates image data that represent a speaker to be distinguished, and enables a mobile terminal to provide a video conference service using the image data that distinguishes the speaker. A video conference apparatus may include a speaker distinguishing unit to distinguish, as a speaker, a participant who is speaking from a plurality of participants in the video conference and an image data generating unit to generate image data that represents the distinguished participant differently from other participants. | 06-30-2011 |
20110164107 | EFFICIENT AND ON DEMAND CONVERGENCE OF AUDIO AND NON-AUDIO PORTIONS OF A COMMUNICATION SESSION FOR PHONES - In one embodiment, source data for a communication session may be split into an audio portion for transmission on a phone channel and a non-audio portion for transmission on a data channel. A server and a phone may accordingly establish an audio portion of a communication session on the phone channel. In response to a trigger, the server may provide a push notification on the data channel to the phone, where the push notification is associated with an application executing on the phone that is configured to participate in the non-audio portion of the communication session on the data channel with the server. Upon obtaining the push notification on the data channel during the audio portion on the phone channel, the application may correspondingly activate on the phone to participate in the non-audio portion of the communication session during the phone's participation in the audio portion (e.g., merging the portions). | 07-07-2011 |
20110181685 | Method and Apparatus to Virtualize People with 3D Effect into a Remote Room on a Telepresence Call for True in Person Experience - A video conference system provides “in the room” telepresence to near end participants. The video conference system includes a frameless or bezelless display device placed in front of a front wall for displaying edge-to-edge 3D images of far end participants. Color of the near end front wall is configured to be the same as the color of the far end rear wall. As a result, images displayed on the display device can merge or blend into the near end front wall, giving the near end participants the perception that the far end participants are actually in the near end conference room. Brightness of the faces/bodies of the near end participants can also be adjusted to match the brightness of the face/bodies of the images of the far end participants as they appear on the display device—therefore enhancing the in the room perception of the far end participants. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181686 | FLOW CONTROL - A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment determine at least one capability of a transfer of data, set at least one parameter that affects performance of the transfer to an initial state based on the capability, detect performance of the transfer, and modify the parameter based on the performance. In this way, the data transfer can adapt to changing capabilities of the network and the devices that send and receive the data. | 07-28-2011 |
20110187812 | COMMUNICATION WALL PANEL, NURSING CARE SYSTEM HAVING COMMUNICATION WALL PANEL, AND CONFERENCE SYSTEM HAVING COMMUNICATION WALL PANEL - A communication wall panel includes an interior panel member to be attached to a room as an interior wall material thereof; an information obtaining part provided in the interior panel member and configured to obtain information associated with a person in the room; a notification part provided in the interior panel member and configured to notify the person in the room of information; a communication part provided in the interior panel member and configured to perform communication with a server installed in a location other than the room; and a control part provided in the interior panel member and configured to control the information obtaining part and the notification part. The communication part is configured to transmit information obtained from the information obtaining part to the server and to output information transmitted from the server to the notification part. | 08-04-2011 |
20110193933 | Apparatus, System and Method for Video Call - An apparatus, system and method for implementing a video call between a first caller and a second caller are provided. The apparatus includes: an image sensor which captures an image of the first caller; a display which displays an image of the second caller; a microphone which captures an audio input by the first caller; a speaker which outputs an audio input by the second caller; a detector which is configured to determine a location of the first caller; and a controller which controls the detector to determine the location of the first caller as corresponding to an original location, wherein in response to the first caller changing a location from the original location to a new location, the controller controls the detector to determine the location of the first caller as being the new location, and controls the microphone to adjust a configuration of the microphone based on the new location of the first caller. | 08-11-2011 |
20110193934 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING AND PROJECTION UTILIZING A HAND HELD DEVICE - A system, method, and hand held device configured for video conferencing. The hand held device includes display logic operable to determine that a communication includes displayable content. The hand held device further includes a projector in communication with the display logic. The projector is operable to project the displayable content onto a surface. The hand held device further includes a camera in communication with the display logic. The camera is operable to capture an image of the user. The displayable content and the image are utilized for a video communication. | 08-11-2011 |
20110193935 | CONTROLLING A VIDEO WINDOW POSITION RELATIVE TO A VIDEO CAMERA POSITION - A position of one or more video cameras is determined. The position of one or more video cameras is communicated with a video communication application. A position of one or more video windows is controlled from the position of one or more video cameras, where controlling the position of one or more video windows further involves one or more video windows being positioned at a position closest to one or more video cameras. | 08-11-2011 |
20110205329 | Video Conferencing Utilizing A Cable Set-Top Box - Video conferencing using a set-top box in a cable television services system is provided. A video call may be received over a network connection from a calling party device at a receiving set-top box in the cable television services system. The video call may be displayed on a display device connected to the receiving set-top box. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205330 | Video conference system, processing method used in the same, and machine-readable medium - Disclosed is a processing method used in a video conference system having a local terminal device and at least one remote terminal device, comprising a feature detection step of carrying out a feature detection in the local terminal device and the remote terminal device, respectively; a conference mode setting step of setting a conference mode for the local terminal device and the remote terminal device, respectively; and a video encoding step of dividing a video frame in the local terminal device and the remote terminal device, and then pre-processing the divided areas so as to encode the pre-processed areas, respectively. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205331 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PREVENTING LEAKAGE OF INFORMATION - When a communication terminal determines that restriction processing is to be applied based on a sound input through the communication terminal or a user instruction, the communication terminal restricts output of conference information received from a counterpart terminal. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205332 | HETEROGENEOUS VIDEO CONFERENCING - Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing a multi-participant conference. This architecture has one participant's computer in the conference act as a central content distributor for the conference. The central distributor receives data (e.g., video and/or audio streams) from the computer of each other participant, and distributes the received data to the computers of all participants. In some embodiments, the central distributor receives A/V data from the computers of the other participants. From such received data, the central distributor of some embodiments generates composite data (e.g., composite image data and/or composite audio data) that the central distributor distributes back to the participants. The central distributor in some embodiments can implement a heterogeneous audio/video conference. In such a conference, different participants can participate in the conference differently. For instance, different participants might use different audio or video codecs. Moreover, in some embodiments, one participant might participate in only the audio aspect of the conference, while another participant might participate in both audio and video aspects of the conference. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205333 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING FAR END CAMERA CONTROL (FECC) MESSAGES TO IMPLEMENT PARTICIPANT AND LAYOUT SELECTION IN A MULTIPOINT VIDEOCONFERENCE - A method, an apparatus and a medium encoded with instructions for providing layout selection, participant selection, and/or participant-to-participant far end camera control of the selected participant for use in a continuous presence multipoint videoconference. The method includes receiving one or more far end camera control messages over a packet network from a first participant of a multipoint videoconference; maintaining an indication of a far end camera control mode for the first participant, the mode being one of a set of modes; and depending on the far end camera control mode and on controls possible, carrying out a control according to one ore more the camera control messages. | 08-25-2011 |
20110211036 | HIGH DEFINITION PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC) CAM - A video system includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphic processing unit (GPU) including a plurality of processors therein. The system also includes a high definition (HD) imager; a serial bus controller coupled to the imager, the CPU and the GPU to communicate data between the HD imager and the CPU or the GPU over a serial bus having a transmit differential signal pair, a receive differential pair and a compatibility differential signal pair for interoperability with another serial bus version; and computer code executable by the processors in the GPU to encode in parallel the video transmitted over the serial bus controller and to minimize high definition encoding workload on the CPU. | 09-01-2011 |
20110211037 | Conferencing System With A Database Of Mode Definitions - The present invention is embodied in an audio conferencing system for a computer system, including a database storing a plurality of mode definitions each indicative of a video conference session configuration ( | 09-01-2011 |
20110249084 | Method and Arrangement For Connecting At Least One Man-Machine Interface For Manipulating At Least One Data Source Connected To A Video Conferencing System Within The Scope Of Video Conferences - The invention relates to a method for connecting at least one man-machine interface for manipulating, particularly remotely manipulating, at least one data source connected to a video conferencing system within the scope of video conferences, wherein signals generated by the man-machine interface are transmitted to the video conferencing system via a transmission channel provided for controlling a video camera. The invention further relates to an arrangement comprising means for carrying out the method. | 10-13-2011 |
20110249085 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATION - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, device, and system for video communication, and relate to the field of video conference technologies, so as to implement automatic switching of video images during a video conference. The method includes: obtaining video image signals and voice information of a first site; determining video image signals including a video object according to the video image signals and voice information of the first site; and sending the video image signals including the video object to a second site. The method, device, and system provided in the embodiments of the present invention implement automatic switching of video image signals during the video conference, thus avoiding switching errors caused by human factors and improving the efficiency of the conference. | 10-13-2011 |
20110254913 | CONFERENCING APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SETTING METHOD - A conferencing apparatus that is adapted to facilitate a video conference includes a first address information acquisition unit that acquires address information of a first processing terminal device which is connected to a first conferencing apparatus via a first local area network, a first address information notification unit that notifies both the address information of the first conferencing apparatus and the address information of the first processing terminal device to a second conferencing apparatus currently communicating with the first conferencing apparatus, and a first address information reception unit that receives at least address information of the second conferencing apparatus transmitted from the second conferencing apparatus. When the first conferencing apparatus receives a request message of start of sharing from the first processing terminal device, the first address information acquisition unit of the first conferencing apparatus acquires address information, and the first address information notification unit performs notification of the acquired address information. Therefore, conference materials can be output on display devices of the respective processing terminal devices of the participants in the video conference without requiring high level setting of the network. In addition, other participants can carry out interactive operations with respect to a material which is presented by a participant. | 10-20-2011 |
20110261144 | ROUTING AND QUEUING INFORMATION FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING IN BANKING CENTERS - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for providing improved customer service and sales experiences through collaborative face-to-face interaction between a customer and an expert in another location. Some embodiments of the invention comprise apparatuses and methods for video collaboration between an associate of the business located on-site at the point of inquiry, the customer who requires customer service, and an expert located off-site, typically at a call center. Other embodiments of the invention comprise apparatuses and methods for queuing video collaboration and non-video collaboration calls within a call center. The embodiments of the invention relate to apparatuses and methods that can be used for any business that has on-site point of inquiry centers, but the apparatuses and methods are particularly useful for banking customers who enter banking centers to interact on a face-to-face basis with an expert in the area of the customer's needs. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261145 | Determining Buffer Size Based on Forward Error Correction Rate - Determining a buffer size in a videoconference. In some embodiments, one or more of various different error correction methods may be used in a videoconference. For example, forward error correction (FEC) may be used and/or retransmission of lost packets (ReTxLP) may be used, e.g., based on a packet loss threshold. Where FEC is used, a buffer size of a receiving videoconferencing device may be determined based on the FEC rate. Where ReTxLP is used, a buffer size of the receiving videoconferencing device may be determined based on a retransmission latency. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261146 | Determining Buffer Size Based on Retransmission Latency - Determining a buffer size in a videoconference. In some embodiments, one or more of various different error correction methods may be used in a videoconference. For example, forward error correction (FEC) may be used and/or retransmission of lost packets (ReTxLP) may be used, e.g., based on a packet loss threshold. Where FEC is used, a buffer size of a receiving videoconferencing device may be determined based on the FEC rate. Where ReTxLP is used, a buffer size of the receiving videoconferencing device may be determined based on a retransmission latency. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261147 | Recording a Videoconference Using a Recording Server - A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261148 | Recording a Videoconference Based on Recording Configurations - A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261149 | Initiating Recording of a Videoconference via a Single User Interaction - A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input. | 10-27-2011 |
20110267419 | ACCELERATED INSTANT REPLAY FOR CO-PRESENT AND DISTRIBUTED MEETINGS - Techniques for recording and replay of a live conference while still attending the live conference are described. A conferencing system includes a user interface generator, a live conference processing module, and a replay processing module. The user interface generator is configured to generate a user interface that includes a replay control panel and one or more output panels. The live conference processing module is configured to extract information included in received conferencing data that is associated with one or more conferencing modalities, and to display the information in the one or more output panels in a live manner (e.g., as a live conference). The replay processing module is configured to enable information associated with the one or more conferencing modalities corresponding to a time of the conference session prior to live to be presented at a desired rate, possibly different from the real-time rate, if a replay mode is selected in the replay control panel. | 11-03-2011 |
20110267420 | Conference Control Device, Conference Terminal Device, and Teleconference System - A conference control device including a data transmission portion that transmits conferencing data from one of the conference terminal devices to another of the conference terminal devices, a first notification request portion that, in a case where a first request packet that requests establishing of a first communication path has been received from the one of the conference terminal devices while the conferencing data are transmitted by the data transmission portion, transmits a first notification request packet to the other of the conference terminal devices, and a first request response portion that, in a case where a first response packet providing notification of a port number for establishing the first communication path has been received from the other of the conference terminal devices, transmits to the one of the conference terminal devices a first request response packet containing information on a transmission source port number of the first response packet. | 11-03-2011 |
20110279628 | Conducting a Private Videoconference Within a Videoconference via an MCU - Conducting a private videoconference within a videoconference. A videoconference may be established between a plurality of endpoints. Input may be received requesting the private videoconference for a plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The private videoconference may be established between the plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The initial videoconference may continue during the private videoconference. Private videoconference data may be transmitted only to the plural subset of endpoints of the private videoconference. The private videoconference may be sent directly between the plural subset of endpoints or may be sent via a multipoint control unit, e.g., of the initial videoconference. The private videoconference data may not be sent to the remaining endpoints of the initial videoconference. | 11-17-2011 |
20110279629 | Conducting a Direct Private Videoconference Within a Videoconference - Conducting a private videoconference within a videoconference. A videoconference may be established between a plurality of endpoints. Input may be received requesting the private videoconference for a plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The private videoconference may be established between the plural subset of the plurality of endpoints. The initial videoconference may continue during the private videoconference. Private videoconference data may be transmitted only to the plural subset of endpoints of the private videoconference. The private videoconference may be sent directly between the plural subset of endpoints or may be sent via a multipoint control unit, e.g., of the initial videoconference. The private videoconference data may not be sent to the remaining endpoints of the initial videoconference. | 11-17-2011 |
20110279630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RETRACTING OPTICS IN A VIDEO CONFERENCING ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus is provided in one example and includes a camera configured to receive image data associated with an end user involved in a video session. The apparatus also includes a display and an optics element configured to interface with the camera. The optics element reflects the image data associated with the end user positioned in front of the display. A retracting mechanism is also provided and is configured to retract the optics element in a direction such that the camera moves to an inactive state and the optics element is removed from a view of the display from the perspective of the end user. An effective optical distance from the camera to the end user is increased by manipulating a position of the optics element. In more detailed embodiments, the camera can be configured above the display such that its lens points downward toward the optics element. | 11-17-2011 |
20110279631 | Automatically Customizing a Conferencing System Based on Proximity of a Participant - Customizing a conferencing system based on proximity of a participant. A first participant may be detected as being proximate to a first conferencing system. For example, the first participant may provide user input to check in to the first conferencing system. Alternatively, the conferencing system may automatically detect the first participant (e.g., by automatically detecting a personal device of the first participant). In response to detecting the proximate participant, the first conferencing system may be automatically customized for the participant. | 11-17-2011 |
20110285807 | Voice Tracking Camera with Speaker Identification - A videoconferencing apparatus automatically tracks speakers in a room and dynamically switches between a controlled, people-view camera and a fixed, room-view camera. When no one is speaking, the apparatus shows the room view to the far-end. When there is a dominant speaker in the room, the apparatus directs the people-view camera at the dominant speaker and switches from the room-view camera to the people-view camera. When there is a new speaker in the room, the apparatus switches to the room-view camera first, directs the people-view camera at the new speaker, and then switches to the people-view camera directed at the new speaker. When there are two near-end speakers engaged in a conversation, the apparatus tracks and zooms-in the people-view camera so that both speakers are in view. | 11-24-2011 |
20110292162 | NON-LINGUISTIC SIGNAL DETECTION AND FEEDBACK - Non-linguistic signal information relating to one or more participants to an interaction may be determined using communication data received from the one or more participants. Feedback can be provided based on the determined non-linguistic signals. The participants may be given an opportunity to opt in to having their non-linguistic signal information collected, and may be provided complete control over how their information is shared or used. | 12-01-2011 |
20110292163 | CALL CONTROL FOR CONFERENCING CALLS - A server device may receive information, associated with a request for a conferencing call, from a call manager, which is responsible for establishing and handling conferencing calls. The server device is a different device than the call manager. The server device may further determine to permit the conferencing call based on the received information, and provide an instruction to the call manager to permit the conferencing call in response to determining to permit the conferencing call. | 12-01-2011 |
20110292164 | Systems, methods, and media for identifying and selecting data images in a video stream - Systems, methods, and media for identifying and selecting data images in a video stream are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, methods for identifying and selecting data images in a video stream are provided, the methods comprising: receiving a video bit stream representing a plurality of images; identifying, using a processor programmed to do so, sets of data images in the plurality of images, wherein each of the data images provides an image representation of data and each of the data images in any of the sets of data images corresponds to a single data image; and selecting at least one best data image from the sets of data images using a processor programmed to do so. | 12-01-2011 |
20110298886 | Auto Exposure Techniques for Variable Lighting Conditions - Systems, methods, and a computer readable medium for performing auto exposure (AE) techniques that are beneficial in variable lighting conditions—and particularly applicable to handheld and/or mobile videoconferencing applications—are disclosed herein. Handheld and/or mobile videoconferencing applications—unlike their fixed camera counterparts—are often exposed to a wide variety of rapidly changing lighting and scene conditions, and thus face a difficult trade-off between adjusting exposure parameter values too frequently or not frequently enough. In personal electronic devices executing such handheld and/or mobile videoconferencing applications, it may be desirable to: use a small, centered, and center-weighted exposure metering region; set a relatively low brightness target value; and adjust the camera's exposure parameter values according to a distance-dependent convergence speed function. The use of such techniques, in conjunction with a relatively large stability region, may also improve the quality of a video encoder's temporal predictions—and thus video quality—in videoconferencing applications. | 12-08-2011 |
20110304686 | UNIFIED COMMUNICATION BASED MULTI-SCREEN VIDEO SYSTEM - A multiple screen telepresence style video conferencing experience is provided employing generic hardware and intelligent software, which may be based on existing enhanced communication systems such as unified communication systems. Through a component based approach, the system can be deployed in any conference room, assembled on the spot by an untrained user, flexible to accommodate any number of screens. | 12-15-2011 |
20110310216 | COMBINING MULTIPLE BIT RATE AND SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - Video streams are generated using a combination of Multiple Bit Rate (MBR) encoding and Scalable Video Coding (SVC). Capabilities and requests of the clients are used in determining the video streams to generate as well as what video streams to deliver to the clients. The clients are placed into groups based on a resolution capability of the client. For each resolution grouping, MBR is used for generating spatial streams and SVC is used for generating temporal and quality streams. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310217 | REDUCING USE OF PERIODIC KEY FRAMES IN VIDEO CONFERENCING - The generation and delivery of key frames to clients of a video conference are performed in response to a need for a synchronization point. Instead of automatically sending a key frame periodically to each of the clients in the video conference, a key frame is sent to one or more clients upon the occurrence of an event in the video conference. For example, a key frame may be sent to a client when the client joins the video conference. A key frame may also be sent to a client that has packet loss, upon the request of a client, a speaker change within the video conference, when a new stream is added by the client, and the like. The clients in the video conference that are not affected by the event continue to receive predicted frames. | 12-22-2011 |
20120002001 | CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT VISUALIZATION - In one implementation, a conference bridge or a multipoint conference unit (MCU) receives media streams from the endpoints in the conference. The media stream may contain at least one of audio, video, file sharing, or collaboration data. The MCU measures a characteristic in each of a plurality of media streams and calculates statistics based on the individual participation levels of the endpoints. A dynamic participation indicator displayed at the endpoints shows the relative participation levels of the endpoints. For example, the dynamic participation indicator may show the names of the users in a font that changes size and/or location as the participation level changes. In another example, the dynamic participation indicator may show respective videos of the endpoints in a format and/or size that changes as the participation level changes. | 01-05-2012 |
20120007941 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING VIDEO FEATURES IN A STANDARD TELEPHONE SYSTEM - Systems and methods of providing video support for standard (i.e., non-video-capable) communications systems that require little or no modifications to any existing standard communications systems. The systems and methods can be implemented between at least one video channel and a standard communications system to establish call connections between a user of a video-capable communications device and a user of a standard (i.e., non-video-capable) communications device, to access video content and any associated audio content stored on a video server, and to exchange audio between the respective users of the video-capable and standard communications devices while controlling the video and/or audio output of the video-capable communications device, using the video content and any associated audio content accessed from the video server. The systems and methods can significantly enhance the experience of the user of the video-capable communications device, without requiring cost prohibitive upgrading or replacement of any existing standard communications systems. | 01-12-2012 |
20120007942 | Scene Background Blurring Including Determining A Depth Map - Different distances of two or more objects in a scene being captured in a video conference are determined using an auto-focus sweep of the scene. A depth map of the scene is generated based on the auto-focus sweep. At least one of the objects is identified as a foreground object or a background object, or one or more of each, based on the determining of the different distances. The technique involves blurring or otherwise rendering unclear at least one background object or one or more portions of the scene other than the at least one foreground object, or combinations thereof, also based on the determining of distances. | 01-12-2012 |
20120007943 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE POSITION OF A FIRST AND A SECOND IMAGING DEVICE AND DEVICES THEREFORE - A method for determining the relative position and orientation of a first and a second imaging device by comparing the image of a commonly depicted object in a first and a second image of the first and the second imaging device respectively, wherein the first and the second imaging devices are adapted for providing first and second depth information respectively for the respective images and in which at least the first and the second depth information is used for the determination. Corresponding device are also disclosed. | 01-12-2012 |
20120013705 | SWITCHED MULTIPOINT CONFERENCE USING LAYERED CODECS - In one implementation, a conference bridge connects endpoints in a media conference. The various endpoints may have a wide range of video capabilities and audio capabilities. The video conference bridge learns the video capabilities of the endpoints and formulates a media plan based on these capabilities. The media plan instructs the endpoints on the types of media streams to produce. The video conference bridge may shape a media stream received from one of the endpoints by removing one or more layers. Accordingly, each endpoint decodes only the media streams that can be encoded by another endpoint and receives the best possible media stream from each endpoint. | 01-19-2012 |
20120026278 | MERGING CONTENT - A device may detect an event, determine a display layout in accordance with the event, receive input video streams, merge two or more of the input video streams into a high definition output stream in accordance with the display layout, and send the high definition output stream to a content presentation device. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026279 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND MEDIUM STORING COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM - A communication terminal detects activation of a mute function of the communication terminal, even when the activation is caused by a sound input device that is not capable of notifying its mute state to the communication terminal, or even when the sound input device is not provided with a mute function. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026280 | MULTI-PASS SPEECH ANALYTICS - Included are embodiments for multi-pass video analytics. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving video associated with first communications desired to be analyzed for an event, performing a first analytics process on the video associated with the first communications to determine second communications associated with the event, and performing a second analytics process on video associated with the second communications to determine third communications associated with the event. | 02-02-2012 |
20120033030 | REMOTE PRESENTING SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD - A remote presenting system, includes: a plurality of displays, configured to display a remote image; an audio output apparatus, configured to output remote audio information; a multimedia communication terminal, configured to process and control audio/video information obtained by a local end and audio/video information sent by a remote end; a plurality of video cameras, configured to shoot a local video image and send the shot video image to the multimedia communication terminal to be processed; an audio collection apparatus, configured to collect local audio information, and send the collected audio information to the multimedia communication terminal; and a plurality of user locations, corresponding to the plurality of video cameras respectively, and respectively being in an approximately perpendicular relationship with optic axes of camera lenses of the plurality of video cameras. | 02-09-2012 |
20120056973 | HOUSING FOR CONFERENCE DEVICE AND CONFERENCE DEVICE HAVING SUCH HOUSING - A housing for a conference device, and the conference device including such housing, are disclosed. The housing includes a top surface, a front side surface, and a back side surface provided opposite of the front side surface. The cross-sectional width of the housing is generally made smaller from the front side surface to the back side surface so as to make the top surface to have a trapezoid like shape or a triangle like shape. | 03-08-2012 |
20120069134 | AUDIO PROCESSING IN A MULTI-PARTICIPANT CONFERENCE - A first computing device distributes audio signals to several computing devices of participants in a communication session. In some embodiments, the first computing device serves as a central distributor for receiving audio signals from other computing devices, compositing the audio signals and distributing the composited audio signals to the other computing devices. The first computing device prioritizes the received audio signals based on a set of criteria and selects several highly prioritized audio signals. The first computing device generates composite audio signals using only the selected audio signals. The first computing device sends each computing device the composited audio signal for the device. In some cases, the first computing device sends a selected audio signal to another computing device without mixing the signal with any other audio signal. | 03-22-2012 |
20120069135 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ERROR RESILIENCE AND RANDOM ACCESS IN VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for error resilient transmission and for random access in video communication systems are provided. The video communication systems are based on single-layer, scalable video, or simulcast video coding with temporal scalability, which may be used in video communication systems. A set of video frames or pictures in a video signal transmission is designated for reliable or guaranteed delivery to receivers using secure or high reliability links, or by retransmission techniques. The reliably-delivered video frames are used as reference pictures for resynchronization of receivers with the transmitted video signal after error incidence and for random access. | 03-22-2012 |
20120069136 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION AND CONTENT VIA NON-MOBILE PLATFORMS - The present invention is directed towards an audio/video based interactive system that includes; a) one or more non-mobile structures including one or more non-mobile surfaces; and b) one or more video displays including one or more receiving means and one or more speakers, the one or more video displays being able to wireless transmission or by way of hardwire transmission receive and display content, the one or more video displays being directly mounted on the one or more non-mobile surfaces outwardly and away from the one or more non-mobile structures for viewing from the outside of the one or more non-mobile structures; and c) at least one call center able to generate and broadcast the content via one or more transmission means to the one or more video displays. The present invention also includes the capability to receive and send live content, including full video conferencing. | 03-22-2012 |
20120069137 | Synchronization and Mixing of Audio and Video Streams in Network-Based Video Conferencing Call Systems - In one aspect, audio streams are added to a mix until the mix is either complete (i.e., all audio streams have been added) or the mix is closed early (i.e., before the mix is complete). In another aspect, audio and video streams are synchronized by playing back the audio stream and then synchronizing display of the video frames to the playback of the audio stream. | 03-22-2012 |
20120069138 | VISUAL MEDICAL MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A REMOTE SUBJECT - The present invention is of a system, which features bi-directional communication for measuring and transferring medical data and for communication with medical personnel. The apparatus is preferably integrated with at least one of, but more preferably both, audio and video conferencing between an external (home and office) subject and a medical service center. The invention is particularly useful for subjects having some type of medical risk who wish to be supervised by a medical service center, as well as supervision for emergency situations. | 03-22-2012 |
20120075407 | TWO-WAY VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM - A video conferencing device that includes a camera and display system captures video of local participants and displays incoming video feeds from remote locations. For example, incoming video feeds of the remote participants may be displayed on an outward-facing circular screen mounted on a central pedestal. One or more cameras are also mounted on the pedestal in order to capture video of the local participants. The incoming video feed can be arranged or organized in various ways on the display based in part on the quantity of incoming feeds and/or the needs of the conference-room participants. | 03-29-2012 |
20120081504 | AUDIO SOURCE LOCATOR AND TRACKER, A METHOD OF DIRECTING A CAMERA TO VIEW AN AUDIO SOURCE AND A VIDEO CONFERENCING TERMINAL - An audio locating and tracking apparatus, a method of directing a camera to view an audio source, and a video conferencing terminal are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) an audio source identifier configured to locate an audio source based on multimodal sensor data from at least two different types of sensors and (2) an image selector configured to automatically direct a camera to view the audio source. | 04-05-2012 |
20120086769 | Conference layout control and control protocol - A teleconferencing system-includes a plurality of nodes in communication with each other to form a conference. At least one of the nodes individually controlling, partially, the display layout of each node in the conference. A method for providing a teleconference including forming a conference with a plurality of nodes through a network. At least one of the nodes controls at least partially the display layout of each node in the conference with a specific format unique for each node. A teleconferencing system includes a plurality of nodes in communication with each other through the network to form a conference. Each node communicating only a change to the other nodes when the change occurs. A method for conducting a telecommunications conference between at least three parties includes establishing a conference between the parties and where there is a change to the conference only the change is communicated to the parties. | 04-12-2012 |
20120092441 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PARING MECHANISM IN A VIDEO ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example and includes identifying an event associated with a universal serial bus (USB) connection, and establishing an Ethernet channel. The method also includes discovering a handset associated with a videoconferencing platform, and verifying an authentication message from the handset. A service set identifier (SSID) and a password can be created and communicated to the handset through the Ethernet channel. The SSID and the password are used to associate the handset with a console element configured to control operations associated with the videoconferencing platform. | 04-19-2012 |
20120098921 | AUDIO CUES FOR MULTI-PARTY VIDEOCONFERENCING ON AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM - Stereo audio cues are provided at an information handling system to associate audio with its source based upon the characteristics of the image of the source as presented at a display of the information handling system. For example, in one embodiment, a location on a display of a window having a videoconferencing participant is used to create a stereo audio location that correlates audio associated with the participant to the window location. In another embodiment, the size on a display of a window having a videoconferencing participant is used to determine the volume of audio that is associated with the participant. | 04-26-2012 |
20120098922 | VIDEO INTEGRATION - According to one aspect, a web optimized user device is provided. The web optimized device reduces complexity and facilitates interaction with web-based services and content. The web optimized device can be configured without a hard drive, facilitating integration of web-based services into a computing experience. The web optimized device presents a user interface that integrates video chat functionality into every aspect of the computer content accessed. In particular, a display manager manages the user interface presented and integrates video chat displays and features into the content displays in a content and/or context aware manner. These displays permit a user to intuitively interact with the video chat content and features while the user changes content, for example, web-based services, web-based applications, and other media content, without interruption of or interference from the video chat content. | 04-26-2012 |
20120098923 | LIP SYNCHRONIZATION IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - Disclosed herein is a method of synchronizing of a plurality of data streams having time-stamped packets, wherein the plurality of data streams are of a first type and at least a second type different than the first type, of which at least one stream of the first type is to be processed at a server. The method includes re-dating a timestamp of a packet, using a processor, based on an estimated relative delay for transport up to the server between first-type and second-type streams and a predicted relative delay representative of a processing time duration between first-type and second-type streams, thereby allowing the relative delays to cancel at least partially. | 04-26-2012 |
20120105572 | AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING A VIDEO-CAPTURE DEVICE - A video-capture device is configured to determine when it is disposed on a supporting surface and, in response, automatically adjust one or more device settings to optimize the device settings for automatic mode. In various embodiments, a sensor, such as a grip sensor, an inertial sensor, or a pressure sensor included in the video-capture device, or an optical flow algorithm that quantifies visible shake may be used to detect when the video-capture device is disposed on the supporting surface. Automatically adjusting the settings of the video-capture device when the device is resting on a supporting surface provides a simpler and more seamless user experience and also improves the overall quality of video content being captured when the device is in automatic mode. | 05-03-2012 |
20120105573 | FRAMING AN OBJECT FOR VIDEO CONFERENCE - At least one camera lens captures a field of view comprising at least one object of interest, wherein the at least one camera lens is configured for extending the field of view in at least one direction. The at least one object of interest that is within said field of view is detected. Then, an image of a detected at least one object of interest is warped to fit within the field of view. A plurality of pixels surrounding the image of the detected at least one object of interest within the field of view is cropped such that, based on the warping and the cropping, the detected at least one object appears as centered within the field of view. | 05-03-2012 |
20120120183 | 3D VIDEO CONFERENCE - A method for rendering a 3D video conference including configuring at least two cameras to track a position of a user, transmitting the position of the user to a participant of the 3D video conference, and rendering for display on a 3D display device parallel participant video streams which have been modified in response to the position of the user. | 05-17-2012 |
20120127260 | Videoconferencing Communication Device And Method - The device for videoconferencing between a local user ( | 05-24-2012 |
20120127261 | TELECONFERENCING DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD - A teleconferencing device includes an image receiving section which receives images from corresponding base, a zoom magnification setting receiving section which receives zoom magnification setting information of a camera of the corresponding base, an image enlargement and reduction ratio derivation section which derives an enlargement or reduction ratio, at which each subject in an image captured by each camera of the corresponding base is displayed on a display of a host base in life-size, on the basis of the zoom magnification setting information and screen size information of the display of the host base, an image enlargement and reduction section which enlarges or reduces the image transmitted from the corresponding base on the basis of the enlargement or reduction ratio, and an image display control section which performs control such that the enlarged or reduced image from each corresponding base is displayed on the display of the host base. | 05-24-2012 |
20120133728 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED MEETING CAPTURE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a system and method for distributed meeting capture. According to one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of personal devices configured to capture video data and audio data associated with at least one operating user. A media hub includes a plurality of I/O ports and is configured to receive video and audio data from the plurality of personal devices. In addition, the media hub is configured to collect the video data and/or audio data from the plurality of personal devices and output at least one audio-visual data stream for facilitating video conferencing over a network. | 05-31-2012 |
20120140022 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING DATA TRANSMISSION, AND TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - When a refrained state is detected at a first transmission terminal, a transmission management system sends operation state information of the first transmission terminal, which is determined based on the refrained state of the first transmission terminal, to a second transmission terminal that may initiate communication with the first transmission terminal before the second transmission terminal starts communication with the first transmission terminal. | 06-07-2012 |
20120147127 | Video Conference System and Method - A method includes receiving a registration message at a video control point (VCP) device, the registration message requesting set up of a video conference between endpoint devices. The video conference is set up to enable a first endpoint device to send media to a second endpoint device without the media passing through the VCP device en route. A communication profile associated with each endpoint device is determined. Configuration settings associated with at least one endpoint device is determined based on the communication profiles. The configuration settings are sent to at least one computing device that is adapted to modify the media based on the configuration settings to generate modified media. | 06-14-2012 |
20120147128 | Unification of Rosters in a Communication System - In one embodiment, a method for unifying rosters is provided. A client receives an escalation request associated with a first roster and responds to the escalation request. The client subscribes to the first roster as a participant in response to accepting the escalation request or subscribes to the first roster as an observer in response to denying the escalation request. The client identifies a second roster within the first roster that the client is not subscribed to and subscribes to the first roster as an observer. The client updates an entry associated with the client in the second roster to indicate that the client is subscribed to the first roster as one of a participant or an observer. The client additionally updates an entry associated with the client in the first roster to indicate that the client is subscribed to the second roster as an observer. | 06-14-2012 |
20120147129 | SECURE CONTROL FOR DESKTOP SECURE VIDEO TELECONFERENCING - Method, system, and computer program product example embodiments of the invention are disclosed to provide multi-network secure video teleconferencing (VTC) for VTC endpoints. The embodiments of the invention include a sequencer that controls the sequence of operations when moving a video teleconferencing terminal between secure networks. The sequencer receives commands to initiate the operation from an initiator, such as a user-initiated button press from a control console or a user-initiated request from an Internet interface, or for a scheduled operation from a scheduling interface. The sequencer then issues commands to a secure database of terminal configuration data and a control isolator to both transfer a video teleconferencing terminal to a new secure network to begin a conference and to remove a video teleconferencing terminal from a secure network to end a conference. | 06-14-2012 |
20120154514 | CONFERENCE SUPPORT APPARATUS AND CONFERENCE SUPPORT METHOD - A conference support apparatus for supporting a conference held between at least two terminals, includes: a delay unit configured to delay first voice data obtained by one of the terminals, in accordance with a delay caused by an information extraction processing performed on the first voice data; and a delay information video generation unit configured to generate a delay information video obtained by visualizing information about the delay of the first voice data that is delayed by the delay unit. | 06-21-2012 |
20120154515 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING AND TELEPRESCENCE QUALITY ANALYTICS - Video content information associated with video content is received, by at least a first computing device, wherein the video content includes one or more video conferences and the first computing device includes a software module configured, at least in part, to access the video conferences. End destination information associated with a reception instance of the video content is received, wherein the end destination information includes experience information that, at least in part, includes information relating to a quality of the reception instance of the video content and a location of an end destination associated with the reception instance of the video content. At least a portion of the video content information and the end destination information is selectively aggregated, by another computing device, which includes at least a portion of the information relating to the quality of the reception instance of the video content, to generate aggregated information. | 06-21-2012 |
20120162355 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SITE OF VIDEO CONFERENCE - A method for presenting a virtual conference site of a video conference is disclosed in the present invention. The method include: receiving preset virtual conference site attributes and determining one virtual conference site attribute therefrom, where the virtual conference site includes at least two conference terminals; determining a virtual conference site control mode; acquiring, according to the determined virtual conference site attribute and the virtual conference site control mode, one virtual conference site presentation mode in preset virtual conference site presentation modes, and presenting a virtual conference site in the acquired virtual conference site presentation mode. A virtual conference site preset apparatus, a media processing device, a video conference terminal and a video conference system are also disclosed in the present invention. By utilizing the present invention, a conference control mode may be simplified, and the experience of video conference participators may be improved. | 06-28-2012 |
20120169830 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TELEVISION VIDEO CONFERENCING USING A COMPUTING DEVICE - A system and method for providing television video conferencing using a remote computing device is disclosed. The system may comprise an input module of a media manager configured to receive an invite message from a video hub office (VHO) server to enter a video conferencing session with a remote computing device communicatively coupled to at least one of a set-top box and a television. The input module may also be configured to receive video data and audio data from a local input device. The system may comprise a processor module of a media manager configured to convert the video data into a video stream and the audio data into an audio stream and to combine the video stream and the audio stream to form at least one multimedia transport stream. The system may also comprise an output module of a media manager configured to transmit an acceptance of the invite message to the video hub office (VHO) server, and to transmit the multimedia transport stream to the remote computing device to establish the video conferencing session. | 07-05-2012 |
20120169831 | Home Videoconferencing System - A home videoconferencing system interfaces with traditional set-top boxes and typical home A/V equipment. The system includes a camera, a microphone, and a codec module. The module can couple to a modem connected to a television network and can couple to a display and a set-top box. Alternatively, the module can connect to a network for exchanging videoconference data and can connect between the set-top box and the display. The set-top box can connect to the television network on its own. | 07-05-2012 |
20120169832 | Emergency Response Center - The present invention is an Emergency Response Center (ERC) which provides a variety of emergency and information functions in public environments. The ERC operates in a number of modes, including Information Mode, Emergency Response Mode, Security Mode, and Surveillance Mode. The Emergency Response Center functions are software selectable on a large video touch screen. A video screen displays emergency information to users and allows videoconferencing with various authorities as well as any individuals that own the account and apparatus. News, maps, weather, store directories, and other non-emergency information are also displayed by the ERC. The ERC can conduct surveillance of passersby using video cameras configured to stream and record the area in the vicinity of the ERC. The ERC can also scan employee IDs, capture employee facial images, and register employee data in the ERC database. An ERC server allows remote administration of the ERC. | 07-05-2012 |
20120169833 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide an image processing method and device, relating to the field of communications technology. The method includes: receiving at least two channels of images transmitted from a remote conference site; if there is a blind area in splicing of the at least two channels of images, comparing the width of the blind area with the sum of the widths of a left border and a right border of a display apparatus in a local conference site; processing the at least two channels of images separately according to a comparison result; outputting the at least two channels of processed images separately to the display apparatuses in the local conference site for displaying. In the embodiments of the present invention, the optimal image display effect may be achieved and the user experience in a telepresence video conference may be improved. | 07-05-2012 |
20120169834 | View Selection in a Vehicle-to-Vehicle Network - In V2V or other networks in which multiple video cameras can share video data, a network participant ordinarily has the option of selecting a particular video data stream (either generated by local cameras or received from other network participants. To facilitate the process of selecting a video data stream for presentation, the user's vehicle (in a V2V network) receives video data streams generated by other network participants along with identifiers indicating the video data stream actually being presented to the sender. The receiving system identifies the received video data stream by the greatest number of network participants and displays the identified video data stream on the user's in-vehicle video display. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176467 | Sharing Participant Information in a Videoconference - A method for displaying information in a videoconference is disclosed. Video information from a first endpoint of the videoconference may be received. The video information may include an image of a participant at the first endpoint. Participant information for the participant (e.g., name, phone number, job title, etc.) may also be received. The video information and the participant information for the participant may be displayed together on a display screen at a second endpoint of the videoconference. | 07-12-2012 |
20120176468 | Videoconferencing Systems With Recognition Ability - A videoconferencing system which encodes different streams of information. The information may include video, audio, speech recognized versions of the audio, and language translated versions of the audio. Text may be sent as part of the videoconference. | 07-12-2012 |
20120182383 | SYNCHRONIZING MEDIA STREAMS USING TIME SIGNAL(S) FROM AN INDEPENDENT TIME SOURCE - Techniques are described herein that synchronize media streams using time signal(s) from an independent time source. An independent time source is a time source that is independent from (i.e., that is not connected to) an asynchronous data network via which the media streams are transferred. In accordance with the techniques described herein, media server(s) transfer the media streams to client(s) via an asynchronous data network. The independent time source provides the time signal(s) to the media server(s) and/or the client(s). If the time signal(s) are provided to the media server(s), the media server(s) may provide timing information that is based on the timing signal(s) to the client(s). The client(s) use the timing information from the media server(s) and/or the timing signal(s) from the timing source to synchronize the media streams. | 07-19-2012 |
20120188329 | SYSTEMS FOR VERTICAL PERSPECTIVE CORRECTION - Systems are provided for vertical perspective correction during image processing. An image processor may receive an input image from an image sensor and output a lower resolution output image that may be suitable for transmission during videoconferencing. Triangular portions of an input image may be masked to produce a trapezoidal masked image. The trapezoidal masked image may be horizontally scaled using a varying horizontal scale factor. The image may be vertically scaled using a vertical scale factor. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188330 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INITIATING A CONFERENCE CALL - The present invention is a system and method for initiating conference calls via an instant messaging system to reduce the effort required to initiate and manage the call. The system uses an IM connection between a requesting party and a conference call server to inform the conference call server of the desire to initiate the conference call. The conference call server may initiate the conference call by having involved parties called by a conference bridge, thus reducing the effort required by the parties to join the call. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188331 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A content server for managing a video conference session between two or more users, each user being located at a remotely located user terminal, the server comprising: input means arranged to receive streaming video from a user terminal; file streaming means arranged to stream video to each user terminal wherein the content server is arranged to receive video from one user terminal at a time and to stream the received video to the other user terminals. | 07-26-2012 |
20120194634 | SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND TEST MONITORING OF IMMERSIVE VIDEO NETWORKS - A computing device determines a schedule for monitoring an immersive video-telepresence (IMV-TP) network, and receives, based on the schedule, immersive video (IMV) information directly from one or more of devices, software, or systems associated with the IMV-TP network. The computing device aggregates the received IMV information, generates a report based on the aggregated IMV information, and provides the generated report to one or more users associated with the IMV-TP network. | 08-02-2012 |
20120200659 | Displaying Unseen Participants in a Videoconference - Displaying unseen participants in a videoconference. A videoconference layout including a plurality of portions may be displayed on a display. Each portion of the videoconference layout may include one or more participants of the videoconference. Additionally, a plurality of the participants of the videoconference are not currently displayed in the videoconference layout. User input may be received to view the plurality of the participants who are not currently displayed in the videoconference layout. Accordingly, in response to the user input, the plurality of the participants may be displayed in a first portion of the videoconference layout. | 08-09-2012 |
20120200660 | TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEM FOR ACTIVE LIGHTING CONTROL IN VIDEO CONFERENCING - Techniques to provide active lighting control for video teleconferencing systems are described. In an embodiment, a video teleconferencing (TVC) device receives lighting data from cameras in a room where a VTC is taking place. The VTC device may access lighting profiles for the lights in the room from a lighting control system. The VTC device may compare the current lighting conditions to a target model. The VTC device may use the lighting profiles to select lights to turn on or off via the lighting control system to improve the lighting. The VTC device may monitor the lighting conditions during the conference and may re-adjust the lights if a large change occurs. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 08-09-2012 |
20120206559 | Changing Bandwidth Usage Based on User Events - Once an active video conference is set up and a user is viewing the active video conference at a video terminal, the video terminal looks for different events that indicate a change in focus of the user to or from the active video conference. For example, the user brings up another application and starts using the application or the user has minimized a window that is displaying the active video conference. The video terminal sends a change of focus message based on the event to a video conference bridge or another video terminal that is streaming the active video conference to the user. The video conference bridge/video terminal processes the message and changes video portion of the stream of the active video conference based on the message. The result is that there is improved use of bandwidth between the video terminal and the video conference bridge/video terminal. | 08-16-2012 |
20120206560 | AUGMENTING A VIDEO CONFERENCE - A computer-implemented method for augmenting a video conference between a first device and a second device. The method includes receiving a virtual object at the first device, wherein the virtual object is configured to augment the video conference and wherein the virtual object is specifically related to an event. The method also includes incorporating said virtual object into said video conference. | 08-16-2012 |
20120212570 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLABORATION - Improved methods and apparatus for sharing and collaborating around a video source by maintaining and providing to users a list of a plurality of contacts containing both video source device contacts and interactive message source contacts. This allows for collaboration among users by permitting them to communicate with each other around an automatically-shared video source, to interact with automatically shared video sources, and to make decisions based on these shared video sources. | 08-23-2012 |
20120212571 | VIDEO SWITCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A video switching system detects speaking information of at least one speaker in a video conference according to a reference time. One participant is regarded as one speaker if the one participant speaks longer than the reference time. The video switching system determines a main speaker of the at least one speaker according to the speaking information of the at least one speaker. The video switching system calculates an image switching frequency, and determines whether to switch to a video image of the main speaker according to the image switching frequency. The video switching system calculates a response time if determining to switch to the video image of the main speaker, and adjusts the reference time according to the image switching frequency and the response time. | 08-23-2012 |
20120212572 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A CONFERENCE PLACE ENVIRONMENT IN VIDEO COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for controlling a conference place environment in video communication, in which, the method for controlling a video communication conference place environment includes: generating illumination feedback information indicating an illumination effect of a video communication conference place, in which the illumination feedback information comprises: a parameter indicating an illumination flaw or a parameter indicating correction of the illumination flaw; and outputting the illumination feedback information, so that a lighting controlling device in the video communication conference place controls lighting in the video communication conference place according to the illumination feedback information. By use of technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention, a conference place environment in video communication is able to be remotely controlled. | 08-23-2012 |
20120218373 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF VIDEO DATA IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one embodiment and includes establishing a communication session involving a first endpoint and a second endpoint that are associated with a video conference in a network environment. The first endpoint is associated with a first identifier and the second endpoint is associated with a second identifier. The method also includes evaluating first audio data for the first endpoint, and determining a vocative parameter associated with the first audio data, where image data can be rendered on a user interface at the first endpoint based on the detecting of the vocative parameter. | 08-30-2012 |
20120224021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFICATION OF EVENTS OF INTEREST DURING A VIDEO CONFERENCE - A computer implemented method is disclosed, the method including but not limited to detecting an event of interest in video conference data for a plurality of video conference participants and notifying an end user of the event of interest. A computer readable medium is also disclosed for containing a computer program for performing the method. A computer implemented method is also disclosed for receiving at an end user device, a notification of an event of interest in a video teleconference, the method including but not limited to receiving at an end user device from a notification indicating a detection of the event of interest in video conference data from the video teleconference for a plurality of video conference participants; and sending data from the end user device to the server requesting a transcription of comments from the speaker in video teleconference. | 09-06-2012 |
20120224022 | Providing Audio Playback During a Conference Based on Location of Corresponding Video on a Display - In various embodiments, a system may include a first conferencing system with a first speaker and a second speaker. The first conferencing system may be coupled to a second conferencing system and a third conferencing system. In some embodiments, audio from the second conferencing system may be reproduced through the first speaker, and audio from the third conferencing system may be reproduced through the second speaker. In some embodiments, audio from various participants at various conferencing systems may be reproduced on audio system components relative to the location of participants at the conferencing system. For example, audio from a first participant on the left side of a camera at a second conferencing system may be reproduced through left side speakers at the first conferencing system. | 09-06-2012 |
20120229589 | AUTOMATED SELECTION AND SWITCHING OF DISPLAYED INFORMATION - Techniques for automatically selecting information to be displayed. The displayed information may be automatically and dynamically changed in response to changes in one or more preconfigured conditions. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229590 | VIDEO CONFERENCING WITH SHARED DRAWING - Techniques for enabling video conferencing with interactive sharing of drawings and/or other information. In one set of embodiments, a system is provided that includes a drawing surface, a video camera embedded or integrated into the drawing surface, and a front projector. The drawing surface can capture drawings made on the surface by a user, and the video camera can capture a video stream of the user. The system can send digital information representing the captured drawings and the video stream to a remote system. The system can also receive digital information representing drawings made by a remote user and a video stream of the remote user from the remote system. The front projector can project a video signal onto the drawing surface that incorporates the captured drawings, the drawings made by the remote user, and the video stream of the remote user. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229591 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING MODE OF MULTIPARTY VIDEO CALL THEREOF - A mobile communication terminal having a multiparty video call function and a method for converting a mode of a multiparty video call are disclosed. The terminal includes an input unit that receives a command for selecting one of phone call modes and a controller that displays a menu for selecting a phone call mode on the display, when a request for a video call or video chatting with the third terminal is wirelessly transmitted or received while the mobile communication terminal is performing video call communication or video chatting, and maintains an established call mode or converts the established call mode to a different phone call mode according to a phone call mode selected through the input unit to perform multiparty video call communication. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229592 | 3-D Displays and Telepresence Systems and Methods Therefore - A telepresence system enhances the perception of presence of a remote person involved in a video conference. The system preferably has a two-way mirror, which is between the observer and the display device, positioned at an angle to reflect a backdrop surface. The backdrop surface, which is further away from the two-way mirror than the image plane of the image display device, appears superimposed in a position behind the image of a person from the remote location. The system preferably minimizes image distortion via an optical path for the camera line of sight that is substantially longer than the physical distance between the user and the camera. The system may be asymmetrical, in that one camera is on axis with the user's line of sight while the other camera is off axis with the user's line of sight. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229593 | MULTI-PICTURE SYNTHESIZING METHOD AND APPARATUS IN CONFERENCE TELEVISION SYSTEM - A multi-picture synthesizing method in a conference television system is disclosed by the present invention. The method includes: synthesizing multiple pictures into a bottom layer of a multi-picture image according to a preset multi-picture layout, creating at least one layer of image layer over a bottom layer of a multi-picture image, creating at least one image frame in each image layer, and adjusting a pre-output picture corresponding to the image frame according to output characteristics of each image frame, and outputting the pre-output picture into the corresponding image frame. The present invention further discloses a multi-picture synthesizing apparatus in a conference television system. According to the technical scheme of the present invention, the multi-picture synthesizing of a conference television system is implemented flexibly and simply. | 09-13-2012 |
20120236107 | Methods and System for Simulated 3D Videoconferencing - A system and method for manipulating images in a videoconferencing session provides users with a 3-D-like view of one or more presented sites, without the need for 3-D equipment. A plurality of cameras may record a room at a transmitting endpoint, and the receiving endpoint may select one of the received video streams based upon a point of view of a conferee at the receiving endpoint. The conferee at the receiving endpoint will thus experience a 3-D-like view of the presented site. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236108 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING TELECONFERENCING COLLABORATION - An advanced video teleconferencing system facilitates an engaging and realistic video conferencing experience. Key design elements and video, audio, and control capabilities are provided for a video conferencing experience that cannot be attained with conventional methods, which elements and capabilities include careful design of the table and room at each site, supplementary displays showing imagery in a mirrored manner, networked environmental control, an AutoDirector with keyword and gesture recognition, and audio reflection from a display or beam splitter. | 09-20-2012 |
20120249723 | Systems and methods for multiple mode voice and data communications using intelligenty bridged TDM and packet buses and methods for performing telephony and data functions using the same - A system for managing voice and data communications for at least one user is coupled to at least one wide area telecommunications network and includes at least a processor and data storage resources. A first bus is adapted to couple video data between the system and a video unit coupled to the system under control of the processor. A second bus is adapted to couple audio data between the system and a microphone unit coupled to the system under control of the processor, and audio data are coupled to a TDM bus in the system operating under control of the processor. A digital transmission link of the wide area telecommunications network couples the video and audio data from the system, under control of the processor. A user participates in a video call with the video data, while concurrently the user participates in a telephone call with the audio data. Voice communications of the telephone call that stay in a circuit-switched form are provided via the TDM bus, and the video call and the telephone call can provide a conference call. | 10-04-2012 |
20120257002 | Visual telephony apparatus, system and method - A visual telephony apparatus, system and method are provided. In one embodiment, the visual telephony method includes a method implemented using a processor, the method including the steps of: detecting at least one telephony attribute associated with a voice call directed from a voice communication device to a publicly switched telephone network number; identifying a visual content that has been preassociated with the at least one telephony attribute; initiating a request for the visual content in response to the detecting step; and receiving the visual content in response to the initiating step, the visual content being received at a display device. | 10-11-2012 |
20120257003 | Calculating A Fully Qualified Number - A teleconference server may calculate a fully qualified number (FQN), which specifies a string of numbers that, if dialed by an calling party, will establish a call with a called party. The fully qualified number may include, for example, an external access code, an international access code, a country code, a national destination code, and/or a subscriber number. In order to determine a calling party and a called party, the teleconference server may access data regarding a scheduled call. The teleconference server may determine a fully qualified number based on the relationship between the called party and the calling party. The teleconference server may send the fully qualified number to the calling party, which may then initiate a scheduled call with the called party by dialing the received fully qualified number. | 10-11-2012 |
20120262536 | STEREOPHONIC TELECONFERENCING USING A MICROPHONE ARRAY - Stereophonic teleconferencing system embodiments are described which advantageously employ a microphone array at a remote conference site having multiple conferencees to produce a separate output channel from the each microphone in the array. Audio data streams each representing one of the audio output channels from the microphone array are then sent to a local conference site where a local conferencee is in attendance. The voices of the aforementioned remote conferencees are spatialized within a sound-field of the local site using multiple loudspeakers. Generally, this involves receiving the monophonic audio data streams from the remote site, and processing them to generate an audio signal for each loudspeaker. Each of the generated audio signals is then played through its respective loudspeaker to produce a spatial audio sound-field which is audibly perceived by the local conferencee as having the voice of each of the remote conferencees coming from a different location. | 10-18-2012 |
20120262537 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTABLISHING VIDEO CONFERENCES USING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Methods and systems for using portable electronic devices in video conferences are disclosed. In one aspect, a method receives each remote participant's audio data stream and at least one video stream over a network and arranges the video streams in a data structure that describes the location of each video stream's associated viewing area within a virtual meeting space. The method blends audio streams into a combined audio of the remote participants. The method presents at least one viewing area on the portable device display to be viewed by the local participant, and changes the at least one viewing area to be presented on the portable device display based on cues provided by the operator. | 10-18-2012 |
20120268553 | Flow-Control Based Switched Group Video Chat and Real-Time Interactive Broadcast - Real-time interactive broadcast sessions for client devices include: for each client device in the interactive broadcast session, configuring downstream video and audio ports for the interactive broadcast session between a central controller and the client device; receiving from each client device a selected broadcaster corresponding to a broadcaster flow control signal; in response to receiving the selected broadcaster from each client device, sending video and audio streams of the selected broadcaster to each client device over the interactive broadcast session; receiving a request from a given client device on the interactive broadcast session to interact with the selected broadcaster; configuring upstream and downstream video ports for one-to-one video chat session between the central controller and the given client device; and sending the video and audio streams of the given client device, and the video and audio streams of the selected broadcaster, to each client device over the interactive broadcast session. | 10-25-2012 |
20120274730 | Distributed Recording of a Videoconference in Multiple Formats - A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274731 | Collaborative Recording of a Videoconference Using a Recording Server - A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274732 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING VIDEO CROSSTALK - Methods and systems that reduce video crosstalk in video streams sent between participants in a video conference are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for reducing video crosstalk in a video stream sent from a local site to a remote site includes projecting a video stream of the remote site onto a screen at the local site. Each image in the video stream is dimmed according to a dimming factor of a dimming sequence. Crosstalk images of the local site are captured through the screen. Each crosstalk image is a blending of the image of the local site captured through the screen with a dimmed image of the remote site projected onto the screen. Images of the local site with reduced crosstalk are computed based on the dimming sequence. A video stream composed of the images of the local site with reduced crosstalk are sent to the remote site. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274733 | CONFERENCE DEVICE - A conference device receives and transmits at least one of images and voice via a communication network. The conference device includes a housing having an upper wall; and an operating unit installed on the upper wall. The operating unit includes a first operating member group made up of a plurality of operating members, and at least one different operating member that has a lower frequency of usage as compared to each of the plurality of operating members of the first operating member group. The plurality of operating members of the first operating member group are arranged in a first direction along a top face of the upper wall. The at least one different operating member is disposed, along with one of the plurality of operating members of the first operating member group, in a second direction that runs along the top face and that intersects with the first direction. | 11-01-2012 |
20120281060 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING VIDEO CONFERENCES - A computer program product for managing communications during a videoconference includes computer executable instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium that when executed by one or more computers causes the computers to receive an input first set of communications control parameters that apply to all videoconferences to be conducted over one or more videoconference servers. The computer stores the input first set of control parameters in a memory, and receives an input second set of communications control parameters that includes a subset of the first set and that applies to only a portion of videoconferences to be conducted over the videoconference servers. The computer compares the second set of communications control parameters to the first set of control parameters and retains the second set of communications control parameters in a memory for use during the conference if they do not violate the first set of control parameters. | 11-08-2012 |
20120281061 | TELECONFERENCE SYSTEM - An aerial image forming portion forms, as an aerial image in space, an image of the other party's image displayed on a display device. A camera for shooting a user is placed at a position situated farther than the aerial image from the user. This makes it possible to reduce a deviation angle θ between the visual line direction of the user and the shooting direction of the camera to such an extent that the user feels substantially no visual line difference. Further, since the camera shoots the user directly, it is possible to shoot bright and natural-colored images. | 11-08-2012 |
20120287223 | IMAGING THROUGH A DISPLAY SCREEN - The described implementations relate to enhancement images, such as in videoconferencing scenarios. One system includes a poriferous display screen having generally opposing front and back surfaces. This system also includes a camera positioned proximate to the back surface to capture an image through the poriferous display screen. | 11-15-2012 |
20120287224 | Video chat within a webpage and video instant messaging - The Invention includes methods for video chat contained within a webpage and video instant messaging. A method of using video chat contained within a webpage allowing users of said webpage to video chat while utilizing all other features of the webpage and utilizing network resources rather than their own. A method of instant messaging using video wherein the user or users send a message in the same manner as a traditional instant message and the receiving user receives the message also in the same manner and both parties utilize video as the message body I.E. The message is a video and is instantly or nearly instantly received by the other party. A method of instant messaging using video wherein the user downloads software designed to allow video transfer in the form of a message instantly or nearly instantly between other users of the software. | 11-15-2012 |
20120287225 | HIGH DEFINITION (HD) VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a HD video conferencing system ( | 11-15-2012 |
20120287226 | Multi-Use Conferencing Space, Table Arrangement and Display Configuration - A conferencing assembly, the assembly comprising a first table assembly including (i) a first table top having oppositely facing front and rear edges, (ii) at least a first display screen supported adjacent the rear edge of the first table top, a second table assembly including (i) a second table top having oppositely facing front and rear edges and (ii) at least a second display screen supported adjacent the rear edge of the second table top, wherein, the first and second table assemblies arranged so that the front edges thereof are spaced apart to form a gap with the second display screen substantially parallel to and facing the first display screen. | 11-15-2012 |
20120287227 | VIDEO ENCODING IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing multi-participant video conferences. This architecture has a central distributor that receives video images from two or more participants. From the received images, the central distributor generates composite images that the central distributor transmits back to the participants. Each composite image includes a set of sub images, where each sub image belongs to one participant. In some embodiments, the central distributor saves network bandwidth by removing each particular participant's image from the composite image that the central distributor sends to the particular participant. In some embodiments, images received from each participant are arranged in the composite in a non-interleaved manner. For instance, in some embodiments, the composite image includes at most one sub-image for each participant, and no two sub-images are interleaved. | 11-15-2012 |
20120293602 | EXECUTIVE TELEPRESENCE SYSTEM - An executive telepresence system for use in audio and video conferencing uses a unified communications system in an enterprise network system. The executive telepresence system includes a control system that further comprises a user interface, a mixing system, and a dialing system. In addition, the executive telepresence system includes one or more video display devices that couple to the control system where the video display devices display a video signal, and may further include one or more video cameras that couple to the control system where the video cameras capture video information and turn it into the video signal. Further, the executive telepresence system includes one or more microphones that couple to the control system where the microphones capture audio information and turn it into an audio signal, and may include one or more speakers that couple to the control system where the speakers play back the audio signal. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293603 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING MULTI-PICTURE VIDEO IMAGE - The embodiments of the present invention provide a method and device relating to multi-picture video image processing, which solve the problem in related art of the deterioration of the vision experience of the conventioneer as the characteristics of each sub-picture can not be satisfied simultaneously. Said method includes: receiving the data code stream of the sub-picture video images from several channels; equalizing the effect of said sub-picture video images with control parameters respectively according to the image characteristics of the sub-picture video images; synthesizing said equalized sub-picture video images to a multi-picture video image. This invention can uniformly adjust each sub-picture video image to the effect with the same image characteristics, which enables the sub-picture video images exhibit the same picture characteristic when be displayed. The display of the multi-picture video image constituted by sub-picture video images achieves whole style harmony and the vision experience of the conventioneer is improved. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293604 | Videoconference Arrangement - A television and camcorder combination include an acoustic echo canceller and a videoconference protocol stack in order to provide videoconferencing capabilities using only a television in combination with an attached camcorder. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293605 | Meeting Management System Including Automated Equipment Setup - In an illustrative embodiment, a method comprises displaying at least one preset parameter associated with a conference type. The conference type is associated with preset resources. The method further comprises accepting information defining the conference type, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically determining a room by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the preset resources based on the received preset information, and sending at least one command to control the associated preset resources in response to the start time and end time. | 11-22-2012 |
20120300014 | LOCAL PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION IN A WEB CONFERENCING SYSTEM - An event computer receives video in which one or more local participants of a conferencing event are viewable. The event computer receives head detection information of the local participants and assigns contextual data to the head detection information for each of the local participants for which head detection information is received. The event computer then sends the video, the head detection information, and the contextual data to one or more remote participant computer systems by which one or more remote participants can view the local participants and their corresponding contextual data within the video. | 11-29-2012 |
20120300015 | TWO-WAY AUDIO AND VIDEO COMMUNICATION UTILIZING SEGMENT-BASED ADAPTIVE STREAMING TECHNIQUES - A participation device in a multiparty conference call may act as a server device and/or a client device for two-way audio and video (AV) streaming. A server device may encode a requested AV stream into a set of different encoding profiles that may be dynamically determined based on the varying channel conditions and device capacities of the client devices. At least a portion of differently encoded AV streams is selected and dynamically communicated to the client devices for display. Session parameters are determined according to the varying channel conditions and the device capacities of the client devices to create intended sessions. The selected encoded AV streams are communicated utilizing segment-based adaptive streaming techniques such as HTTP. A client device may access to a HTTP session to download an expected AV stream from the server device. The downloaded AV stream may be decoded into different decoding profiles for display as needed. | 11-29-2012 |
20120306993 | System and Method for Teleconferencing - A system and method of managing video conferencing over a network, among a plurality of clients using a server as an intermediary is disclosed. At the server a real-time video stream is received from each client. This real-time video stream may be a high frequency stream representative of video from a camera associated with the end user. The server serves to any given client, a real-time video stream selected by the given client from among the video streams received at the server. | 12-06-2012 |
20120306994 | MOBILE CONFERENCING SYSTEM - In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a remote video conferencing system which is specifically suited for use in a medical environment. The video conferencing system comprises an elongate, primary support structure such as a pole which is outfitted with castors or similar structures to allow for the selective positioning thereof in any prescribed location within an operating room. Attached to an upper region of the pole is at least one remote controlled video camera which preferably includes a laser pointer operatively coupled thereto. During a surgical procedure, the remotely located manufacturer's representative or other medical professional is able to use the internet to remotely control the video camera, and hence the laser pointer coupled thereto. | 12-06-2012 |
20120306995 | Ambulatory Presence Features - A system facilitates managing one or more devices utilized for communicating data within a telepresence session. A telepresence session can be initiated within a communication framework that includes a first user and one or more second users. In response to determining a temporary absence of the first user from the telepresence session, a recordation of the telepresence session is initialized to enable a playback of a portion or a summary of the telepresence session that the first user has missed. | 12-06-2012 |
20120306996 | Extended Presence for Video Conferencing Systems - Systems and methods of providing extended presence information for multi-user devices are described. Communication devices used in conference rooms represent a different nature than single user devices such as a personal computer. Conference rooms also have attributes that may be added to existing presence information and provide an enhanced experience for scheduling and dissemination of conference room capabilities. Information such as actual people in attendance may be added to the presence information maintained by a presence server to provide an overall enhancement to the meeting room whether it is physically a single conference room or a multitude of endpoints remotely connected to a conference. | 12-06-2012 |
20120306997 | APPARATUS FOR THE EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION OF MULTIMEDIA STREAMS FOR TELECONFERENCING - A peer-to-peer forwarding node supports the operation of a teleconference across a telecommunications network. The telecommunications network comprises a plurality of nodes including one or more source locations and one or more remote locations. The teleconference includes teleconference participants at each of the source and remote locations. The peer-to-peer forwarding node is located at a given one of the plurality of nodes. The peer-to-peer forwarding node comprises a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver receives a request from a telecommunications controller to provide peer-to-peer forwarding of a media signal to be received from a first one of the source locations to a first one of the remote locations and which further receives the media signal from the first one of said source locations. The transmitter forwards the media signal from the first one of the source locations to the first one of the remote locations. | 12-06-2012 |
20120314018 | Video Surveillance System Integrating Real and Logical Video Streams - A camera emulation server enables integration of real and logical digital video streams within a video surveillance system. The camera emulation server produces a logical digital video stream emulating a real video surveillance camera, in which the logical digital video stream includes data other than original video surveillance data. The camera emulation server provides the logical digital video stream to a video management server via a packet-switched network for integration with a real digital video stream that includes video surveillance data captured by a remote physical video surveillance camera. The video management server routes the logical digital video stream and the real digital video stream to a video receiving device for simultaneous display in respective window panes configured in a tiled format on at least one display device of the video receiving device. | 12-13-2012 |
20120320143 | Automatic Camera Selection for Videoconferencing - In videoconference camera selection, audio inputs associated with cameras for a videoconference are each processed into first and second audio energies respectively for first and second frequency ranges. The selection then determines which of the audio inputs has a greatest ratio of the first audio energy to the second audio energy and selects the associated camera view for outputting video for the videoconference. The selection can also process video inputs from the cameras either alone or in combination with the audio processing. Either way, the selection processes each of the video inputs for at least one facial characteristic and determines which of the video inputs has a greatest likelihood of framing a human face. In the end, the selection selects the associated camera view for outputting video for the videoconference based at least in part on this video-based determination. | 12-20-2012 |
20120320144 | VIDEO MODIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for coordinating image characteristics in a plurality (n) of video streams, the system includes human factor value determination component, a human factor value comparator component, a human factor modification component. The human factor modification component determines the value of at least the human perceptible factor for at least a subset of the plurality of video streams. The human factor value comparator component compares the value of the at least one human perceptible factor for each of the at least a subset of n video streams. The human factor modification component modifies the value of the human perceptible factor for the at least a subset of the n video streams to minimize the differences in the values of the human perceptible factors between the n independently captured video streams. | 12-20-2012 |
20120320145 | Methods and Systems for Online Counseling Sessions and Clinics - Methods and systems for online counseling sessions conducted over the Internet are disclosed. In some configurations, a method for remotely conducting counseling sessions between a client and an expert using an IP-based network includes providing a website accessible to the network wherein the expert and a client both have access to the website. In such configurations, upon accessing and logging into the website, the client is permitted to search a database for online experts and select an appropriate expert for a counseling session. In some configurations, the client initially completes various intake and/or registration forms in a virtual waiting room, wherein such forms are customized per the relevant expert. The method continues as an expert remotely conducts a counseling session with the client via remote means, including video conferencing. Following the counseling session, the client is automatically returned to the virtual waiting room and provided with subsequent counseling based options. | 12-20-2012 |
20120327175 | Conferencing and collaboration system and methods thereof - A conference device and an application for enabling geographically dispersed individuals to collaborate with one another are disclosed herein. Communication protocols can be used to invoke actions within the conference device and the application. Files can be transferred between the application and conference device. The application can remotely control connected conference devices. The application along with the conference device can offer a range of capabilities from multi-party audio conferencing to three hundred and sixty degree microphone pick-up for in-room participants. Multi-party video conferencing capabilities and in-room presentation displays via a built-in video interface to the in-room projector or monitor are provided. The conference device can include features such as Bluetooth™ or other connection that enables detection of wireless devices when meeting participants are present by virtue of their mobile device being within range. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327176 | Video Call Privacy Control - Methods, systems, and computer program products for enhancing user privacy on a video conference call are disclosed. Facial recognition technology determines a privacy intent of a user. Based on the privacy intent of the user and one or more privacy settings, a video conference system can enter a privacy mode. The video conference system can exit the privacy mode when the privacy intent of the user changes, according to the privacy settings. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327177 | Audio Processing for Video Conferencing - Methods, systems, and computer program products for enhancing transmitted audio signals for a video conference call are disclosed. Facial recognition technology and audio processing techniques determine a position of a speaking member of a party on a video conference. Based on the determined position of the speaking member, the directionality of the received audio signals can be adjusted towards the speaking member. The video conference system can transmit the adjusted audio signals. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327178 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS WITH TELEPRESENCE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may capture images using a camera system at a location associated with a user, transmit video content representative of the images over a network for presentation by another media processor at another location, receive at a media processor object content and second video content representative of second images that are associated with the second user, and present at a display device of the location the object content and the second video content in a telepresence configuration that simulates a presence of the other user at the location, where at least one of the object content and the video content is presented as three dimensional content or holographic content. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327179 | AUTOMATIC VIDEO FRAMING - A dynamically adjustable framed view of occupants in a room is captured through an automatic framing system. The system employs a camera system, including a pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) camera and one or more depth cameras, to automatically locate occupants in a room and adjust the PTZ camera's pan, tilt, and zoom settings to focus in on the occupants and center them in the main video frame. The depth cameras may distinguish between occupants and inanimate objects and adaptively determine the location of the occupants in the room. The PTZ camera may be calibrated with the depth cameras in order to use the location information determined by the depth cameras to automatically center the occupants in the main video frame for a framed view. Additionally, the system may track position changes in the room and may dynamically adjust and update the framed view when changes occur. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327180 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK ON NONVERBAL CUES OF VIDEO CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS - An electronic device is communicatively coupled to at least one video camera during a video conference, and also includes a touchscreen display having video conference participant representations displayed on the touchscreen display. A haptics feedback system is integrated into the touchscreen display and is responsive to a user touching the video conference participant representations displayed on the touchscreen display. A speech-to-text controller converts video conference participant's speech into text and creates an identification tag for each video conference participant. In addition, an ongoing commentary controller provides feedback on non-verbal cues about the video conference participants. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327181 | Synchronization and Mixing of Audio and Video Streams in Network-Based Video Conferencing Call Systems - In one aspect, audio streams are added to a mix until the mix is either complete (i.e., all audio streams have been added) or the mix is closed early (i.e., before the mix is complete). In another aspect, audio and video streams are synchronized by playing back the audio stream and then synchronizing display of the video frames to the playback of the audio stream. | 12-27-2012 |
20130002806 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TELEPRESENCE SESSIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, obtaining images that are captured by a camera system at a location associated with a user, transmitting video content representative of the images over a network for presentation by another media processor at another location, receiving at a media processor media content and second video content representative of second images that are associated with the second user, and presenting at a display device at the location the media content and the second video content in a telepresence configuration that simulates a presence of the other user at the location, where the presentation of at least one of the media content and the second video content at the display device is delayed based on latency parameters associated with the other media processor. | 01-03-2013 |
20130010053 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL PRESENCE VIDEOCONFERENCING - Systems and methods are disclosed for virtual presence communication systems that provide both local and remote participants in a conference with a more realistic and engaging conferencing experience. A virtual presence communication system comprises a projection screen, an image-generating unit, at least one communication port, and a video camera, where each is configured to couple to a chair having a seat and a seatback portion. The virtual presence communication system may be integrated with the chair, which can be positioned proximate to a conference table, desk, podium, or other suitable location. The projection screen may be positioned in an angled relationship with a video screen or other image-generating device. The video screen may provide an image of the remote participant that is reflected by the projection screen. The chair also may include a video camera that is configured to generate a video feed that is supplied to the remote participant. The chair may be generally portable to allow the chair to moved (e.g., rolled) to different locations. | 01-10-2013 |
20130016175 | Side Channel for Employing Descriptive Audio Commentary About a Video ConferenceAANM Alberth; William P.AACI Prairie GroveAAST ILAACO USAAGP Alberth; William P. Prairie Grove IL USAANM Thorson; Dean E.AACI GrayslakeAAST ILAACO USAAGP Thorson; Dean E. Grayslake IL US - A side channel, networked with a real-time video conference feed, includes descriptive audio commentary. The side channel also includes an adjustable data handler for adjusting amount of the descriptive audio data correlated to audio commentary regarding the real-time video conference; and a means for prioritizing associated conversation links tied to the real-time video conference. | 01-17-2013 |
20130016176 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDIA SERVICES WITH TELEPRESENCEAANM HINES; TARAAACI New YorkAAST NYAACO USAAGP HINES; TARA New York NY USAANM Basso; AndreaAACI MarlboroAAST NJAACO USAAGP Basso; Andrea Marlboro NJ USAANM Ivanov; AlekseyAACI Atlantic HighlandsAAST NJAACO USAAGP Ivanov; Aleksey Atlantic Highlands NJ USAANM Mikan; JeffreyAACI AtlantaAAST GAAACO USAAGP Mikan; Jeffrey Atlanta GA USAANM Morris; NadiaAACI DecaturAAST GAAACO USAAGP Morris; Nadia Decatur GA US - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first images that are captured by a first camera system at a first location associated with a live presentation by the first user, transmitting first video content representative of the first images over a network for presentation by a group of other processors that are each at one of a group of other locations associated with corresponding other users, receiving second video content representative of second images that are associated with each of the other users, and presenting the second video content in a telepresence configuration that simulates each of the other users being present in an audience at the first location. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-17-2013 |
20130016177 | System and Method for Providing a Perception of a Continuous Surface in a Telepresence System - A method for preventing movement in a telepresence system, includes a plurality of cameras. Each camera has a respective field of vision for viewing one or more users. The fields of vision each have lateral boundaries. The system also includes a plurality of restrictive elements. Each restrictive element is positioned along a respective lateral boundary of a field of vision of the fields of vision of the plurality of cameras such that viewed users each positioned within a field of vision of the plurality of cameras are restricted by the plurality of restrictive elements from moving outside of the field of vision in which each viewed user is positioned. | 01-17-2013 |
20130021430 | METHOD APPLIED TO ENDPOINT OF VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED ENDPOINT - Method applied to endpoint of video conference system and associated endpoint; in a receiving endpoint which receives video conference packets, while obtaining pictures from contents of video and data within the video conference packets, capturing the pictures as images on a user capture command or a result of automatic scene change detection. | 01-24-2013 |
20130021431 | INFORMATION MIXER AND SYSTEM CONTROL FOR ATTENTION MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for controlling various aspects of ensemble experiences and system control for attention management are disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosure contemplates a variety of improved methods and systems for control of an ensemble experience such as a sports game, a large scale event, or a video conference. One or more interface(s) are provided that may present multiple layers and/or channels of communication, e.g., multiple video and audio. Options may be provided for participants to adjust the overall audio volume and assign different weights to audio signals from group layer(s), content layer, and system layer. | 01-24-2013 |
20130027504 | PREVIEWING VIDEO DATA IN A VIDEO COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT - In one example implementation, a request from a first endpoint is identified for a second endpoint to join a video communication session. Particular video data captured at the first endpoint is displayed at the second endpoint prior to the second endpoint joining the video communication session. In certain embodiments, the particular video data captured at the first endpoint can be displayed at the second endpoint without the user of the first endpoint being made aware that the particular video data was displayed at the second endpoint. | 01-31-2013 |
20130027505 | Automatically Moving a Conferencing Based on Proximity of a Participant - Customizing a conferencing system based on proximity of a participant. A first participant may be detected as being proximate to a first conferencing system. For example, the first participant may provide user input to check in to the first conferencing system. Alternatively, the conferencing system may automatically detect the first participant (e.g., by automatically detecting a personal device of the first participant). In response to detecting the proximate participant, the first conferencing system may be automatically customized for the participant. | 01-31-2013 |
20130027506 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING A DISPLAY DEVICE - Techniques to detect a display device are described. An apparatus may include a video camera operative to receive video information for an image, and a microphone operative to receive audio information for an image. The apparatus may further include a monitor detection module communicatively coupled to the video camera and the microphone, where the monitor detection module is operative to detect a temporal watermark signal displayed by the monitor within the image, and determine a location for the monitor within the image based on the detection. The apparatus may also include an active speaker detector module communicatively coupled to the monitor detection module, where the active speaker detector module is operative to exclude false positives caused by the monitor. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 01-31-2013 |
20130027507 | Synchronization and Mixing of Audio and Video Streams in Network Based Video Conferencing Call Systems - In one aspect, audio streams are added to a mix until the mix is either complete (i.e., all audio streams have been added) or the mix is closed early (i.e., before the mix is complete). In another aspect, audio and video streams are synchronized by playing back the audio stream and then synchronizing display of the video frames to the playback of the audio stream. | 01-31-2013 |
20130027508 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN AUDIO/VIDEO CONFERENCE - A method and system for providing an audio/video conference includes receiving audio from a moderator via a circuit-switched telephone network, transmitting a representation of the audio to a first listener group via the circuit-switched telephone network, and transmitting a representation of the audio to a second listener group via a packet-switched network. The audio/video conference may be transmitted to the first listener group and the second listener group in real-time or near real-time (e.g., within a few seconds). The method and system may be used with a circuit-switched telephone network such as, for example, a public switched telephone network. Further, the method and system may be used with a packet-switched network such as, for example, the Internet. The method and system further provide synchronization of video data, including slide data, and audio data related to the audio/video conference. | 01-31-2013 |
20130038674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING AND INTERACTING WITH IMAGES IN A NETWORK - A method is provided for receiving and interacting with a set of presentation images by a user on a mobile device, during a presentation given by a presenter to a plurality of participants. The presentation images are received on the mobile device from a presentation server. A first display instruction is also received from the presenter via the server. The presentation images (rendered locally on the mobile device) are displayed through an interactivity interface on the device taking into account the first display instructions as permitted by the capabilities of the mobile device. When a second display instruction is received from the presenter via the server the appearance or pacing of the presentation images is automatically changed on the interactivity interface without the need to reload the presentation images from the presentation server. | 02-14-2013 |
20130038675 | Apparatus and Method for Video Conferencing - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to determine video conferencing capability of a group of communication devices associated with a user where the group of communication devices comprises a set top box and where the determination of the video conferencing capability is performed in temporal proximity with establishing a voice call over an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network between a mobile communication device and at least one device of the group of communication devices; and establish a video conference for participating devices in response to a request from one device of the mobile communication device and the group of communication devices, where the video conference is established over an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network, and where the participating devices comprise the mobile communication device and the set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 02-14-2013 |
20130038676 | TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING TRANSMISSION PROGRAM - A transmission terminal transmits video data and display data of a screen shared with another transmission terminal to the other transmission terminal via a predetermined relay apparatus. The transmission terminal includes a storage unit that stores relay apparatus information of the relay apparatus to which the transmission terminal transmits the video data; a receive unit that receives the display data from an external input apparatus connected to the transmission terminal; and a transmitting unit that transmits the display data received by the receive unit to the relay apparatus indicated by the relay apparatus information stored in the storage unit. | 02-14-2013 |
20130038677 | DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME MEDIA COMPOSER - A system and a method allowing simultaneous exchange of audio, video or data information between a plurality of units over a communication network, supported by a central unit, wherein the central unit is, based on knowledge regarding one or more of the units, adapted to instruct said one or more units to generate multimedia data streams adjusted to fit into certain restrictions to be presented on other units participating in a same session. | 02-14-2013 |
20130050399 | DEFINING A LAYOUT FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES - Metadata associated with a first image and that specifies an alignment reference line for the first image is accessed. Based on the accessed metadata associated with the first image, a layout for concurrently displaying the first image and a second image at a location is defined that substantially aligns the alignment reference line of the first image with an aspect of the second image. | 02-28-2013 |
20130057642 | VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORAGE DEVICE - A video-conferencing device for presenting augmented images that includes at least one interface, a network and a computer processor programmed to receive first information identifying a scene via the at least one interface. The computer processor also detects whether the scene contains at least one marker and identifies a location of each detected marker within the scene. In response to determining that the scene contains a first marker and based on the location of the first marker, the computer processor then augments the portion of the scene containing the first marker with second information. The computer processor then transmits the augmented scene to at least one external device via the network. | 03-07-2013 |
20130063545 | Duplicating Digital Streams for Digital Conferencing Using Switching Technologies - Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants. | 03-14-2013 |
20130063546 | Duplicating Digital Streams for Digital Conferencing Using Switching Technologies - Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants. | 03-14-2013 |
20130063547 | MULTIPLE-SITE DRAWN-IMAGE SHARING APPARATUS, MULTIPLE-SITE DRAWN-IMAGE SHARING SYSTEM, METHOD EXECUTED BY MULTIPLE-SITE DRAWN-IMAGE SHARING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A multiple-site drawn-image sharing apparatus is disclosed that causes images drawn on thawing objects provided at multiple sites to be shared between the drawing objects. The apparatus includes an image storage unit configured to store the images drawn at the respective sites; an image synthesizing unit configured to superimpose and synthesize the images stored in the image storage unit in a manner so as not to include the images drawn at transmission destinations; and an image transmission unit configured to transmit the images synthesized by the image synthesizing unit to the respective sites. | 03-14-2013 |
20130076853 | CONVEYING GAZE INFORMATION IN VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - A system and a method for executing a virtual conference that conveys gaze information are presented. Where there are three nodes, input from the first node indicating a gaze recipient of a first participant is received, the gaze recipient being associated with one of the second and third nodes. A virtual space is constructed in which representations of the first participant, a second participant who is associated with the second node, and a third participant who is associated with the third node are positioned in a predetermined order. The gaze angle of the first participant in the virtual space is determined based on the position of the representation of the first participant's gaze recipient in the virtual space. An image that includes the first participant looking at his gaze recipient in the virtual space, as seen from the position of the second participant in the virtual space, is generated. | 03-28-2013 |
20130083153 | Background Compression and Resolution Enhancement Technique for Video Telephony and Video Conferencing - An image processing system processes images such that a proportion of area of regions of interest within the image can be increased at the expense of regions of lesser interest. First, regions of interest, such as portions of the image including participants, are determined. Then compressible background regions are determined and compressed. This results in the proportion of the area of the regions of interest to increase. After the image is stored or transmitted, the regions of interest can be seen more clearly both because they are larger and because any loss of detail caused by down-sampling or lossy image compression needed to limit the amount of image information is reduced due to the smaller image size. The process also preserves more of the relative spatial relationship between various regions of interest than prior methods. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083154 | Electronic Device And Server, And Methods Of Controlling The Electronic Device And Server - An electronic device is provided including a communication unit configured to receive audio/video data (A/V data) streamed from a first electronic device, a display unit configured to display the video data of the A/V data, and a controller configured to obtain shape feature information of a first real object included in the video data, to determine whether there is first personal information of the first real object based on the shape feature information, and to display a first virtual object including the first personal information on the display unit in association with the first real object when there is the first personal information. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083155 | METHOD, ENDPOINT, AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING A VIDEO CONFERENCE - In one embodiment, a method is provided for receiving, by a first endpoint, a request for a video conferencing session from a second endpoint, and determining whether the first endpoint is in a peek accepting mode, and when the first endpoint is in a peek accepting mode acknowledging the request, activating a first filter by the first endpoint, providing a first multimedia stream from one or more first media source associated with the first endpoint, modifying the first multimedia stream, by the first filter, to produce a first modified multimedia stream, and transmitting the first modified multimedia stream by the first endpoint to the second endpoint. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083156 | Videcoconferencing Method and System for Connecting a Host with a Plurality of Participants - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for selecting, by a first party device, a second party device from a queue of devices, transmitting, by the first party device, video of a first party device to the second party device, receiving, by the first party device, video of the second party device while the first party device does not receive video from a plurality of devices other than the second party device, and transmitting, by the first party device, combined video of the first and second devices to the plurality of devices other than the second party device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-04-2013 |
20130088564 | System for distributing video conference resources among connected parties and methods thereof - The present disclosure relates to a system for distributing video conference resources among connected parties and methods thereof. In an illustrative embodiment, an ad-hoc network providing conferencing resources is presented. The network can include a master device and a number of slave devices. Each of the slave devices can present their bandwidth capabilities to the master device. End devices can be connected to the master device. When no additional connections can be made to the master device, slave devices can be used to add the end devices into the conference. The slave device can thus share its resources to the conference. In one embodiment, individual slave devices can handle different types of codecs. | 04-11-2013 |
20130088565 | Video Conferencing - A video conferencing system is provided, in which at least two cameras are used to capture images of people at a first location participating in a video conference. One or more active speakers are identified among the people at the location, and one of the at least two cameras is automatically selected based on a position or positions of the one or more active speakers. Images from the selected camera are provided to a person at a second location participating the video conference. | 04-11-2013 |
20130093836 | MANAGING COMPONENTS FOR USE IN VIDEOCONFERENCES - In a method for managing a plurality of components for use in videoconferences, information about the plurality of components is received from a component manager associated with the plurality of components, wherein the information comprises component-specific and environmental information about the components. In addition, configurations for the components are determined based upon the received information. | 04-18-2013 |
20130093837 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO IN VIDEO COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for processing audio in video communication. The method includes: acquiring audio data and audio source position information corresponding to the audio data in the video communication, and performing longitudinal-depth processing on the audio data according to the audio source position information. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the audio data and the audio source position information corresponding to the audio data in the video communication are acquired first, and then the longitudinal-depth processing is performed on the audio data according to the acquired audio source position information to make it be audio data that provides a longitudinal-depth feeling that matches the audio source position information, so that sounds generated by objects at different front/back positions can be distinguished in the video communication. | 04-18-2013 |
20130100237 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CONFERENCE SWITCHING - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and device for conference switching, relating to communications technologies, which solve the technical problem in the prior art that the operation during conference switching is complicated and user experience is poor. The method embodiments of the present invention include: receiving, from a conference terminal, a switching request message requesting switching to a destination conference, where the switching request message includes information of the destination conference; and determining, according to the switching request message, to switch to the destination conference indicated by the information, and performing the process of switching to the destination conference. The embodiments of the present invention are mainly applicable to the field of multimedia communication technologies. | 04-25-2013 |
20130100238 | Call routing based on facial recognition - Systems, apparatus and methods for routing a caller of an incoming video call are presented. A representative frame is selected from a sequence of images from the incoming video call. The representative frame may contain a video element (e.g., a face, QR code or printout). If the video element is recognized or unrecognized, a recognition status is set. Next, a rules database blocks or directs the incoming video call, based at least in part on the recognition status, to a video or audio destination. | 04-25-2013 |
20130100239 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING CASCADE CONFERENCE SITES IN CASCADE CONFERENCE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for processing cascade conference sites in a cascade conference, which may be used to implement one-to-one correspondence between an image orientation and a voice orientation of each conference site in the cascade conference, and improve the user experience of a participant. Certain embodiments of the present invention include: receiving an audio code stream sent by a cascade conference site, where the audio code stream sent by the cascade conference site is sent to different conference sites through different audio sound channels or audio cascade channels; receiving an audio code stream sent by a non-cascade conference site; and selecting audio data satisfying a preconfigured condition from audio data to be selected. | 04-25-2013 |
20130100240 | TELEPRESENCE SYSTEM, TELEPRESENCE METHOD, AND VIDEO COLLECTION DEVICE - A telepresence system, a telepresence method, and a video collection device are disclosed. The telepresence system includes a video collection device, a video display device, an audio collection device, an audio player, and an audio and video communication device. The audio and video communication device transmits videos collected by the video collection device on a local end and audios collected by the audio collection device on the local end to a remote end through a network; the video display device and the audio player on the remote end play the images and audios respectively; and the video collection device is a panoramic camera. The technical solution under the present invention overcomes the poor effect of panoramic presence in the existing telepresence system, and improves the telepresence system in terms of depth presence, seamless display and eye contact. | 04-25-2013 |
20130106983 | Video Display Screen with Camera Position Optimized for Video Conferencing | 05-02-2013 |
20130106984 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING KEY FRAME REQUESTS IN MEDIA SERVERS AND ENDPOINT DEVICES | 05-02-2013 |
20130106985 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND REPRESENTATION OF MOST RELEVANT PEOPLE IN MEETINGS | 05-02-2013 |
20130106986 | POINTER INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND CONFERENCE SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20130106987 | METHOD, APPRATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING VIDEOCONFERENCING APPLICATION | 05-02-2013 |
20130113873 | VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM - A video conference method, applied to a video conference system in a multi-way conference is provided. The video conference method includes: retrieving a first number of a plurality of terminals of the multi-way conference; determining whether at least one other terminal is requiring to join in on the multi-way conference; when the at least one other terminal is requiring to join in on the multi-way conference, increasing the first number of the terminals of the multi-way conference to a second number of the terminals; and determining a resolution of the video signal captured and transmitted by the video conference system according to the second number of the terminals. A video conference system using the video conference method, is also provided. | 05-09-2013 |
20130113874 | BIT RATE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A bit rate control apparatus applied in a video conference system is provided. The apparatus has a bit rate recording unit, configured to update a current bit rate; a bit rate reducing unit, configured to receive at least one event parameter and the current bit rate, and determine whether an event flag corresponding to the event parameters occurs; and a bit rate increasing unit, configured to increase the current bit rate periodically, wherein when the event flag occurs, the bit rate reducing unit reduces the current bit rate. | 05-09-2013 |
20130120522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALERTING A PARTICIPANT IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - An example method is provided and includes identifying an active speaker of a video session; analyzing a signal from an originating endpoint associated with the active speaker; identifying a target participant with whom the active speaker seeks to interact; and providing a notification to the target participant that alerts the target participant that the active speaker is seeking to interact with the target participant. In more particular embodiments, the identifying of the target participant includes detecting a gaze of the active speaker; and identifying a target screen to which the gaze is directed. | 05-16-2013 |
20130120523 | EFFICIENTLY DISTRIBUTING VIDEO CONTENT USING A COMBINATION OF A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK AND A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A method, system and computer program product for reducing network delay in video conferencing using random tree pushing. A plurality of nodes is randomly selected as next hop forwarders for a piece of content by a source who generates a video stream. Additional next hop forwarders are added to the randomly selected plurality of nodes to form a set of next hop forwarders until a total upload bandwidth of all next hop forwarders is no less than a bandwidth required to deliver the video stream to a set of receivers. The set of receivers in a video session is partitioned and each of the set of receivers is assigned to one of the set of next hop forwarders for forwarding the video stream to an assigned receiver either directly or through a multi-hop path. | 05-16-2013 |
20130127979 | DEVICE INFORMATION INDEX AND RETRIEVAL SERVICE FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CONFERENCING - A video conference invitation is sent from a computing device in a first conference room to a second conference room for a video conference. Further, an acceptance of the invitation is received at the computing device. In addition, a list of available devices for video conferencing is retrieved from a device information database. The list of available devices indicates a locally connected device and a remotely connected device. The computing device is connected to the video conference through a platform independent interface. Further, the computing device locally controls operation of the locally connected device through a platform independent interface during the video conference and remotely controls operation of the remotely connected device during the video conference. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127980 | VIDEO DISPLAY MODIFICATION BASED ON SENSOR INPUT FOR A SEE-THROUGH NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAY - This disclosure concerns a near field communication (NFC) device which includes a wrist-worn NFC-enabled electronics device, wherein the wrist-worn NFC enabled electronics device includes a first communications link for communicating with a second NFC-enabled electronics device via NFC protocols, and a second communications link for communicating with an eyepiece via a medium-range communications protocol and receiving control commands. The wrist-worn NFC-enabled electronics device facilitates the transfer of data between the eyepiece and the second NFC-enabled electronics device. The eyepiece comprises optics enabling a see-through display on which is displayed the data. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127981 | EFFICIENTLY DISTRIBUTING VIDEO CONTENT USING A COMBINATION OF A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK AND A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A method, system and computer program product for efficiently distributing video content. A peer-to-peer network and a content distribution network are used in combination to distribute video content. A content distribution network relies on servers distributed across the Internet to achieve high quality content delivery at a high cost. A peer-to-peer network distributes content among peers without incurring server side cost but may experience poor performance. The peer-to-peer network and the content distribution network are leveraged in a manner that achieves high content delivery and low cost by allowing the peer-to-peer network to serve as much content as possible while using the content distribution network to bootstrap the content in the peer-to-peer network and using it as a fallback whenever the peer-to-peer network has insufficient bandwidth, insufficient quality or when the missing piece of video content in the video buffer of the client device has an immediate deadline. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127982 | EFFICIENTLY DISTRIBUTING VIDEO CONTENT USING A COMBINATION OF A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK AND A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A method, system and computer program product for efficiently distributing video content. A peer-to-peer network and a content distribution network are used in combination to distribute video content. A content distribution network relies on servers distributed across the Internet to achieve high quality content delivery at a high cost. A peer-to-peer network distributes content among peers without incurring server side cost but may experience poor performance. The peer-to-peer network and the content distribution network are leveraged in a manner that achieves high content delivery and low cost by allowing the peer-to-peer network to serve as much content as possible while using the content distribution network to bootstrap the content in the peer-to-peer network and using it as a fallback whenever the peer-to-peer network has insufficient bandwidth, insufficient quality or when the missing piece of video content in the video buffer of the client device has an immediate deadline. | 05-23-2013 |
20130141518 | VIDEO BANDWIDTH OPTIMIZATION - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a network device, video from a first endpoint, analyzing the video received from the first endpoint, processing video received from a second endpoint based on the analyzed video to optimize bandwidth between the network device and the first endpoint, and transmitting the processed video to the first endpoint. An apparatus is also disclosed. | 06-06-2013 |
20130141519 | TELEPRESENCE APPARATUS FOR IMMERSION OF A HUMAN IMAGE IN A PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - A telepresence device allows a remote meeting participant to establish a telepresence at a remote meeting location. The telepresence device provides a video image of the remote meeting participant on a video display screen at a meeting location To enhance the visual sensation that the remote person is present at the meeting location, the telepresence device may display the silhouette image of the remote meeting participant without the image of the background scene of the remote participant's location (e.g., office, home or home office). Further, the telepresence device may be equipped with a rear-facing camera that captures a video image of the background scene behind the telepresence device at the meeting location. The silhouette image of the remote meeting participant may be superimposed on the video image of the background scene at the meeting location, which is captured by the rear-facing camera. | 06-06-2013 |
20130147900 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO CONFERENCING SERVICES VIA AN ETHERNET ADAPTER - The present application is directed towards systems and methods for providing video conference services via a single device installed as an Ethernet adapter on a computing device. A device, based around a standard form factor such as a PCI card, with a CPU, operating system, and memory may be installed in a server or other computing device and utilize power from the computing device while operating independently. The device may comprise an audio/video media processor for mixing a plurality of video streams to generate one or more mixed video streams, which may be provided to video conference participants. In some embodiments, the device may select a mixing format or arrangement for the mixed video streams based on the number of participants or identified roles of one or more participants. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147901 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO ENABLING PBX SYSTEMS WITHOUT A SIP STACK - The present application is directed to systems and methods for enabling session initiation protocol capabilities for a private branch exchange system without a session initiation protocol stack. A device installed as an Ethernet adapter in a computing device is provided, the device in communication with a private branch exchange (PBX) system without a session initiation protocol (SIP) stack, the device providing a SIP service to the PBX system. The device receives a request from a non-SIP phone of a first user on the PBX system to establish an audio session with a second user at an extension, the second user having a SIP phone connected to the device. The device establishes, responsive to the request, the audio session between the non-SIP phone and the SIP extension of the SIP phone corresponding to the extension requested by the first user. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING A URI TO A PLURALITY OF ENDPOINTS FOR A SIP COMMUNICATION - The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for providing unauthenticated client access to session initiation protocol (SIP) communication services provided by an Ethernet device comprising a proxy and a conference bridge. A device installed as an Ethernet adapter receives a SIP call request from a first client, the SIP call request comprising a first uniform resource identifier (URI), the first URI comprising a SIP alias. The device determines that the first client has not been authenticated. The device identifies that the first URI comprises a SIP alias. The device proxies the SIP call request to an endpoint associated with the SIP alias, responsive to the identification of the first URI as a SIP alias. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147903 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCLUDING VIDEO TRAFFIC FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES INTO A VIDEO CONFERENCING - The present application describes systems and methods for providing a mixed video conference between a video conference participant and an external video producing source. An audio/video media processor within a single integrated device installed as an Ethernet adapter on a computing device mixes a first video stream communicated over a first connection established between the computing device and a first device of a first video conference participant and a second video stream communicated over a second connection established between the computing device and a second device of a second video conference participant. A media controller transmits the mixed video to each of the first device and the second device. The media controller intercepts a video stream from an external video producing device. The media controller transmits portions of the video stream to each of the first device via the first connection and the second device via the second connection. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147904 | PROCESSING MEDIA STREAMS DURING A MULTI-USER VIDEO CONFERENCE - Embodiments generally relate to processing media streams during a multi-user video conference. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining at least one frame from a media stream, and determining a plurality of coordinates within the at least one frame. The method also includes obtaining at least one media content item, obtaining one or more parameters from a remote user, and adding the at least one media content item to the at least one frame based on the plurality of coordinates and the one or more parameters. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147905 | PROCESSING MEDIA STREAMS DURING A MULTI-USER VIDEO CONFERENCE - Embodiments generally relate to processing media streams during a multi-user video conference. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining at least one audio file and obtaining one or more parameters from a remote user. The method also includes adding user-specified audio content from the at least one audio file to a media stream based on the one or more parameters. | 06-13-2013 |
20130155177 | Customizing a Mute Input of a Remote Control Device - System and method for user interfaces using remote control devices. More specifically, these user interfaces may be particularly useful for providing an intuitive and user friendly interaction between a user and a device or application using a display, e.g., at a “10 foot” interaction level. The user interfaces may be specifically designed for interaction using a simple remote control device having a limited number of inputs. For example, the simple remote control may include directional inputs (e.g., up, down, left, right), a confirmation input (e.g., ok), and possibly a mute input. These user interfaces may allow a user to quickly browse and filter lists of items, efficiently provide input (e.g., having multiple data types), customize directional and/or mute functionality of the remote control, perform camera control (e.g., for videoconferencing), etc. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155178 | Controlling a Camera Using a Touch Interface - Controlling a camera using a touch interface. A first input control and a second input control may be presented on a touch interface. The first input control may be configured to control pan and tilt of the camera and the second input control may be configured to control zoom of the camera. First user input may be received to the touch display to a first region of one of the input controls. After, second user input may be received to the touch display to a second region outside of the first region. The pan and tilt or the zoom of the camera may be adjusted in response to the second user input. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155179 | Performing DMA Transfer of Audio and Video Data Received over a Serial Bus - DMA transfer of audio and video data. The audio and video data may be received over a serial bus. A DMA engine may provide audio and video data packets to data storage logic based on the audio and video data. The DMA engine may provide each of the audio data packets with a first, same destination address of a first memory and may provide each of the video data packets with a second, same destination address of the first memory. The data storage logic may maintain first and second pointers that indicate a next current memory location for audio data in a first buffer and video data in a second buffer in the first memory, respectively. The data storage logic may receive and store the audio and video data packets at respective locations in the first and second buffers based on current values of the first and second pointers. | 06-20-2013 |
20130162752 | Audio and Video Teleconferencing Using Voiceprints and Face Prints - Provided is a device including one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to periodically match an image of an individual with one of a plurality of stored identities based upon at least one from the group including (i) facial print data and (ii) voice print data. The one or more processors are configured to associate the matched image with an icon representative of the one stored identity. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162753 | MULTI-ENTERPRISE VIDEO CONFERENCE SERVICE - A system is configured to receive a request to set up a first video conference and another request to set up a second video conference, where the request is received from a client device and where the other request is received from another client device; obtain first information associated with an enterprise with which the client device is associated and second information associated with another, different enterprise with which the other client device is associated; determine whether the first information permits the client device to set up the first video conference and whether the second information permits the other client device to set up the second video conference; establish the first video conference when the first information permits the client device to set up the first video conference; and establish the second video conference when the second information permits the other client device to set up the second video conference. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162754 | AUDIO-VIDEO MULTI-PARTICIPANT CONFERENCE SYSTEMS USING PSTN AND INTERNET NETWORKS - A multi-participant conference system and method is described. The multi-participant system includes a PSTN client, at least one remote client and a first participant client. The PSTN client communicates audio data and the remote clients communicate audio-video data. The first participant client includes a voice over IP (VoIP) encoder, a VoIP decoder, a first audio mixer, and a second audio mixer. The VoIP encoder compresses audio data transported to the PSTN client. The VoIP decoder then decodes audio data from the PSTN client. The first audio mixer mixes the decoded audio data from the PSTN client with the audio-video data from the first participant into a first mixed audio-video data stream transmitted to the remote client. The second audio mixer mixes the audio-video data stream from the first participant with the audio-video data stream from each remote client into a second mixed audio transmitted to the PSTN client. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162755 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR INITIATING A PROCESS ON DATA NETWORK - One example embodiment of the invention is directed to a computer program product for initiating a process for use during a data sharing event on a packet based network, the program product comprising computer executable instructions stored on a computer readable medium, the data sharing event including a plurality of users sharing streaming data with one another. The example program product instructions when executed by one or more computers causing the one or more computers to perform steps comprising receive a request to initiate the process communicated from one of the plurality of users participating in the data sharing event, respond to the request by initiating the process on the data network whereby at least one of the users participating in the data sharing event may access the process, and terminate the process after one or more termination conditions has been satisfied. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162756 | IP-BASED CONFERENCING IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing routing service for managing and routing collaboration participants. In one embodiment, the conferencing system may utilize Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to conduct the routing of the collaboration conferences within the telecommunications network. The SIP-based routing provides for the exchanging of information from one device of the conferencing system to another that is not available in non-IP based conferencing systems. Thus, through the use of IP-based telecommunication devices, the network provides beneficial features for collaboration conferencing. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162757 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an image processing command input section to receive image processing commands for image data written into a memory by units of one line, a line number deriving section to derive a number of lines of the image data required to execute image processing operations based on the image processing commands received by the image processing command input section, a line number indicating section to output a numerical value indicating the number of lines of the image data derived by the line number deriving section, a read timing controlling section to control read timing from the memory in response to the numerical value output from the line number indicating section, a parameter indicating section to output parameters used for the image processing operations, and an image processing section to execute the image processing operations. | 06-27-2013 |
20130169742 | VIDEO CONFERENCING WITH UNLIMITED DYNAMIC ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS - In general, this disclosure describes techniques for providing dynamic active participants in a real-time visual communication session between two or more participants. When there are more participants in the real-time visual communication session than computing devices connected to the communication session can support visual data from, a subset of the participants are chosen to be active participants. Visual data of the active participants are displayed by one or more of the computing devices. The active participants are chosen based on participation properties. Active participants may become passive and passive participants may become active based on the participation properties. The quality of visual data associated with active participants (e.g., compression rate, output display size, etc.) may be iteratively reduced as one or more of the passive participants become active. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169743 | TELECONFERENCING METHOD AND DEVICE - A teleconferencing method for a teleconferencing device ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130176380 | Orchestrating an Exchange of Conferencing Transmissions - A persistent connection may be established between a first and second computing device based on a signal received by the first computing device from the second computing device, where the second computing device is protected by a protective mechanism that blocks unauthorized signals from reaching the second computing device and the signal from the second computing device is allowed by the protective mechanism. A command signal may be sent to the second computing device over the persistent connection, and an exchange of conferencing transmissions may be orchestrated by the first computing device between the second computing device and other computing devices connected to the first computing device. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176381 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING PICTURES - Presented herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for displaying pictures. In one embodiment, there is presented a decoder system for decoding video data. The decoder system comprises a port and a transport processor. The port receives packets carrying encoded video data from a plurality of video streams. The transport processor changes a header to encoded video data from at least one of the packets. The header identifies a particular one of the plurality of video streams, wherein the at least one packet is from the particular one of the plurality of video stream. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176382 | Communication Device, Method, Non-Transitory Computer Readable Medium, and System of a Remote Conference - A communication device may acquire material data to share with a particular communication device, when one or more of first image data and first audio data is outputted. The communication device may determine whether the acquired material data includes audio data. Additionally, the communication device may change a first sound volume setting to a second sound volume setting, in response to determining that the acquired material data includes audio data. The communication device may output, through an audio output device, received first audio data according to the second sound volume setting and the material data according to a third sound volume setting. | 07-11-2013 |
20130182063 | AUTOMATIC WEB CONFERENCE PRESENTATION SYNCHRONIZER - A beacon signal including image information and an application to cause acknowledgment of receipt of the beacon signal is transmitted in order to measure approximate latency in transmission over a communication link that exhibits latency such as a packet switched digital network. Transmission latency for image information for an image included in a web conference is then estimated and elapsed time after transmission of such image information is measured and an indication provided to a presenter or conference monitor when the image should be visible to a conference participant which can be easily selected by the presenter. | 07-18-2013 |
20130188007 | REMOTE PARTICIPANT PLACEMENT ON A UNIT IN A CONFERENCE ROOM - A video conferencing system presents video conference feeds of remote participants in different video conferencing units that are located throughout a conference room. Each of the available units is located at a different position within the conference room. At any point in time, a remote participant is associated with one of the units. The remote participant may move and/or be moved to a different unit during the video conference. For example, a presenter may ask the remote participant to “sit” at a particular unit and/or the remote participant may decide to move to a different unit within the room. Each of the units is configured to determine when a local participant is addressing a remote participant that is associated with the unit. When more than one remote participant is associated with a particular unit, the remote participant who is being communicated with may be shown prominently on the display. | 07-25-2013 |
20130194376 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING SHARED CONTENT IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE AND A VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM - A method for switching shared content in a video conference includes determining a status of the video conference when a switch event is triggered. If the status is a video status, sharable content of the sharing terminal are detected, and whether the sharing terminal has at least one sharable content is determined. If so, one of at least one sharable content is shared with at least one remote terminal. If not, the status keeps being in the video status. If the status is a sharing status and the sharing terminal shares a content having a first index number, sharable content of the sharing terminal are detected, and whether the sharing terminal has a first sharable content having an index number larger than the first index number is determined. If so, sharing the first sharable content with at least one remote terminal by the sharing terminal. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194377 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BOTH AUDIO/VIDEO VISITATION AND VOIP TELEPHONIC VISITATION ORIGINATED EITHER BY AN INMATE OR BY AN OUTSIDE VISITOR DIRECTLY BETWEEN INMATES OF A PRISON AND AN OUTSIDE VISITOR WITHOUT NEED OF INTERVENTION BY PRISON PERSONNEL - An Internet-based audio/video and VoIP telephone visitation system for prisons wherein audio/video and VoIP visitation may be originated by either an inmate or an outside visitor. An inmate uses an individual portable electronic device in his/her possession to communicate exclusively with the visitation system. Through the visitation system video messages, video visitations, and VoIP telecommunications may be exchanged between the inmate and a registered visitor having an Internet-enabled device. Communication requires no endpoint control by prison personnel. All communications may be subject to intervention, recordation, and monitoring by prison personnel. Payment for services is prepaid by visitors using an on-line payment service eliminating involvement of prison personnel. All non-privileged calls are recorded. All calls may be monitored. A fee-per-minute is charged. Time is tracked for each call. The call duration and time remaining for a call may be displayed for both the visitor and the inmate. | 08-01-2013 |
20130201277 | ViSTORE - ViSTORE is a video teleconferencing system used with networked devices and is capable of storing all or parts of video conferencing sessions on demand that can be played back at a later time. The system consists of a web portal, where all multimedia data is stored, and a software application hosted in the networked devices. The networked devices can be any wired or wireless devices such as laptops and smart phones. The system is capable of hosting multiple videoconferencing parties and each user is capable of storing any part of a given user video session. The system also can play concurrently video feeds, such as a live TV channel, or video clips, such as those of news websites. In addition, the system can display simultaneously multimedia such as photos and images. Finally, the system allows user to create and display notes and MS Office applications files. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201278 | INTEGRATED MODULE FOR WIRELESS NETWORK AND VIDEOCONFERENCE - A wireless network and videoconference includes a circuit board, a wireless local area network (WLAN) interface, a videoconference interface, and a transmission interface. The WALN interface is placed on the circuit board and electrically connected thereto. The videoconference interface is placed on the circuit board and electrically connected thereto. The transmission interface is electrically connected to the WLAN interface, the videoconference interface, and a mother board. | 08-08-2013 |
20130215214 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AVATARSADDRESSING A REMOTE PARTICIPANT IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - A method and system for addressing and indicating a remote person participating in a video conference call is provided. The method and system includes a local video conference unit having a local video display presenting a remote video image. A local pointing device allows a video conference participant to address one or more remote participants in the remote video image. The user input from the local pointing device may mark, highlight, “tag” or otherwise indicate the one or more remote participants. The local conference unit may also have a detection mechanism coupled to the local video display and configured to detect the user input from the local pointing device and determine a selected image region on the remote video image containing one or more addressed or selected remote participants. The selected image region corresponds to a plurality of pixels on the remote video image. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215215 | CLOUD-BASED INTEROPERABILITY PLATFORM USING A SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING ARCHITECTURE - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a system implemented using a software-defined network (SDN) interoperability architecture for performing video conferencing. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a decision engine application, a decision engine controller, and a media processing resources (MPRs) that provide conferencing capabilities. The system implemented using a software-defined network (SDN) interoperability architecture allows for distributed media routing and contextual provisioning of a conference based upon static and dynamic variables in real-time, moderator control, and/or user control. Contextual provisioning may be employed to adjust the settings for a conference and to select the different components (e.g., hardware and software components) that are employed in the conference based upon static and dynamic variables. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure relate to distributing decoded streams between video conferencing components and performing capacity management by basing determinations upon state information and costs involved in allocating resources in a cloud environment. | 08-22-2013 |
20130222522 | VIDEO CONFERENCING DISPLAY AND METHOD TO FACILITATE ENHANCED EYE CONTACT - A display apparatus includes an illumination source that provides light across a surface area of a front panel of the display apparatus. A control system is configured to control the illumination source to increase an intensity of the light for a local region of a front panel of the display apparatus relative to an intensity of the light from the illumination source for at least an adjacent region of the front panel that is adjacent to the local region. The local region of the front panel corresponds to a location for a partial mirror at the front panel. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222523 | Multicasting a Video to a Plurality of Clients Based on a Single Stream - A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222524 | Distributed Transcoding of a Video Based on Insufficient Computing Resources - A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222525 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY LOCATING AN OBJECT IN REAL TIME VIA A NETWORK - A method for remotely locating an object in real time via a network comprises sending a request from a user to a server describing an object to be geographically located remotely via the network, identifying a possible geographic area in which the object is expected to be geographically located, determining a messenger having a geographical location within a predetermined distance of the possible geographic area from a table comprising messengers having known geographical locations, the identity and geographical location of the user being unknown to the messenger, sending an assignment including the possible geographical area from the server to the messenger enabling the messenger to proceed to the possible geographic area to provide a real-time video image is sent from the messenger to the user to enable the user to visually determine whether the object is geographically located within the field of view. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222526 | System and Method of a Remote Conference - A system may include a first communication device, and a recording server. The first communication device may set layout information indicative of a layout of media data. The first communication device may transmit, to the recording server, first media data to be transmitted to the second communication device, the layout information, and first identification information identifying the first communication device. The recording server may store the first media data, the layout information, and the first identification information transmitted from the first communication device. The recording server may receive a request for conference proceedings data from a particular device. The recording server may determine particular layout information for the particular device. The recording server may generate conference proceedings data based on the determined layout information and media data requested by the particular device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222527 | INTEGRATION OF HOME ENTERTAINMENT DEVICES WITH A SOFTWARE CLIENT FOR TELEPHONY - A communication system including a communication network, an entertainment device connected to the communication network, and an application server connected to the communication network. The entertainment device has a software client adapted to provide real time two-way communication between the entertainment device and a telephony device connected to the communication network. The application server is adapted to communicate with the software client and facilitate the real time two-way communication between the entertainment device and the telephony device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222528 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT METHOD, TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, PROGRAM PROVIDING SYSTEM, AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEM - A transmission management system manages, for items of transmission terminal identification information for identifying transmission terminals, respectively, relay apparatus identification information for identifying relay apparatuses capable of relaying content data transmitted from each of transmission terminals; receives, from the transmission terminal acting as a request source, items of the terminal identification information for identifying the transmission terminal acting as the request source and the transmission terminal acting as a destination, respectively; searches the relay apparatus identification information based on the received items of the terminal identification information for identifying the transmission terminals acting as the re-quest source and the destination, respectively, and extracts items of the relay apparatus identification information each being common to the items of the transmission terminal acting as the request source and the destination, respectively. | 08-29-2013 |
20130229483 | Functionality for Indicating Direction of Attention - A communication system is described herein which provides an indicator that helps hub participants of a meeting (or other environmental setting) determine a direction of attention of a satellite participant (who is not physically present at the meeting). The indicator can be implemented as a mechanical pointer, a solid-state display mechanism, a rotating display mechanism, a display mechanism which presents visual information that reflects directionality, and so on. The communication system can assess the directionality of the satellite participant based on any combination of control inputs from explicit input mechanism(s) and/or implicit input mechanism(s). The communication system can also choose between explicit and/or implicit control of the indicator based on at least one selection criterion. | 09-05-2013 |
20130235146 | EXTENDED VIDEO CONFERENCING FEATURES THROUGH ELECTRONIC CALENDARING - Systems and methods to integrate or interface video conference rooms, video conference infrastructure equipment and electronic calendars are disclosed. Example embodiments include providing: security for meeting information; interfaces for personal electronic calendar applications and video conferencing equipment; and implementations for video conferencing infrastructure components to integrate with meeting scheduling software. Also disclosed are systems and methods for making information automatically available via interfaces to the scheduling software (e.g., via a plug-in or extension to the regular interface software and integration modules executing in video conferencing infrastructure equipment) without a change in how a user interacts with existing meeting scheduling software. | 09-12-2013 |
20130242032 | METHOD TO POPULATE CONTACT LIST FROM RECENT CALL LOG - A method for efficiently accessing pertinent information retrieved from a videoconferencing system call log. System call logs typically contain a chronological list of raw information pertaining to inbound and outbound videoconferencing calls. The method for efficiently accessing this chronological information is performed using input from the user at an endpoint to correlate and sort for display the information required at the current time. Videoconferencing systems typically are shared use or community type devices and the method of this disclosure allows for more user friendly access to pertinent information. Auto population of a speed dial list or associating a smart tag with the retrieved information is another possible feature to aid the end user. This method will allow a business to more efficiently use a limited number of videoconferencing systems amongst diverse groups of users with diverse calling needs. | 09-19-2013 |
20130242033 | EXTERNAL INPUT APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, DISPLAY DATA SHARING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - An external input apparatus connected with a communication terminal delivering conference data including voice or video to another set of equipment connected via a network is disclosed. The external input apparatus includes a first display part for displaying an image; an operation reception part for receiving a user's operation; an image obtaining part for obtaining image data of the image; an image data transmission part for transmitting the image data to the other set of equipment by using the communication terminal; a transition information storage part for registering, according to display control information reported by the communication terminal, a transition condition of a share menu which is used for receiving a sharing control operation for the image data; and a menu control part for displaying, by using the first display part, the share menu determined according to the display control information obtained from the communication terminal and the transition condition. | 09-19-2013 |
20130242034 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A transmission management apparatus manages transmission states of a plurality of transmission terminals including a first transmission terminal and a second transmission terminal. The apparatus includes a terminal management table storage unit configured to store therein a terminal management table in which terminal information including an identifier and an identification name of each transmission terminal is managed; a receiving unit configured to receive a terminal information request signal from the first transmission terminal, the terminal information request signal indicating a request for information for identifying the second transmission terminal, the first and second transmission terminals being in transmission therebetween; a terminal state acquisition unit configured to acquire the information for identifying the second transmission terminal from the terminal management table in response to the terminal information request signal; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the information acquired by the terminal state acquisition unit to the first transmission terminal. | 09-19-2013 |
20130242035 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COMMUNICATING I/O DATA - Video conferencing systems and methods are provided. A video conferencing system can include an audio/video (A/V) data path coupling a plurality of network devices. The system can further include at least one input/output (I/O) device providing I/O data coupled to at least one of the plurality of network devices. The I/O data is communicated along the A/V data path to each of the plurality of network devices. | 09-19-2013 |
20130258042 | INTERACTIVE ATTENTION MONITORING IN ONLINE CONFERENCE SESSIONS - In an online conference session involving a presenter at an endpoint device and a plurality of attendees at respective endpoint devices, screenshots of content displayed at the endpoint device of the presenter and content displayed at the endpoint devices of each of the attendees are captured on a periodic basis. First data is stored that represents screenshots of content displayed at the endpoint device of the presenter and of content displayed at the endpoint devices of each of the attendees for each screenshot capture instance. Second data is stored that represents captured screenshots at each of a plurality of screenshot capture instances at the endpoint device for each attendee during the conference session. An attention metric is generated for one or more attendees based on the first data and second data. | 10-03-2013 |
20130258043 | Teleconferencing System and Non-Transitory Computer Readable Medium Storing Program - A teleconferencing system includes a plurality of teleconferencing servers, a plurality of teleconferencing terminals, and a specification server. The plurality of teleconferencing servers are configured to be connected to one another through a network. The plurality of teleconferencing terminals are configured to conduct a teleconference by transmitting and receiving media data to and from one another. Each one of the plurality of the teleconferencing terminals is configured to be connected to one of the plurality of the teleconferencing servers. The specification server is configured to be connected to the plurality of the teleconferencing servers and is configured to specify a recording server that is configured to record the media data. | 10-03-2013 |
20130265381 | VIDEO IMPLEMENTATION METHOD FOR THREE-PARTY VIDEO CONFERENCE - The present invention relates to a three-party video conference. With the utilization of the monitor display resource by a host party, the assembled three-party video captured and decoded by the monitor display resource is transmitted to the conference-participant parties, the screen-captured real-time transport protocol (RTP) data transmitted from the host party are respectively displayed on monitors of the conference-participant parties, thereby eliminating the resource consumption of mixed video data, controlling the video resource loss, and providing a cost-effective hardware to enable three parties to see and hear from each other. | 10-10-2013 |
20130265382 | Visual Conditioning for Augmented-Reality-Assisted Video Conferencing - An apparatus comprising a processor configured to receive a video teleconferencing image, wherein the video teleconferencing image has a background and at least one foreground, wherein the foreground has a boundary, determine the boundary of the foreground, overlay the boundary of the foreground with a drawing area, wherein the drawing area obscures the boundary, and replace the background of the image with a new background. | 10-10-2013 |
20130265383 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus includes an image acquiring unit that acquires an image of a subject imaged by an image capturing lens; a face detecting unit that detects face information corresponding to a person's face from the image acquired by the image acquiring unit; an image angle-of-view calculating unit that calculates an angle of view of a portion including the face in the image based on the face information detected by the face detecting unit; and a correction necessity determining unit that determines whether distortion correction of the image is need to be performed, based on the angle of view calculated by the image angle-of-view calculating unit and distortion characteristics of the image capturing lens. | 10-10-2013 |
20130265384 | Enhanced Power Supply - One embodiment is an enhanced power supply including electronic power supply circuitry within a housing. The enhanced power supply further includes one or more sockets operatively associated with the housing providing for the connection of an external apparatus to the enhanced power supply such that the external apparatus may communicate data or another signal through the connection to an output cable. The output cable may to be connected to a device such that both power and at least one signal will be provided to the device through the output cable. Systems featuring an enhanced power supply and methods of providing power and one or more other signals to a device with a reduced number of cables are also disclosed. | 10-10-2013 |
20130271559 | Videoconferencing Endpoint Having Multiple Voice-Tracking Cameras - A videoconferencing apparatus automatically tracks speakers in a room and dynamically switches between a controlled, people-view camera and a fixed, room-view camera. When no one is speaking, the apparatus shows the room view to the far-end. When there is a dominant speaker in the room, the apparatus directs the people-view camera at the dominant speaker and switches from the room-view camera to the people-view camera. When there is a new speaker in the room, the apparatus switches to the room-view camera first, directs the people-view camera at the new speaker, and then switches to the people-view camera directed at the new speaker. When there are two near-end speakers engaged in a conversation, the apparatus tracks and zooms-in the people-view camera so that both speakers are in view. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271560 | CONVEYING GAZE INFORMATION IN VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - A system and a method for executing a virtual conference are presented. The method includes providing, to each participant, images of the plurality of nodes, receiving an active node selection input from a first participant of the plurality of participants, the active node selection input indicating which of the plurality of nodes the first participant selects as an active node for communication, and modifying an image quality of the active node provided to the first participant, so that the active node has a first image quality that is different from a second image quality that is assigned to other nodes, wherein image quality includes parameters that affect the perceived clarity of an image. Also provided is a system and method for obtaining the image of a participant from a desired angle by guiding the participant's gaze to a selected region of the screen relative to a camera. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271561 | Advanced Video Conference - Methods (and corresponding systems and computer program products) providing (1) flexible controls for the number of users that register and use a system, (2) flexible group contact management control, and (3) establishing a caller's video on each receiver's screen as soon as the caller makes a video conference call. | 10-17-2013 |
20130278712 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROGRAM - When terminals perform communication through a reservation, a management unit manages terminal identification information identifying each terminal and reservation identification information identifying the reservation. When a first terminal performs communication through a predetermined reservation, a receiving unit receives, from the first terminal, a request to acquire state of a second transmission terminal. A reservation extracting unit extracts the reservation identification information associated with terminal identification information identifying the second terminal from the management unit. A determining unit determines whether the reservation identified by the extracted reservation identification information matches the predetermined reservation. A transmitting unit transmits first state information indicating first state of the second terminal to the first terminal when the determining unit determines that the reservation matches the predetermined reservation, but transmits second state information indicating second state of the second terminal when the determining unit determines that the reservation does not match the predetermined reservation. | 10-24-2013 |
20130286155 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING DATA TRANSMISSION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - The reservation communication information is generated based on terminal identification information for identifying a transmission terminal that is currently participating in a session based on reservation of communication, which at least indicates whether a counterpart transmission terminal that is scheduled to participate in the session based on the reservation of communication is currently participating in the session based on the reservation of communication. The reservation communication information may be output for display at a request transmission terminal that may request to start communication with the counterpart transmission terminal based on the reservation of communication. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286156 | ADAPTIVE VIDEO COMMUNICATION CHANNEL - A videoconference system includes a plurality of computers associated with the system to collectively send and receive video data streams. A video encoding program is stored in a memory and is executable by at least a first computer. When executed, the executing computer to encode video data using one or more encoding parameters. A decode information set request monitoring program is stored in a memory and is executable by at least the first computer, causing the first computer to perform the steps of monitoring the network for receipt of a decode information set request message; and responding to the received request message by querying the received message for an ID and, if the ID of the received message corresponds to a video data stream generated from the first computer, communicating the corresponding decode information set including the encoding parameters to at least a computer that transmitted the message. | 10-31-2013 |
20130293665 | INTEGRATING PRESET CALLBACK INTO CONFERENCE CALLS - In an example embodiment, there is disclosed an apparatus comprising an interface and conferencing logic coupled with the interface. The conferencing logic is operable to receive via the interface data representative of a conference call for a meeting, the data representative of the meeting comprises data representative of a meeting time and data representative of a meeting participant. The conferencing logic is operable to receive via the interface data representative of a callback number and data representative of a callback time from the meeting participant. The conferencing logic is operable to initiate communications with the meeting participant at the callback time at the callback number. The conferencing logic is operable to couple the meeting participant with the conference call upon establishing communications. | 11-07-2013 |
20130293666 | INSTANT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM HAVING ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS BETWEEN COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A communication server and accompanying communication devices allow near instantaneous communication between users of the communication devices. A communication device may be configured with multiple channels, where each channel is assigned a corresponding communication device. As the communication devices are registered with the communication server, each communication device has knowledge of other registered communication devices. Thus, communication devices may communicate nearly instantaneously with each other. Furthermore, as the communication device is equipped with multiple channels, a single communication device may host a conference call with other communication devices. In addition, communication device may include multiple buttons to control the communication device, and indicator lights to indicate the status of calls with other communication devices. | 11-07-2013 |
20130300821 | SELECTIVELY COMBINING A PLURALITY OF VIDEO FEEDS FOR A GROUP COMMUNICATION SESSION - In an embodiment, a communications device receives a plurality of video input feeds from a plurality of video capturing devices that provide different perspectives of a given visual subject of interest. The communications device receives, for each of the received plurality of video input feeds, indications of (i) a location an associated video capturing device, (ii) an orientation of the associated video capturing device and (iii) a format of the received video input feed. The communications device selects a set of the received plurality of video input feeds, interlaces the selected video input feeds into a video output feed that conforms to a target format and transmitting the video output feed to a set of target video presentation devices. The communications device can correspond to either a remote server or a user equipment (UE) that belongs to, or is in communication with, the plurality of video capturing devices. | 11-14-2013 |
20130307921 | AUDIO ASSOCIATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Audio capture systems and methods applicable to large interactive device (LID) are provided. An audio capture method can include relating captured ambient audio provided by a first user with media presented to the first user via the LID. The method can also include indicating related media displayed on the LID based upon an audio input provided by the first user. | 11-21-2013 |
20130314491 | MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCE ENDPOINT TRANSFER SYSTEM - A system for providing a trusted peer-based information verification system may include one or more processors and a memory. The one or more processors may provide a multimedia conference to participant devices, and may receive a request to transfer a session of the multimedia conference of a participant device that is characterized by a first multimedia conference capability. The one or more processors may provide a list of target devices associated with the participant device to the participant device, and may receive an indication of a target device from the participant device. The one or more processors may transfer the session of the multimedia conference from the participant device to the target device, wherein the target device is characterized by a second multimedia conference capability that is different than the first multimedia conference capability of the participant device. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314492 | VoIP Music Conferencing System - A method includes sending a first message to a conference bridge from a first device. The first message includes an audio signal, a video signal, a musical instrument digital interface signal, or combinations thereof. The conference bridge establishes a voice over internet protocol call between the first device, a second device, and a mix controller external to the conference bridge. The method includes receiving a second message from the conference bridge at the first device. The second message comprises a mixed audio signal produced by the conference bridge from the first message and a third message received by the conference bridge from the second device. The mix controller sets a mixing level for each audio signal used to produce the mixed audio signal. The method also includes processing the second message via the first device to generate an output. | 11-28-2013 |
20130321564 | PERSPECTIVE-CORRECT COMMUNICATION WINDOW WITH MOTION PARALLAX - A perspective-correct communication window system and method for communicating between participants in an online meeting, where the participants are not in the same physical locations. Embodiments of the system and method provide an in-person communications experience by changing virtual viewpoint for the participants when they are viewing the online meeting. The participant sees a different perspective displayed on a monitor based on the location of the participant's eyes. Embodiments of the system and method include a capture and creation component that is used to capture visual data about each participant and create a realistic geometric proxy from the data. A scene geometry component is used to create a virtual scene geometry that mimics the arrangement of an in-person meeting. A virtual viewpoint component displays the changing virtual viewpoint to the viewer and can add perceived depth using motion parallax. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321565 | COMMUNICATION WALL PANEL, NURSING CARE SYSTEM HAVING COMMUNICATION WALL PANEL, AND CONFERENCE SYSTEM HAVING COMMUNICATION WALL PANEL - A communication wall panel includes an interior panel member to be attached to a room as an interior wall material thereof; an information obtaining part provided in the interior panel member and configured to obtain information associated with a person in the room; a notification part provided in the interior panel member and configured to notify the person in the room of information; a communication part provided in the interior panel member and configured to perform communication with a server installed in a location other than the room; and a control part provided in the interior panel member and configured to control the information obtaining part and the notification part. The communication part is configured to transmit information obtained from the information obtaining part to the server and to output information transmitted from the server to the notification part. | 12-05-2013 |
20130328999 | Optical Adapters for Mobile Devices with a Camera - Portable, mobile, lightweight, removable, low cost, easy to manufacture, easy to ship, easy to transport, easy to store, and easy to use optical adapters that provides an effective means of videoconferencing over a mobile phone or other mobile device with a camera. Embodiments include landscape and portrait adapters that can be easily applied, used and removed while maintaining a professional and aesthetic appearance. Small mirrors within the optical adapter allow light from the front of the mobile device to enter the adapter and be conditioned and redirected into the built-in lens of the camera on the back of the mobile device. Novel embodiments include a lens reverser and/or a re-lens. Optical adapters also provide for self-imaging or surveillance. Various protective cases and adapter embodiments are configured to match specific mobile devices. | 12-12-2013 |
20130329000 | PROVIDING SPONTANEOUS CONNECTION AND INTERACTION BETWEEN LOCAL AND REMOTE INTERACTION DEVICES - Embodiments of methods, systems, and storage medium associated with establishing a persistent connection between local and remote interaction devices are disclosed herein. In one instance, the method may include operating the local interaction device in a first power state when a motion of a local user within an area proximate to the local device is not detected, and operating the local interaction device in a second power state when a motion of the local user within the area is detected. The method may further include providing a selected view of a plurality of views of the local area responsive to a gaze direction of the remote user, and providing audio communication from the local interaction device to the remote interaction device with a spatial characteristic that approximates co-location of the local and remote users. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 12-12-2013 |
20130335507 | FLATTENED LIGHT REFLECTION FOR TELEPRESENCE - Embodiments include a telepresence system operative to carry out a teleconference, a lighting arrangement for a telepresence system operative to carry out a teleconference, and a planar panel having a reflective front surface that includes indentations having variable depth operative such that that when the reflective surface is illuminated by a light source, light is directed towards one or more participants in a telepresence system that is operative to carry out a teleconference. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335508 | Adaptive Switching of Views for a Video Conference that Involves a Presentation Apparatus - Techniques are provided for dynamically adapting the view from a conference endpoint that includes a presentation apparatus, such as a whiteboard. A first signal is received that includes a video signal derived from a video camera that is viewing a room during a conference session in which a person is presenting information on a presentation apparatus. During the video conference, switching is performed between the first signal and a second signal representing content being displayed on the presentation apparatus during the conference session for output and transmission to other conference endpoints of the conference session. The determination as to whether to supply the first signal (for a normal view of the conference room) or the second signal may be based on a position determination of the presenter or may be instead be based on an external view selection command received from another conference endpoint participating in the conference session. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335509 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE FOR ONLINE VIDEO DATING - Disclosed is a method, system, and article of manufacture for implementing online video date that identifies a list of potential dates for a requesting user based on the requesting user's preferences or criteria, the personal data of the requesting user, or the personal data of a potential date. The method or system examines the registered users against the requesting user's preferences or criteria, the personal data of the requesting user, or the personal data of or other data related to the registered users to identify the list of potential dates from the registered users. The requesting user may identify one or more potential dates from the list and initiate online video date with the one or more potential dates. The method or system may also provide other applications or services concurrently with the provisioning of online video date. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335510 | SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING PTT MESSAGES FOR BRIEF MULTI VIDEO CONFERENCES - The invention relates to a system which can be used for exchanging short multimedia messages between two or more users. The system is used, without distinction, for client-server implementations ( | 12-19-2013 |
20130335511 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, METHOD OF MANAGING DATA TRANSMISSION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - An apparatus, system, and method of managing data transmission are provided, each of which is capable of generating reservation information regarding communication reserved for at least one of a first transmission terminal and a second transmission terminal, in response to a communication start request that requests to start communication between the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal. The reservation information is generated, for example, based on first time information indicating the time at which communication reserved for the first transmission terminal is scheduled to start, and second time information indicating the time at which communication reserved for the second transmission terminal is scheduled to start. The reservation information is transmitted to the first transmission terminal. The data transmission management method may be implemented in the form of a program stored in a non-transitory recording medium. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335512 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING DATA TRANSMISSION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A transmission management system obtains, in response to a communication start request for starting communication between a first transmission terminal and a second transmission terminal, first reservation identification information for identifying communication reserved for the first transmission terminal and second reservation identification information for identifying communication reserved for the second transmission terminal, and determines whether to accept or reject the communication start request based on a match between the first reservation identification information and the second reservation identification information. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335513 | COLLABORATION CONFERENCE LINKING IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for linking a plurality of conferences that are occurring on separate conference bridges. In one embodiment, the network is configured to determine when two or more related conferences are occurring on separate conference bridges. Related conferences may be any two conferences that share the same attribute. For example, two conferences may be initiated on separate conference bridges under the same account number for a user of the system. When the related conferences are detected, the network links the two conferences through the network such that participants in both conferences may now interact as if in a single collaboration conference. The linking allows the network to combine related conferences without the need to disconnect anyone conference from a conference bridge. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335514 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONNECTION AMONG TERMINALS AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - When a request for participating in a session being performed by a plurality of participating terminals is received from a terminal that is not participated in the session, a system extracts identification information of one or more candidate terminals that are associated with the participating terminal for each one of the plurality of participating terminals, and determines whether identification information of the terminal that sends the request is included in the extracted candidate terminal identification information to generate a determination result. The determination result is used to determine whether to allow the terminal that sends the request to connect with the plurality of participating terminals to participate in the session. | 12-19-2013 |
20130342635 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PARTICIPANT TELECONFERENCING USING PREFERRED FORMS OF TELECOMMUNICATION - A multi-participant teleconferencing system includes a telecommunication manager that is configured to establish telecommunication connections with participants by instructing and initiating one or more telecommunication devices (e.g., media gateway devices, email servers, web servers, multipoint control units, etc.). Participants can be enabled to provide personal preferences to the telecommunication manager. The personal preferences and other participant information can be stored on one or more storage devices as participant records. The participant records preferably include preferred forms of telecommunication for the participants. Each preferred form of telecommunication can include an indication of a preferred type of telecommunication device and/or an indication of a preferred telecommunication technology. The telecommunication manager can utilize the preferred forms of telecommunication stored on the one or more storage devices to schedule, manage, and initiate multi-participant telecommunication. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342636 | Image-Based Real-Time Gesture Recognition - Techniques are provided for image-based real-time gesture recognition. Video data of a person is obtained. Pixels are classified in the video stream at a given time instance during a time period as a foreground or a background pixel. A data entry is generated comprising data indicating foreground history values for each of a plurality of time instances of the video stream and data indicating a time period value. When the classifying indicates that a first pixel is a foreground pixel, the data structure associated with the first pixel is evaluated to determine whether or not to update a foreground history value associated with the first pixel at the given time instance. A motion gradient vector is generated for the video stream based on the foreground history value associated with the first pixel and foreground history values associated with other pixels. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342637 | VIDEO CONFERENCING TRANSITIONS AMONG A PLURALITY OF DEVICES - Embodiments of methods, systems, and storage medium associated with transitioning a video conference session from one device accessible by a user to another device accessible by the user are disclosed herein. In one instance, the method may include detecting at least one condition for transitioning a video conference session from a first device accessible by the user associated with the video conference session to a second device accessible by the user that is not associated with the video conference session, and in response to the detection, transitioning the video conference session to the second device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342638 | Apparatus and Method for Integrating Computing Devices - Methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for physically and/or logically combining two or more smart devices to enhance user experience and help efficiently design, create, implement, or execute desired applications. According to one embodiment, system of the present disclosure provides a smart device apparatus having one or more processors, a communication interface device, and one or more internal data storage devices that are operatively coupled to the one or more processors. The smart device or a sleeve thereof further includes a housing, also interchangeably referred to as a slot or a docking basin, where the housing is configured to physically receive a second smart device and couple the smart device with the second smart device. | 12-26-2013 |
20140002582 | PORTABLE PROPRIOCEPTIVE PERIPATETIC POLYLINEAR VIDEO PLAYER | 01-02-2014 |
20140002583 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | 01-02-2014 |
20140002584 | METHOD OF SELECTING CONFERENCE PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM USING THE METHOD | 01-02-2014 |
20140002585 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING A CP LAYOUT ACCORDING TO INTERACTION BETWEEN CONFEREES | 01-02-2014 |
20140009563 | NON-VIDEO CODECS WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING - Systems and methods for utilizing a non-video codec in connection with a video conferencing application are disclosed herein. Standard video codec(s) can be employed with the video conferencing application for video-based images. When a non-video image designated for sharing by way of the video conferencing application is identified, a non-video codec can be employed instead of the video codec(s) for the identified non-video image. As a result, the non-video image can be transferred more efficiently and can be rendered at the destination in higher quality. | 01-09-2014 |
20140022333 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, SELECTION METHOD, PROGRAM PRODUCT, PROGRAM SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEM - A transmission management system selects a relay apparatus to actually relay content data between a first terminal and a second terminal, from among a plurality of relaying apparatuses capable of relaying the content data for conversation between the first and second terminals. Before the content data is transmitted and received between the first and second terminals, prior transmission information is transmitted and received instead of the content data. Thereby, it is possible to select one relaying apparatus capable of actually relaying the prior transmission information with the fastest speed. Thereby, it is possible to select the relaying apparatus capable of relaying the highest quality with the fastest speed under an actual communication network environment. | 01-23-2014 |
20140028783 | Video alarm security system with 3-party 9-1-1 calling - Disclosed is a Video Alarm Security System (VASS) adapted to transmit image information showing detected alarm events to a communication device of a remote person allowing said person to verify the alarm event before initiating a 3-party call to a PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) with jurisdiction over the location of said VASS. In one embodiment the 3-party conference call is established using two co-joined and bridged transceivers, A and B, wherein transceiver A is a Wi-Fi transceiver connected to an internet router to establishes an internet video call connection between the VASS and person and B is a cellular telephone transceiver adapted to establishes a bridged call connection between the VASS and PSAP. In another embodiment transceivers A and B are both cellular telephone transceivers. Methods for establishing 3-party PSAP call connections using ISP (Internet service provider) or cellular telephone company provided conference calling services are also disclosed. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028784 | Method and Apparatus Providing Synchronization and Control for Server-Based Multi-Screen Videoconferencing - A videoconferencing system in which multiple browsers are utilized to present content and control functions for a server based videoconference. The content of the videoconference (e.g., video and audio streams) is presented on a display device driven by a local computer running a browser. The local computer also runs a separate browser that presents control functions on a different display device (e.g., a touch screen). The system can be scaled to include additional monitors and browsers running on the local computer. A local server is provided on the local computer for facilitating communications among the locally running browsers. In this manner, the browsers can communicate with each other via the local server executing on the local computer. The need to send traffic to a remote server to effectuate the browser-to-browser communication is eliminated. This provides for reduced latency and lowers the demands on the remote server. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028785 | VIDEO BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - Communicating information exchanged in a video conference. Responsive to detecting a change in an amount of audio information generated by at least one participant in the video conference, identifying a first of the plurality of participants in the video conference that currently is a primary presenter in the video conference, allocating a first level of video bandwidth to communicate video information generated in the video conference to a client device, by the primary presenter in the video conference, and allocating a second level of video bandwidth to communicate video information generated in the video conference to a client device, by one or more other participants, who currently are not the primary presenter in the video conference, wherein the second level of video bandwidth is less than the first level of video bandwidth. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028786 | Aggregation of live performances on an aggregate site on a network - A method of aggregating displays of performances into an aggregate site on a network is provided. The aggregated performances originate from at least one performance site on a network. The method includes the steps of selecting a performance criterion; observing at least one performance originating from at least one performance site on a network, the performance being associated with a link; determining when at least one performance meets the performance criterion; establishing an aggregation link to the link associated with the performance meeting the performance criterion; and providing the aggregation link to an aggregate site on a network such that the performance is accessible on the aggregate site. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028787 | Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium Storing Program and Communication Device - A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a communication device, instruct the processor to perform processes that includes performing a first receiving that receives a start request from a partner communication device, the start request including identification information and first user information and requesting that a remote conference be started, acquiring, based on the identification information, second user information stored in a storage portion, performing a first determining that determines whether the first user information and the second user information differ from one another, performing a first outputting that outputs a first command in response to determining that the first user information and the second user information differ from one another, and performing a second outputting that outputs a second command in response to determining that the first user information and the second user information do not differ from one another. | 01-30-2014 |
20140036028 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BYPASSING AN ANCHOR POINT - An approach for splitting a communication data stream into an audio data stream and a video data stream, anchoring the audio data stream at an anchor point within a network, and bypassing anchoring of the video data stream at the anchor point within the network to reduce a processing load at the anchor point. | 02-06-2014 |
20140043430 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GROUP COMMUNICATION SERVICE - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing and controlling multimedia group communication service based on a mesh network. The apparatus for providing a group communication service includes a group communication management module, and an audio and video management module. The group communication management module controls and manages group communication between a plurality of user terminals connected to an internal network independent of an external network. The audio and video management module receives audio and video data for group communication from the microphone and camera of each of the user terminals and manages the audio and video data. The group communication management module includes a packet management unit configured to generate packets that are used to control the group communication, a terminal search unit, and a group communication control unit. | 02-13-2014 |
20140049594 | Conference Server Communication Techniques - A method for updating at least one data element in a conference is disclosed. The conference can include a first node having at least a first server but no endpoints; a second node coupled to the first node, the second node having at least a second server but no endpoints; a first endpoint coupled to the first server; and a second endpoint coupled to the second server. The first and second nodes can form a free tree topology. In such a conference, an exemplary method includes sending an initial update from either (a) the first server belonging to the first node, or (b) the first endpoint, to the second server belonging to the second node; receiving the initial update by the second server; and sending, by the second server, the content of the initial update as an update to at least one of a third server or the second endpoint. | 02-20-2014 |
20140049595 | Videoconferencing System Having Adjunct Camera for Auto-Framing and Tracking - A videoconference apparatus and method coordinates a stationary view obtained with a stationary camera to an adjustable view obtained with an adjustable camera. The stationary camera can be a web camera, while the adjustable camera can be a pan-tilt-zoom camera. As the stationary camera obtains video, faces of participants are detected, and a boundary in the view is determined to contain the detected faces. Absence and presences of motion associated with the detected face is used to verify whether a face is reliable. To then capture and output video of the participants for the videoconference, the view of the adjustable camera is adjusted to a framed view based on the determined boundary. In the end, active video captured in the framed view with the adjustable camera can be sent to a far-end for the videoconference. | 02-20-2014 |
20140049596 | Localization Algorithm for Conferencing - A conferencing device and method of talker localization for steering a plurality of sensors arranged in sectors around a housing to a current active direction beam. A beamformer is implemented for determining a loudest sector based on signals from the sensors. In the event the loudest sector persists for a first duration then forming signal beams from sensor signals in the loudest sector and a plurality of adjacent sectors over a further duration to create respective signal beam envelopes. Then selecting a highest energy of the beam envelopes to be a loudest non-active beam and comparing the loudest non-active beam to the current active direction beam. If the highest energy one of the beams is greater than the energy of the current active direction beam by a threshold, then selecting the highest energy one of the beams to be the current active direction beam and directing the sensors thereto. | 02-20-2014 |
20140049597 | TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A transmission terminal is connected to a management device via a network. The transmission terminal includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a communication state of another transmission terminal from the management device; a selection accepting unit configured to accept a selection of the another transmission terminal from a user to participate in an established session that has been already established for the another transmission terminal; a participation determination unit configured to determine that it is not possible to participate in the established session when the communication state of the another transmission terminal whose selection has been accepted indicates participation restriction; and a communication unit configured not to transmit a participation request to the management device when it is determined that the participation is not possible. | 02-20-2014 |
20140049598 | VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS WITH RECOGNITION ABILITY - A videoconferencing system which encodes different streams of information. The information may include video, audio, speech recognized versions of the audio, and language translated versions of the audio. Text may be sent as part of the videoconference. | 02-20-2014 |
20140063178 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATION REVELATION AND PARTICIPANT STACKING IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving video data associated with a meeting in a video conferencing environment; and displaying a plurality of images of participants of the meeting around a presenter or around collaboration material such that an overview of the participants is rendered on a display. The presenter or the collaboration material is rendered near a middle portion of the display. At least some of the participants are at one or more locations, which are remote from the display. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063179 | CONFERENCE SUPPORTING SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS AND INPUT TERMINAL - A conference supporting system includes plural input terminals and a control apparatus connected through a network. Each input terminal includes a processor and a display screen configured to allow a user to perform handwriting input thereon and to display the data. The processor of each input terminal is configured to perform making a user to choose who acquires an access right, making a request to acquire the access right to the control apparatus, and transmitting handwriting data to the control apparatus. The processor of the control apparatus is configured to perform granting an access right of a part or whole of the area determined by the user, giving one of the input terminals a notice about the granted access right, transmitting the handwriting data to other input terminals and operating the display screen of each of the other input terminals to display the handwriting data. | 03-06-2014 |
20140071223 | PEER-TO-PEER VIDEO CONFERENCING - A method for video conferencing among nodes on a network identifies a host node in a first subnet and one or more additional participating nodes and identifies, from among the additional participating nodes, at least one active participant node. For the host node and for each of the participating nodes, a spanning tree is generated for communication with other nodes. The spanning trees provide multicast communication between a first reflector node and one or more participating nodes in the first subnet, and provide a unicast communication channel between the first reflector node in the first subnet and a second reflector node in a second subnet. The spanning tree for the host node is configured for a unicast communication channel to the at least one active participant node. Video conference content is transmitted from the host node and presented at the participating nodes according to the spanning trees. | 03-13-2014 |
20140071224 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGENT-BASED INTEGRATION OF INSTANT MESSAGING AND VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method and related apparatus for initiating videoconferences in instant messaging systems is described, including using an agent to represent the videoconferencing system into the instant messaging system and enabling control using hyperlinked information posted by the agent into the instant messaging message area. | 03-13-2014 |
20140071225 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, RELAY APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION TERMINAL - A transmission system includes a transmission terminal configured to locally reproduce, transmit and receive via a network, video and audio; a relay apparatus configured to distribute the video data and the audio data transmitted from the transmission terminal to other transmission terminals or the transmission terminal that is a transmission source; and a transmission control apparatus configured to control a session of one or more authenticated transmission terminals. By causing the transmission terminal to request the relay apparatus via the transmission control apparatus to establish a single point conference session, and causing the relay apparatus to establish the single point conference session, a single-point self-diagnosis of the transmission terminal is performed. | 03-13-2014 |
20140078241 | CAMERA MANIPULATION DURING A VIDEO CONFERENCE - A method and system for enabling a first device to change a viewed image of at least one of the first device and a second device, during a video conference, are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a manipulation instruction, at a first device, for a selected target image, wherein the selected target image includes a portion of images displayed on a display of the first device during a video conference with a second device; comparing the manipulation instruction to an instruction store; and changing, on at least one of the first device and the second device, a view of the selected target image according to the manipulation instruction to achieve a manipulated selected target image. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078242 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing system including an identifying unit that identifies a user and a target with whom the user requests to converse based on a signal detected by a first sensor arranged around the user, a signal processing unit that performs predetermined signal processing on signals detected by the first sensor and a second sensor arranged around the target, an output control unit that causes the signal detected by at least the second sensor and processed by the signal processing unit to be output to a first output unit arranged around the user, and a recognizing unit that recognizes, when a plurality of the targets are identified by the identifying unit, a selection request for selecting a specific target from among the plurality of targets based on the signal detected by the first sensor. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078243 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a communication terminal including a captured image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image that is captured by an image capturing unit, the image capturing unit setting an upward direction as an image capturing direction, an image extraction unit configured to extract an image of a predetermined region from the captured image as an extracted image, a combined image acquisition unit configured to acquire a combined image generated by arranging the extracted image and an extracted image from one or more other communication terminals, and a display control unit configured to perform control in a manner that the combined image is displayed. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078244 | VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A video conference system comprising: a control device located at each of the at least two conference sites, the control device being connected to the video camera and the display device; and a server connected to the control device via a communication network, the control device comprising: a control terminal configured to control the display device; and an image display format selecting unit connected to the control terminal, wherein the image display format includes at least one format in which a predetermined process is performed to image data of the video image, the control device controls transmission and reception of the image data, and the display device located at a site displays the video image of another site with the selected image display format. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078245 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, PROGRAM FOR TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - A transmission management system, when content data is communicated among plural transmission terminals via a communication network, selects a relay apparatus which relays the content data. The system determines whether first attributes of the respective plural transmission terminals are the same; determines whether second attributes of the respective plural transmission terminals are the same; and selects a first relay apparatus in a case where the first attributes are determined to be the same, selects a second relay apparatus in a case where the first attributes are not determined to be the same but the second attributes are determined to be the same, and selects a third relay apparatus in a case where the first attributes are not determined to be the same and the second attributes are not determined to be the same. | 03-20-2014 |
20140085404 | Transition Control in a Videoconference - A method for transition control in a videoconference comprises receiving a plurality of video streams from a plurality of cameras, displaying a first video stream of the plurality of video streams, detecting a stream selection event for display of a second video stream of the plurality of video streams, determining a transition category for a transition from the first video stream to the second video stream, and selecting a display transition based on the transition category for displaying the transition from the first video stream to the second video stream. | 03-27-2014 |
20140085405 | System and Method for Video Conferencing - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes two modules. A first module receives a request from a first endpoint to subscribe to a voice activated multicast group and causes the first endpoint to receive a current speaker's video stream if the first endpoint is not the current speaker and to receive a last speaker's video stream if the first endpoint is the current speaker. A second module receives a request from a second endpoint to subscribe to a continuous presence multicast group and causes the second endpoint to receive a continuous presence, current speaker video stream if the second endpoint is not the current speaker and to receive a continuous presence, last speaker video stream if the second endpoint is the current speaker. The continuous presence, current speaker video stream includes a composition or two or more video streams, one of which includes at least a portion of the current speaker's video stream. The continuous presence, last speaker video stream includes a composition or two or more video streams, one of which includes at least a portion of a last speaker's video stream. | 03-27-2014 |
20140092202 | MITIGATING PEAK TRAFFIC TIMES IN A MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCE - The present invention is directed to mitigating peak traffic in a multimedia conference. In one aspect, one or more requests for starting a first type of conference over the network are received. Thereafter, a second type of conference is started based on predefined parameters, wherein the second type of conference consumes lower bandwidth than the first type of conference. | 04-03-2014 |
20140098179 | VIDEO CONFERENCING ENHANCED WITH 3-D PERSPECTIVE CONTROL - In one embodiment, images of a first user in a video conference are captured with one or more physical video cameras. The captured images are processed to form a three-dimensional (3-D) model of the first user. A location on a display screen is determined where an image of each of one or more second users in the video conference is shown. One or more virtual cameras are positioned in 3-D space. Each virtual camera is associated with a respective second user and positioned in 3-D space based on the location on the display screen where the image of the associated second user is shown. A view of the first user from the perspective of each of the one or more virtual cameras is rendered. The rendered view of the first user from the perspective of each virtual camera is shared with the associated second user for the respective virtual camera. | 04-10-2014 |
20140104369 | FUNCTIONALITY DURING A HOLD PERIOD PRIOR TO A CUSTOMER-SERVICE VIDEO CONFERENCE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing functionality to users during a hold period prior to conducting a customer-service video conference. In specific embodiments of the present invention, the user is able to exit the video conferencing application during the hold period and be subsequently notified when the hold period is about to end and the video conference about to start. Such exiting of the video conference application and subsequent notification of the imminence of the video conference, allows for the user to perform other functions/execute other applications on the device while being assured that the user will have opportunity to conduct the video conference when the user's position in the hold period queue indicates they are next in line for conducting the video conference. | 04-17-2014 |
20140104370 | REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE CONFERENCE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for assisting a user to select a customer service representative of a financial institution in preparation for a customer service conference. Embodiments determine that an operative connection is being established between a user device of the user and a system associated with the financial institution, such that the user and the representative of the financial institution may conduct the conference; determine at least one representative from a pool of potential representatives, the at least one representative determined for presentation to the user for user selection; and receive user input selecting one of the at least one representatives for conference connection. Some embodiments establish an operative connection between the user device and a representative system associated with the representative over which the user and the representative can conduct an audio-visual conference. | 04-17-2014 |
20140104371 | REPRESENTATIVE PRE-SELECTION FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE VIDEO CONFERENCE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for assisting a user to select a customer service representative of a financial institution in preparation for a customer service conference. Embodiments determine that an operative connection is being established between a user device of the user and a system associated with the financial institution, such that the user and the representative of the financial institution may conduct the conference; recognize the user as a customer enrolled in a representative pre-selection program; determine at least one representative from a pool of potential representatives, the at least one representative determined for presentation to the user for user selection and determined based at least in part on the user having previously conferenced with the at least one representative; and receive user input selecting one of the at least one representatives for conference connection. | 04-17-2014 |
20140104372 | MULTIPLE-PARTICIPANT CUSTOMER SERVICE CONFERENCE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for receiving input to initiate a video conference with a first participant from a user; initiating the video conference between the user and the first participant; receiving a request to add at least a second participant to the video conference from at least one of the user and the first participant, the request comprising credentials associated with the second participant; determining that the second participant is authorized to join the video conference based on the credentials; and connecting the second participant to the video conference. | 04-17-2014 |
20140104373 | TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROGRAM - A transmission terminal that communicates contents data including sound data with a counterpart transmission terminal, detects a delay time indicating a delay in receiving the contents data from the counterpart transmission terminal, and interrupts transmission of the contents data other than the sound data to the counterpart transmission terminal when the delay time exceeds a predetermined value. | 04-17-2014 |
20140104374 | VIDEO CONFERENCING - A video conferencing system is provided, in which at least two cameras are used to capture images of people at a first location participating in a video conference. One or more active speakers are identified among the people at the location, and one of the at least two cameras is automatically selected based on a position or positions of the one or more active speakers. Images from the selected camera are provided to a person at a second location participating the video conference. | 04-17-2014 |
20140111599 | MULTI-POINT VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM AND MEDIA PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - This invention discloses a multi-point video conference system and the media processing method thereof. The multi-point video conference system includes a softswitch, an application server and terminals. The softswitch is responsible for protocol adaptation and calling process, and performing the interconnection with other systems as an external interface of the conference system. The application server is responsible for service logic control and charging. The characteristic of this invention lies in that: the terminals behaved as conference participants including a conference chairman and ordinary conference members. Any terminal registered on the softswitch could be a conference member, and the conference chairman must be a SIP soft terminal with video conference service capability in order to realize the media control. The invention realizes the media control on the basis of the soft terminal behaved as the conference chairman, therefore any terminal user that has registered on the softswitch can initiate or participate a multi-point video conference, and the participant terminal number of the video conference is not limited. | 04-24-2014 |
20140111600 | Automatic Positioning of Videoconference Camera to Presenter at Presentation Device - In a system and method of conducting a videoconference, a videoconferencing unit detects an activation related to a presentation device at a near-end of the videoconference. The unit stores a current orientation of at least one camera and directs the at least one camera at the presentation device. At this point, the unit begins outputting to a far-end at least one of (i) video captured of the presentation device with the at least one directed camera and (ii) content displayed with the presentation device. At some point, the unit detects a deactivation related to the presentation device at the near-end and then redirects the at least one camera to the stored orientation so the videoconference can proceed as before. | 04-24-2014 |
20140111601 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIDENING VIEWING ANGLE IN VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for widening a viewing angle in a video conferencing system are provided. The apparatus for widening a viewing angle in a video conferencing system includes: generating reference data from images of a video conference participant captured by a camera included in the video conferencing system; generating movement data based on the video conference participant's movements sensed by the camera; extracting a first control parameter by comparing the reference data with the movement data; transmitting the first control parameter to the other end of the conference; receiving a second control parameter generated at the other end of the conference; and controlling the camera by the second control parameter. | 04-24-2014 |
20140111602 | Method, Device and System for Adjusting Image Display - The present invention discloses a method, a device, and a system for adjusting image display and belongs to the field of videoconferencing technologies. The method includes: receiving an image of a second conference site and an environmental parameter of the second conference site that are sent by a presence terminal of the second conference site; converting the image of the second conference site according to a pre-stored environmental parameter of a first conference site and the environmental parameter of the second conference site to obtain an image for display, wherein a conference site environmental parameter of the image for display is consistent with the environmental parameter of the first conference site; and displaying the image for display. | 04-24-2014 |
20140118468 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING A TELEVISION FOR MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCING - A system which provides “hands-off” accommodation of an elderly, technically-challenged and/or disabled user, enabling them to stay well-connected through “virtual visits” with friends and family members. Such “virtual visits” duplicate the rich shared experience of a personal visit, through multimedia conferencing and synchronized sharing of digital media, including personal photos, home videos, or other types of digital media. The “hands-off” capability is enabled through a controller which can be installed in laptops or computer-based devices, which interacts over the Internet with a player installed for the elderly, technically-challenged and/or disabled user. The controller user interface provides controller users with the means to easily initiate, control and synchronize a “virtual visit” with the player user via the Internet, and remotely control the operation of the player, as well as the player user's television and other home entertainment devices. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118469 | VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEMS - We describe a system for automatic setup of an audio/computer teleconference. The system comprises node units each having a phone connection, a telephone network connection, at least one computer network connection; and a system control server. The node unit comprises code to: transmit an outgoing audio announce message into a potential conference call via said telephone network audio connection, identifying the node unit; receive via the network audio connection an incoming audio announce message from a conference call to which the node unit is already connected; determine from the incoming message, an identifier for a remote node unit connecting to the conference call; and transmit to the server, via the computer network, identifiers for the local and remote node units. The server comprises code to: receive the node unit identifiers and provide computer equipment connection data to computer equipment at node. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118470 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING DATA TRANSMISSION, AND TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - When a refrained state is detected at a first transmission terminal, a transmission management system sends operation state information of the first transmission terminal, which is determined based on the refrained state of the first transmission terminal, to a second transmission terminal that may initiate communication with the first transmission terminal before the second transmission terminal starts communication with the first transmission terminal. | 05-01-2014 |
20140125758 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS IN A CONFERENCING ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving data associated with a local endpoint that is configured to participate in a video conference. The local endpoint can be configured to detect a signal generated by a local end user device and to relay the signal to a local manager element. The method also includes transmitting the signal over a network to a remote manager element at a remote location. In more specific embodiments, the method includes receiving an additional signal from the remote manager element, and determining a selected local endpoint to receive the additional signal from the remote manager element. | 05-08-2014 |
20140132701 | Simultaneous Language Interpretation During Ongoing Video Conferencing - A video conference session is established between a plurality of meeting clients, where each meeting client includes a computing device that communicates via a network and at least one host server with computing devices of other meeting clients. A presenter is established for the video conference session, where the presenter includes at least one of the meeting clients, and audio and video content generated from the presenter is provided to other meeting clients within a base room of the video conference session, where the presenter provides audio content to the base room in a first language. In response to at least one meeting client selecting a translation of the audio content from the presenter from the first language into a second language, audio content is provided to the at least one meeting client in the second language during the ongoing video conference session. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132702 | Multi-User Interactive Virtual Environment Including Broadcast Content and Enhanced Social Layer Content - A system and method for providing interactive graphical and multi-media connectivity between a plurality of users, especially in the context of shared content. In aspects, the users are placed into common virtual rooms or virtual interactive environments to permit sharing of content and chat between the individuals in a same virtual interactive environment. Participating users can thereby exchange social layer content as an enhanced content layer beyond a common broadcast content they are experiencing together. Other features and associated functions are also described. | 05-15-2014 |
20140139613 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING AN IMAGE IN A VIDEO FEED - Systems and method for modifying an image in a video feed are described. In some aspects, a plurality of images are received from a plurality of client computing devices. Each image within the plurality of images includes a face. The plurality of images are modified according to a baseline face position and a baseline face size. At least a portion of the modified plurality of images are provided for display to at least one of the plurality of client computing devices. | 05-22-2014 |
20140139614 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION AMONG A PLURALITY OF SERVER APPLICATIONS - A videoconference system in which a plurality of users communicate video and audio data to each other, the system including at least two conference servers each having a plurality of users linked to one another over the server wherein the plurality of users can share real time audio and video data with one another, the conference servers being in communication with each other, a plurality of redundant videoconference applications configured to be run on the at least two conference servers, and at least one resource distribution node configured to determine in response to a request for access to one of the videoconference applications which of the plurality of redundant videoconference applications to utilize. | 05-22-2014 |
20140139615 | AUDIO CONFERENCING SYSTEM FOR ALL-IN-ONE DISPLAYS - A conferencing system may comprise an electronic display configured to display remote video generated within a remote conference room, a speaker configured to reproduce remote audio generated within the remote conference room, and a processor configured to receive local audio generated within a local conference room and picked up by a microphone assembly that is part of a separate device from the electronic display. A related method may include displaying remote video on an electronic display of an all-in-one display, reproducing remote audio through at least one speaker of the all-in-one display; and performing echo cancellation of local audio using the remote audio as an echo cancellation reference. Another method may include receiving, at an all-in-one display, a plurality of local audio signals from a plurality of microphone assemblies that are separate from the all-in-one display, and controlling, within the all-in-one display, gating of the plurality of microphone assemblies. | 05-22-2014 |
20140139616 | Enhanced Diagnostics for a Telepresence Robot - A telepresence device may autonomously check patients. The telepresence device may determine the frequency of checking based on whether the patient has a risk factor. The telepresence device may include an image sensor, a thermal camera, a depth sensor, one or more systems for interacting with patients, or the like. The telepresence device may be configured to evaluate the patient's condition using the one or more sensors. The telepresence device may measure physiological characteristics using Eulerian video magnification, may detect pallor, fluid level, or fluid color, may detect thermal asymmetry, may determine a psychological state from body position or movement, or the like. The telepresence device may determine whether the patient is experiencing a potentially harmful condition, such as sepsis or stroke, and may trigger an alarm if so. To overcome alarm fatigue, the telepresence device may annoy a care provider until the care provider responds to an alarm. | 05-22-2014 |
20140139617 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING INTERNET VIDEO CONFERENCING USING STANDARD PHONE CALLS - A video conferencing system ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140146126 | Multiparty Service Establishment Based On Priority Rules For Routing - Methods, devices, and storage media provide for receiving a request to use a multiparty service; applying priority rules for routing the request toward a destination endpoint, wherein the applying comprises determining whether the destination endpoint is a private destination endpoint or a public destination endpoint; routing the request toward the private destination endpoint in response to determining that a destination address or a portion thereof included in the request corresponds to the private destination endpoint; and routing the request toward the public destination endpoint in response to determining that the destination address or the portion thereof included in the request corresponds to the public destination endpoint. | 05-29-2014 |
20140146127 | Capturing Video through a Display - An image is displayed from a transparent display according to a first signal. Light passing through the display is received, and a second signal is generated from the received light. A third signal is generated from the first signal and the second signal by eliminating data in the second signal corresponding to the image. | 05-29-2014 |
20140152760 | ADAPTABLE IDENTIFICATION OF RELEVANT REGIONS IN LIVE STREAMS - Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting when a video stream embedded within a region of another video stream contains copyrighted material. In one implementation, a computer system receives a first video stream and determines that the first video stream comprises a second video stream within a region of the first video stream, using metadata that identifies a set of geometric properties of the region. The computer system obtains the second video stream from the first video stream based on the set of geometric properties of the region, and determines whether the second video stream contains copyrighted material. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152761 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - Disclosed is an information processing apparatus including: a motion information generating unit that obtains information on a first user's motion, and generates first motion information; a transmitting unit that receives, from other information processing apparatus via a transmission line, second motion information on a second user; a motion detecting unit that detects first and a second kinds of motion corresponding respectively to the first and second motion information; a delay detecting unit that detects a transmission delay on the transmission line between the information processing apparatuses; a judging unit that judges whether modifying an object, which represents the second user's motion based on the second motion information, is necessary or not based on the first and second kinds of motion and the transmission delay; a modifying unit that modifies the second motion information; and an object generating unit that generates the object based on the second motion information. | 06-05-2014 |
20140160225 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO CONFERENCE AND PC USER EXPERIENCE INTEGRATION - Disclosed is a system and method for integrating a user computer with a Codec device so that operation of input devices to a computer is transferred to a display associated with the Codec. | 06-12-2014 |
20140160226 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A technique of enabling each communication device to share an image including the same image content in real time is disclosed. In a communication system including a plurality of communication devices for performing transmission and reception of content data with each other, where an instruction to acquire an image from specific video information included in the content data being transmitted or received and store the image has been input by a user, the communication device to which the image storage instruction has been input by the user transmits the image storage instruction to the plurality of communication devices in the communication system. Thus, each of the plurality of communication devices acquires the image from the specific video information being transmitted or received and stores the image based on the image storage instruction. | 06-12-2014 |
20140168352 | VIDEO AND AUDIO TAGGING FOR ACTIVE SPEAKER DETECTION - A videoconferencing system is described that is configured to select an active speaker while avoiding erroneously selecting a microphone or camera that is picking up audio or video from a connected remote signal. A determination is made whether an audio signal is above a threshold level. If so, then a determination is made as to whether a tag is present in that audio signal. If so, that signal is ignored. If not, a camera is directed toward the sound source identified by the audio signal. A determination is made whether a tag is present in the video signal from that camera. If so, the camera is redirected. If not, local tag(s) are inserted into the audio signal and/or the video signal. The tagged signal(s) are transmitted. Thus, system will ignore sound or video that has an embedded tag from another videoconferencing system. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168353 | VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEMS - We describe a method of synchronising a teleconference comprising audio carried on a telephone network and a digital data stream carried on a computer network. Audio at a first node is characterised to determine audio characterising data. A digital data stream for the teleconference is also input at the first node and the audio characterising data is inserted into the digital data stream and forwarded over the network. The audio and digital data streams are received separately at a second node of the system, and the audio characterising data is extracted from the digital data stream and processed in conjunction with the received audio to determine a first-second node time offset. The audio and digital data streams are then synchronising by adjusting, for example, a relative time delay of the received audio and digital streams at the second node responsive to the determined time offset. | 06-19-2014 |
20140176665 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING MULTI-USER EVENTS - Systems and methods for facilitating multi-user events are provided. In at least one embodiment, a method for preventing unauthorized access to an environment of a user device connected to a multi-user network is provided. The method includes determining whether the user device is being actively used for communicating with at least one remote device connected to network, and causing a status of the user device to be altered in response to a determination that the user device is not being actively used for communicating with the at least one remote device. | 06-26-2014 |
20140184728 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO STRUCTURE OF VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method and system for allowing a server system to control a video structure of a client system through a video of an optimized size and to transmit the controlled video structure in a system in which video conference is remotely available. The method includes a step of allowing a control unit of any one client system to request a main control unit of a server system to change the video structure which includes coordinates and video size; and allowing the main control unit to make a change so as to coincide with the request of the control unit of the client system, which has requested the change of the video structure being currently outputted to a video conference monitor, and to transmit the change to a control unit of each client system. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184729 | ORAL AND VIDEO PROCEEDINGS COLLECTION AND TRANSCRIPTION DEVICE - A system that enables remote participation in a live proceeding includes a first computer configured to transmit and receive audio and video data with a second computer through a network. An audio mixer is configured to combine a first audio signal received from a microphone with a second audio signal received from the first computer to provide a third audio signal. A capture device is coupled to the audio mixer and to the first computer. The capture device is configured to receive the third audio signal from the audio mixer and a video signal from a video camera coupled to the capture device, and to process the third audio signal and the video signal such that audio and video data of the third audio signal and the video signal may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184730 | Video Presence Method and System - A video presence method and system. The method includes: receiving a multi-viewpoint three-dimensional video signal from a remote end; determining multiple viewpoint image streams in the multi-viewpoint three-dimensional video signal; and alternately displaying the multiple viewpoint image streams in sequence in a viewing area, where a distance between two neighboring viewpoints in the multiple viewpoint image streams displayed in the viewing area is a pupillary distance. By adopting the present invention, remote three-dimensional video presence may be implemented. | 07-03-2014 |
20140192140 | Visual Content Modification for Distributed Story Reading - Various embodiments provide an interactive, shared, story-reading experience in which stories can be experienced from remote locations. Various embodiments enable augmentation or modification of audio and/or video associated with the story-reading experience. This can include augmentation and modification of a reader's voice, face, and/or other content associated with the story as the story is read. | 07-10-2014 |
20140192141 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OF INTEREST DURING A VIDEO CONFERENCE - A computer implemented method is disclosed, the method including but not limited to detecting an event of interest in video conference data for a plurality of video conference participants and notifying an end user of the event of interest. A computer readable medium is also disclosed for containing a computer program for performing the method. A computer implemented method is also disclosed for receiving at an end user device, a notification of an event of interest in a video teleconference, the method including but not limited to receiving at an end user device from a notification indicating a detection of the event of interest in video conference data from the video teleconference for a plurality of video conference participants; and sending data from the end user device to the server requesting a transcription of comments from the speaker in video teleconference. | 07-10-2014 |
20140192142 | Recording a Videoconference Using Video Different from the Videoconference - A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input. | 07-10-2014 |
20140192143 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING VIDEO CONFERENCE DATA OVER AN INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION SYSTEM - A system is disclose including but not limited to a processor in data communication with a non-transitory computer readable medium; a computer program stored in the computer readable medium, the computer program including but not limited to instructions to send from a first client device to a server, data indicating a first list designating a first group of video conference participants' end user devices' addresses; and instructions to send from the client device to the server, a first video conference data, the first video conference data to be sent from the server over a single video conference channel in the video system to first group of video conference participants' end user devices addresses, wherein each of a plurality of groups of end user devices receives a different one of a plurality of video conferences data over a single video conference channel. | 07-10-2014 |
20140198174 | Augmenting Web Conferences via Text Extracted from Audio Content - Systems and methods for augmenting web conference sessions with multimedia content based on text extracted from audio content transmitted during the web conference. In one embodiment, a conference application or other application can receive audio content from at least one client participating in a web conference. The web conference can connect multiple clients for live sharing of audio and video. The conference application can also extract at least one text item from the audio content. The conference application can also generate augmented electronic content by combining electronic content received via the web conference with additional electronic content based on the at least one text item. The conference application can also provide the augmented electronic content via the web conference. | 07-17-2014 |
20140198175 | SCALABLE CONFERENCE BRIDGE - In one embodiment, a conference bridge receives a call initiated by a first caller endpoint. The conference bridge identifies a conference to which the call requests entry and determines whether the conference bridge has available resources to process the call. The conference bridge enables the call to join the conference via a second conference bridge associated with a second caller endpoint participating in the conference according to whether the conference bridge has available resources to process the call. | 07-17-2014 |
20140204173 | PERSISTENT CONVERSATIONS - Systems, methods and computer readable media for persistent conversations are described. In some implementations, a method can include receiving a communication message sent from a first user to at least one other user, and generating a persistent conversation object having a conversation content section and conversation state information. The method can also include storing the communication message in the conversation content section of the persistent conversation object, and forwarding the communication message to the at least one other user. The method can further include updating the conversation state information to reflect the receiving, storing and forwarding of the communication message. | 07-24-2014 |
20140232815 | Executing Instructions in Response to a Communication - An instruction execution engine on a user device may be configured to receive an executable instruction assigned to one or more contacts or groups of contacts. A communication from the one or more contacts or groups may be detected. Upon detecting the communication, the engine may execute the executable instruction. This executing step may trigger a user reminder or data transfer to one or more third parties. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232816 | PROVIDING A TELE-IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE USING A MIRROR METAPHOR - A tele-immersive environment is described that provides interaction among participants of a tele-immersive session. The environment includes two or more set-ups, each associated with a participant. Each set-up, in turn, includes mirror functionality for presenting a three-dimensional virtual space for viewing by a local participant. The virtual space shows at least some of the participants as if the participants were physically present at a same location and looking into a mirror. The mirror functionality can be implemented as a combination of a semi-transparent mirror and a display device, or just a display device acting alone. According to another feature, the environment may present a virtual object in a manner that allows any of the participants of the tele-immersive session to interact with the virtual object. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232817 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Programs for Joining an Online Conference Already in Progress - Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for joining an online conference already in progress. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between a plurality of participants accessing the conferencing system via a communication network; the conferencing system presenting to the participants via a graphical user interface the audio conference and a conference interface displaying a participant object identifying each of the participants; synchronously recording the audio conference with content presented in the conference interface; storing the synchronized audio conference and the content; during the audio conference, receiving from a new participant a request to join the audio conference already in progress; and in response to the request to join the audio conference, playing back the synchronized audio conference and the content presented in the conference interface to the new participant beginning from a recording start location. | 08-21-2014 |
20140247319 | CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC CONFERENCE BASED ON DETECTION OF INTENDED VERSUS UNINTENDED SOUND - A technique manages an electronic conference. The technique involves receiving a set of audio signals from a set of participants of the electronic conference, each audio signal being received from a respective participant. The technique further involves categorizing the set of audio signals received from the set of participants, each audio signal being individually categorized as currently representing (i) intentional participant sound or (ii) unintentional participant sound. The technique further involves controlling operation of the electronic conference based on the categorized set of audio signals. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247320 | VIDEO CONFERENCE VIRTUAL ENDPOINTS - A method and a device providing one virtual endpoint dedicated to serve one particular real endpoint, and the virtual endpoint is typically installed on a server in the same local network as the associated real endpoint, where an MCU or a fraction of a distributed MCCJ also is installed. In the upstream direction, the virtual endpoint includes at least an upstream decoder, a scaling unit and an upstream encoder. In the downstream direction, the virtual endpoint includes at least a number of decoders, a composing unit and a downstream encoder. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247321 | Methods and System for Simulated 3D Videoconferencing - A system and method for manipulating images in a videoconferencing session provides users with a 3-D-like view of one or more presented sites, without the need for 3-D equipment. A plurality of cameras may record a room at a transmitting endpoint, and the receiving endpoint may select one of the received video streams based upon a point of view of a conferee at the receiving endpoint. The conferee at the receiving endpoint will thus experience a 3-D-like view of the presented site. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247322 | IN-CALL COMMAND CONTROL - Systems and methods are described that provide both a network-based, e.g., cloud-based, and apparatus based in-call command control for dynamically performing user commands such as voice commands or gesture commands. The result allows for hands free operation of a calling system including one where the user is located separate from a base station. The systems and methods provide for recognizing both voice and gestural commands. The systems and methods further provide for dynamically filtering commands so that commands are not perceived by those participating in the call. Further, the systems and methods provide for notifying the user, who has given the command, regarding the performance of the requested command. | 09-04-2014 |
20140253671 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DUPLICATE AUDIO AND VISUAL VIEWS IN A CONFERENCING SYSTEM - A conferencing system includes an authentication module for establishing a communication session. The communication session includes a communication interface to a plurality of participants. The conferencing system further includes a selection module for letting a participant select a leader among the plurality of participants. The conferencing system further includes a duplication module configured to provide audio and visual views of the communication session to the participant based upon audio and visual views of the communication session associated with the leader. The conferencing system further includes a recording module for storing a history of actions made by the leader in the conferencing system and letting the participant view the history of actions made by the leader and reach a present state of audio and visual views of the communication session associated with the leader. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253672 | GUIDING A DESIRED OUTCOME FOR AN ELECTRONICALLY HOSTED CONFERENCE - Arrangements described herein relate to guiding a desired outcome for an electronically hosted conference. During the electronically hosted conference, participant activity related to the electronically hosted conference can be monitored for each of a plurality of participants participating in the electronically hosted conference. Based on the participant activity, a sentiment of each of the plurality of participants with regard to a subject of the electronically hosted conference can be determined. A list of the participants can be presented to a user. The list of the participants can be sequentially ordered, based on the sentiment of each of the plurality of participants, indicating an order in which to poll the participants to achieve the desired outcome for a decision requested of the participants in the electronically hosted conference. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253673 | VIDEO OUTPUT CONVERSION SYSTEM - A device for converting a video signal from one DVI format to another is provided, the device having an input module configured to convert a first DVI video signal to an HDMI video signal, a converter configured to convert the HDMI video signal to a VGA video signal, and an output module configured to convert the VGA video signal to a second DVI video signal. A medical teleconferencing system is also provided, the system having a video imaging device that outputs a video signal in a first DVI format, a video conferencing system configured to receive a video signal in a second DVI format, and a conversion device configured to receive the video signal in the first DVI format, convert the video signal in the first DVI format to a HDMI video signal, convert the HDMI video signal to a VGA video signal, and convert the VGA video signal to a video signal in the second DVI format for output to the video conferencing system. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253674 | REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS METHODS PROVIDING PAUSE AND RESUME AND RELATED DEVICES - Operating a receiver communication device during a real time communication session including a real time media content data stream provided by another communication device may include receiving the real time media content data stream of the communication session from the other communication device wherein packets of the real time media content data stream include an identification of the real time media content data stream. A pause request may be transmitted from the receiver communication device to the other communication device with the pause request including the identification of the real time media content data stream and a pause request sequence number. After transmitting the pause request, a pause acknowledge message may be received from the other communication device with the pause acknowledge message including the identification of the real time media content data stream and the pause request sequence number. Related devices and methods are also discussed. | 09-11-2014 |
20140267557 | Videoconferencing Equipment Assembly and Related Methods - An assembly of videoconferencing equipment includes a flat panel display, a structure mounting the flat panel display to a support surface, and videoconferencing equipment mounted to the structure. The structure and the videoconferencing equipment mounted to the structure are substantially concealed from view by the flat panel display from a front side of the flat panel display. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267558 | DYNAMIC WIRELESS CONFIGURATION FOR VIDEO CONFERENCE ENVIRONMENTS - Systems, methods, and software for facilitating wireless conference environments are disclosed. In an implementation, a media system obtains environment information comprising a physical characteristic of a conference environment in which to host a least a portion of a video conference. The media system also obtains schedule information comprising a schedule for a portion of a surrounding environment associated with the conference environment. The media system identifies a configuration in accordance with which to wirelessly exchange video with another media system or system s engaged in the video conference. The configuration is based at least in part on the physical characteristic of the conference environment and the schedule for the portion of the surrounding environment. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267559 | Smart Device Pairing and Configuration for Meeting Spaces - Pairing and configuring a computing device for use in a meeting space is provided. An appliance may communicate a broadcast to a computing device which announces the availability of a meeting space for a meeting. The computing device may establish a connection with the appliance. The computing device may then join the meeting in the meeting space. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267560 | Split Frame Multistream Encode - Presented herein are techniques for creating video for participants in a video conference. A designated primary video stream is decoded and the resulting video composed in accordance with a primary sub-picture portion of a frame. Other video streams are designated as secondary video streams output by secondary entities, and are decoded and composed in accordance with a secondary sub-picture portion of the frame structured for the secondary entities. The composed primary video stream is encoded for display at each secondary entity, to obtain encoded slices of a primary video stream. The composed secondary video stream is encoded for display at one of the secondary entities, to obtain encoded slices of a secondary video stream. The encoded primary and secondary video streams are combined at the encoded slice level into a single video stream for transmission to, and decode and display at, the one of the secondary entities. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267561 | EXTERNAL ROUNDTRIP LATENCY MEASUREMENT FOR A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An external capability for measuring roundtrip latency in a conferencing system is provided. The external capability for measuring roundtrip latency in a communication system may include functions of generating a content event, detecting the content event in a received content stream including the content event, determine a first time associated with generation of the content event and a second time associated with detection of the content event, and computing a roundtrip latency based on a difference between the second time and the first time. The content event may be a visual event or an aural event. These functions may be implemented using one or more modules or elements. A computing device may be used to generate and detect the content event and to compute the roundtrip latency. Various other arrangements of modules or elements may be used to provide the functions. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267562 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE A LARGE GATHERING EXPERIENCE - Methods and systems to provide an emotional experience for people connected via devices in a large gathering of an event through an experience engine system are disclosed. An example the method includes: aggregating contributions from individuals or small groups into an aggregate to participate in an expression of a whole of the large gathering; generating the expression of the whole for broadcast when the aggregate of the contributions satisfy a threshold; facilitating formation of a small group of participants within the large gathering; providing a service to facilitate synchronized intimate interaction within the small group; and generating a version of a gathering presentation configured to selectively focus attention of a large subset of participants of the large gathering on contents related to or from a specific individual contributor or a specific small group of the large gathering. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267563 | COLLABORATIVE ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM - Various systems and methods for a collaborative entertainment platform are herein described. A plurality of viewing devices configured to display images to respective screens may be identified. An application control command may be received from a viewing device in the plurality of viewing devices. An environmental indication may be received from at least one viewing device in the plurality of viewing devices. Display of a video stream may be synchronized at the plurality of viewing devices, where the video stream may include results of the application control command. The environmental indication may be presented to each viewing device in the plurality of viewing devices that is not the at least one viewing device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA DATA - A networking system and method is disclosed in this specification. The system hosts a virtual environment that is populated with avatars. Each avatar displays a video stream of a corresponding user and defines a virtual view point that represents the user's perspective of the virtual environment. The system implements a method that comprises monitoring movement of the avatars within the virtual environment and capturing a media stream from the virtual view point of each avatar as a corresponding user navigates the virtual environment. The captured video stream is relayed to a user's local client and displayed to the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267565 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A management device includes a status management part managing connection statuses of terminals; a group management part managing a group associated with the terminals, and which manages a group status of the group depending on the connection statuses of the terminals associated with the group, the group management part setting the group status so that the group status represents that the group is ready to connect; a transmission part transmitting to a first terminal which is not in the group the group status representing that the group is ready to connect; and responding to a request to connect to the group from the first terminal, an establishment part, establishing a session to connect the first terminal to a second terminal which is in the group, wherein the connection status of the second terminal represents that the second terminal is ready to connect to other terminals. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267566 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication system managing a communication conference which uses a plurality of communication terminals includes an acquisition unit acquiring electronic information related to the communication conference from a registration terminal which registers the electronic information; and a management unit registering communication identification information in association with the electronic information, the communication identification information identifying the communication that the communication terminals attend during communications between one communication terminal, which is related to terminal identification information acquired from the registration terminal, and another communication terminal of the communication terminals. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267567 | COMMUNICATION SERVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication server includes a checking unit that checks a terminal management table, a determination unit that determines whether group identification information of a first terminal of a plurality of terminals participating in a videoconference is a same as group identification of a second terminal of the plurality of terminals based on group identification data from the terminal management table, an updating unit that updates a shared location table including shared location information indicating a location of a shared memory area shared by the same group when the group identification information of each of the first and second terminals is determined as being the same, a memory access information creation unit that creates memory access information for accessing the shared memory area, and a notification unit that sends a notification of the shared location information and the memory access information to the same group. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267568 | VIDEOCONFERENCING - A method performed by a videoconferencing device, the method comprising: maintaining a database ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140267569 | PROVISION OF VIDEO CONFERENCING SERVICES USING A MICRO POP TO EXTEND MEDIA PROCESSING INTO ENTERPRISE NETWORKS - Embodiments are described for provision of video conferencing media processing services within enterprise networks. In some embodiments, at least one data stream from at least one internal endpoint of a video conference participant is received at an enterprise media processing node and the at least one internal endpoint is accessible to the enterprise media processing node behind a firewall on an enterprise network, translating and transcoding of the received at least one data stream into a predefined common communication protocol is selectively performed, at least one data stream in the common communication protocol is received at an external media processing node using a firewall friendly protocol to traverse the firewall from at least one external endpoint and the at least one external endpoint communicating with the external media processing node outside the enterprise network, a composite data stream of the received data streams from endpoints within the enterprise network and outside the enterprise network is selectively generated, and the composite data stream is sent to the at least one internal endpoint using a corresponding communication protocol used by the at least one internal endpoint. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267570 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SHARING A PLURALITY OF ENCODERS BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF ENDPOINTS - Described herein are methods and systems for assigning a plurality of endpoints of a video conference system to a plurality of encoders located on a server of the video conference system. At least a first group of the endpoints is assigned to first one of the encoders, and at least a second group of the endpoints, the second group disjoint from the first group, is assigned to a second one of the encoders. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267571 | PROVISION OF VIDEO CONFERENCING WITH LOAD BALANCING - Embodiments are described for provision of video conferencing with load balancing. In some embodiments, a protocol connector module receives a media processing request from a client application for the video conference endpoint device and a client application identifier, a profile for the client application is retrieved using the client application identifier, at least one load balancing capability is determined for the client application using the identifier, a load balancing technique is selectively performed based on the at least one load balancing capability, and performance of the client application is logged with the load balancing technique in the profile. | 09-18-2014 |
20140285615 | Presentation Systems And Related Methods - A videoconferencing system includes a codec configured to generate one or more acknowledgement signals, a remote control for controlling the codec, a system controller in communication with the codec, and at least one other videoconferencing component. The system controller is configured to send one or more commands to the other videoconferencing component in response to the one or more acknowledgement signals generated by the codec. Other videoconferencing systems and presentation systems and related methods are also disclosed. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ERROR RESILIENCE, RANDOM ACCESS AND RATE CONTROL IN SCALABLE VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods for error resilient transmission, rate control, and random access in video communication systems that use sealable video coding are provided. Error resilience is obtained by using information from low resolution layers to conceal or compensate loss of high resolution layer information. The same mechanism is used for rate control by selectively eliminating high resolution layer information from transmitted signals, which elimination can be compensated at the receiver using information from low resolution layers. Further, random access or switching between low and high resolutions is also achieved by using information from low resolution layers to compensate for high resolution spatial layer packets that may have not been received prior to the switching time. | 09-25-2014 |
20140300685 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADDING A MEDIA COMPONENT TO AN ESTABLISHED MULTIMEDIA COLLABORATION SESSION - A multimedia collaboration system that facilitates more efficient, free-flowing collaboration sessions. In order to make addition of new participants, media components, and or network access device to a collaboration session more efficient, client devices associated with each participant can store endpoint address information that can be automatically obtained by the multimedia collaboration system. The endpoint address information can then be used to add the new participants, media components, and or network access device. | 10-09-2014 |
20140307042 | TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - A telecommunication network | 10-16-2014 |
20140313277 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SEPARATE COMMUNICATION ZONES IN A LARGE FORMAT VIDEOCONFERENCE - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure performs, for example, displaying a video image of a remote scene at a display surface, wherein the remote scene is remote from the display surface. Overlapping video images are obtained from different vantage points of a local scene observable from the display surface. A composite video image is generated of the local scene from the video images and forwarded to the remote location. A first audio signal is generated representing first sounds associated with a first region of the local scene without representing other sounds associated with a second region of the local scene. The first audio signal is forwarded to audio processing equipment at the remote location to present the first sounds at a first region of the remote scene at the remote location without presenting the first sounds at a second region of the remote scene. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 10-23-2014 |
20140313278 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERFACING HETEROGENEOUS ENDPOINTS AND WEB-BASED MEDIA SOURCES IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - Described herein are methods and systems for interfacing heterogeneous endpoints and web-based media sources in a video conference. Interfacing heterogeneous endpoints can be challenging due to audio/video (A/V) streams being encoded in a format that is proprietary to a media provider of the A/V stream (e.g., format that is proprietary to Skype). To address such a challenge, a client application from the media provider may be installed at a virtual machine, and may be used to decode A/V streams that are encoded in a format proprietary to the media provider. Further, to display content from a web-based media source (e.g., YouTube) in a video conference, a browser may be installed at a virtual machine, and may be used to virtually render a media signal from the web-based media source, such virtually rendered media signal subsequently being captured and presented in a video conference. | 10-23-2014 |
20140313279 | Method for Controlling Visual Light Source, Terminal, and Video Conference System - A method for controlling a visual light source, a terminal, and a video conference system are provided that relate to the field of communications technologies. The method for controlling a visual light source includes: when a first terminal and a second terminal are in a video conference state, receiving, by the first terminal, control information sent by the second terminal; controlling, by the first terminal according to the control information, a first visual light source on a local rotatable platform to rotate, so that a target indicated by the first visual light source is consistent with a target displayed by a display corresponding to the second terminal. Embodiments of the present invention improve user experience of participants in a video conference. | 10-23-2014 |
20140313280 | VIDEO-PHONE DEVICE - A video-phone device which transmits and receives sharable data to and from video-phones belonging to other parties is provided with a communication control means which, upon receiving a reception request or a transmission request for shareable data, assesses whether or not the reception request or the transmission request satisfies predetermined conditions, specifically, whether or not the other party has been stored in a recoding unit as a party to which transmission/reception of sharable data is permitted, and receives sharable data from the other party or transmits sharable data to the other party only when the conditions are satisfied. Thus the video-phone can automatically permit only reception of sharable data from trusted parties on the other end of a communication line, or transmission of sharable data to trusted parties on the other end of a communication line. | 10-23-2014 |
20140320588 | Conferencing System with Catch-Up Features and Method of Using Same - A conferencing system and method that allows participants to review recorded conference information and to join the conference live are disclosed. Exemplary systems and methods continuously record or buffer at least a portion of a conference, such that participants joining late or that otherwise miss a portion of the conference can review a recording of the portion of the conference and catch up to the live portion of the conference. | 10-30-2014 |
20140320589 | AUDIO PROCESSING OF SHARED CONTENT - An audio processor for a video conference system receives an audio signal from content to be shared over a video conference and an audio signal from a network. The audio signal from the shared content and the audio signal from the network are mixed together for output to a speaker. The audio processor may also receive a local audio signal from a microphone. The local audio signal is mixed with the audio signal of the shared to content to generate an outbound signal. | 10-30-2014 |
20140320590 | REMOTE CLAIMS ADJUSTER - Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for investigating an insurance claim. A system may be configured to perform operations including establishing a video conferencing session with a mobile device associated with an insurance product and providing a user interface configured to provide a claims adjuster with remote control of a set of functions on the mobile device associated with the insurance product during the video conferencing session. The operations further include receiving, via the user interface, instructions for requesting the mobile device to perform at least one function in the set of functions on the mobile device and transmitting, to the mobile device, a request to perform the at least one function on the mobile device. | 10-30-2014 |
20140320591 | BACKGROUND REPLACEMENT FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING - A solution for managing a videoconference is provided. Multiple virtual backgrounds can be stored, and a virtual background can be selected to be used for a first participant when he/she is conducting a videoconference with a second participant. The virtual background can be selected based on one or more attributes of the first and/or second participant, one or more attributes of the videoconference, and/or the like. The virtual backgrounds can be utilized, for example, to provide a desired perception, message, and/or the like, of a business entity to individuals outside of the business entity that are interacting with its personnel via videoconferencing. The virtual background can include static image data, a live video feed, a recorded video feed, a static web page of a business entity, and a non-static web page of the business entity | 10-30-2014 |
20140327728 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAPPING VIRTUAL CONFERENCE ROOMS BETWEEN 2 INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS - Disclosed is a system and method integrating two different conferencing systems through an automatic mapping mechanism. Conference across two different systems are automatically connected without users in both systems being required to be provisioned. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327729 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SPLIT ENDPOINTS IN VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for performing videoconferencing using split endpoints are disclosed herein. These endpoints can include a Main Unit and a Satellite Unit that are associated with each other, and where the tasks of video and audio encoding and decoding are separated between the two. In some embodiment the Main Unit performs video and audio encoding, and the Satellite Unit performs video and audio decoding. In some embodiments the Satellite Unit obtains media date through its associated Main Unit, whereas in other embodiments the Satellite Unit obtains media data directly from the Server. | 11-06-2014 |
20140340466 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-EVENT VIDEO CONFERENCE SALES TRANSACTIONS - A system and method for providing a multi-event videoconference correct marketing sales event is provided. Attendees walked into a videoconference event server's (VES) webpage, which then begins downloading a master event file of video clips to the way during the course of the event. The VES provides a step by step guide to managing the operation of the event including order entry and recruitment of future hosts. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340467 | Method and System for Facial Recognition for a Videoconference - Videoconferencing may be provided. A participant may be identified from audio information and in video information. From the video information, a plurality of images may be captured of the participant identified in the video information. A unique identifier may be associated with the captured plurality of images. The unique identifier may correspond to the participant identified from the audio information. The captured plurality of images and the associated unique identifier may be saved in a database. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340468 | JOINING AN ELECTRONIC CONFERENCE IN RESPONSE TO SOUND - A technique joins an electronic device to an electronic conference hosted by a conference server. The technique involves sensing, by the electronic device, sound input. The technique further involves receiving, by the electronic device, sound from a sound initiating device (e.g., a primary device of a user). The technique further involves automatically establishing, based on the sound received from the sound initiating device, a communications channel from the electronic device (e.g., a helper device of the user) to the electronic conference hosted by the conference server to enable a user of the electronic device to participate in the electronic conference through the communications channel by using the electronic device. Once the electronic device has joined the electronic conference, a user can operate the electronic device in a variety of ways to enhance the overall experience, e.g., as a control panel to replace a control panel of the sound initiating device. | 11-20-2014 |
20140347436 | PORTABLE TRANSPARENT DISPLAY WITH LIFE-SIZE IMAGE FOR TELECONFERENCE - A local teleconference participant can view a near-life-size image of a remote teleconference participant on a thin transparent upright display. Because the display is transparent, local background images that surround the image of the remote participant can be viewed through the display just as they would be if the remote participant were present locally. | 11-27-2014 |
20140347437 | Communications Adaptable to Mobile Devices - A communication system is provided that is preferably a peer-to-peer (p2p) system. One or both of audio and video can be transferred among a number of user terminals in the p2p system. The user terminals can include at least one master terminal, which could be an unhosted master terminal that does not communicate its own audio and/or video. In one embodiment, a first master terminal is included that controls video or audio, or both, transfers among user terminals and an unhosted second master terminal is provided that communicates with at least two user terminals to provide desired connectivity involving such user terminals in order to ensure proper audio and/or video communications between or among them. In another embodiment, an unhosted master terminal is provided with the communication system when the user terminals include mobile terminals in order to avoid power usage by mobile terminals. This communication system can be utilized with online game playing in which a game server is included, as well as having other communication applications. | 11-27-2014 |
20140362167 | CONFERENCE ROOM MODE OF A MEDIA DEVICE - Techniques for automatically configuring and controlling a conference room mode setting of a digital media device are described. A digital media device can be programmed to enter a conference room operating mode upon a trigger event. The trigger event can include a time-based trigger or an event-based trigger. In the conference room mode, the digital media device can provide for display an identifier of the digital media device and an identifier of a network for accessing the digital media device. The identifier of the digital media device and identifier of a network can be used by a mobile device to connect to the digital media device and to submit content to the digital media device. Once configured, the digital media device can enter the conference room mode automatically, without requiring a user to select the conference room mode using a remote control. | 12-11-2014 |
20140362168 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication device includes a determination unit that determines whether there is a speaker in different hubs by using sets of sound-related information that are transmitted from the respective different hubs via a communication network; and a display unit that displays, in a predetermined size on a display surface, an image that is transmitted from a different hub in which the determination unit determines that there is no speaker, and that displays, in an enlarged size larger than the predetermined size on the display surface, an image that is transmitted from a different hub in which the determination unit determines that there is a speaker. When the determination unit determines that there are speakers in multiple different hubs, the display unit collectively displays, in the enlarged size on the display surface, multiple images that are transmitted from the respective different hubs. | 12-11-2014 |
20140362169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PC-BASED VIDEO CONFERENCING AND AUDIO/VIDEO PRESENTATION - A video conferencing/presentation system includes a PC docking station and a room media unit. The dock includes speakerphone and tactile user interface. The wall-mounted RMU, including a wide field camera and speaker(s), is coupled to a monitor. The dock communicates with the RMU. A speakerphone mic captures room audio. During conferencing, room audio and camera video are sent to a docked PC; the PC communicates with remote nodes using video chat software, sending room A/V; remote A/V is received from the PC by the dock, and transmitted for RMU output. During presentation, room audio, and/or PC media software presentation, may be output through the RMU, or to the PC for remote transmission. The dock provides the PC network access. Dock/RMU may each be equipped with a bidirectional transceiver, which uses prioritized opportunistic sequencing to assemble/disassemble a combined media/control packet stream over a cable, and transfer power from dock to RMU. | 12-11-2014 |
20140362170 | VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING PARTICIPANT EYE CONTACT - Eye contact between remote and local video conference participants is advantageously maintained by displaying the face of a remote video conference so the remote video conference participant having his or her eyes positioned in accordance with information indicative of image capture of the local video conference participant. In this way, substantial alignment can be achieved between the remote participant's eyes with those of the local participant. | 12-11-2014 |
20140368603 | UNPAIRED DEVICES - Disclosed is a user device comprising an output component configured to deliver an experience to a user in a standalone mode of the user device and an input component configured to receive a notification of an event. The device also comprises an indication generator for generating an indication for transmission over an air interface in response to receiving the input. The indication comprises an identifier relating to the event. Further, the device comprises a processing component configured to receive a message from a network node via a network. The message indicates that a media device has detected the identifier, and also comprises information of the media device. The processing component is configured to process the message received from the network to enable transfer of at least part of the experience to the media device. | 12-18-2014 |
20140368604 | AUTOMATED PRIVACY ADJUSTMENTS TO VIDEO CONFERENCING STREAMS - Methods and systems may involve determining a user attention level based on video stream data associated with a first participant in an always-on video conferencing session. The video stream data may be modified based on the user attention level to obtain modified video stream data that is automatically adjusted for privacy. In addition, the modified video stream data may be transmitted to one or more other participants in the video conferencing session. | 12-18-2014 |
20140375753 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING PROGRAM - A transmission terminal transmits content data to another transmission terminal via a network. A transmission management system processes a session among a plurality of the transmission terminals or for the single transmission terminal. The transmission terminal requests a user to input execution authentication information when an authentication medium is connected thereto. The authentication medium associates program identification information with the execution authentication information and stores them. The transmission terminal determines whether the execution information from the user is coincident with the stored one and transmits the associated program identification information to the transmission management system at a time of coincidence. The transmission management system then transmits a transmission instruction to the program providing apparatus to transmit the corresponding program to the transmission terminal. | 12-25-2014 |
20140375754 | FLOW-CONTROL BASED SWITCHED GROUP VIDEO CHAT AND REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE BROADCAST - Real-time interactive broadcast sessions for client devices include: for each client device in the interactive broadcast session, configuring downstream video and audio ports for the interactive broadcast session between a central controller and the client device; receiving from each client device a selected broadcaster corresponding to a broadcaster flow control signal; in response to receiving the selected broadcaster from each client device, sending video and audio streams of the selected broadcaster to each client device over the interactive broadcast session; receiving a request from a given client device on the interactive broadcast session to interact with the selected broadcaster; configuring upstream and downstream video ports for one-to-one video chat session between the central controller and the given client device; and sending the video and audio streams of the given client device, and the video and audio streams of the selected broadcaster, to each client device over the interactive broadcast session. | 12-25-2014 |
20150009278 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WHITEBOARD COLLABORATION - Disclosed is a method and tool for collaborating in a video conference using a non-electronically enhance whiteboard and without the use of electronically enhanced writing and/or pointing tools. An embodiment may set up a front camera to capture an overall video stream that is split into at least two video feeds, a whiteboard feed and presenter feeds. The front camera may be set up to have a depth of field and focus to capture the whiteboard and presenter as well as specific video capture settings for each feed to optimize the whiteboard or the presenter. An embodiment may capture the two feeds according to the appropriate settings and deliver the two feeds to other video conference member devices. Embodiments may add additional cameras to permit additional optimization such as eliminating whiteboard occluded areas and/or automatically selecting a presenter from a plurality of people who are in the video capture frame. | 01-08-2015 |
20150015661 | Conference System, Program and Conference Method - There is provided a conference system which performs a remote conference by communicating conference data between a transmission terminal and a reception terminal. The transmission terminal receives input of the conference data including audio data, selects a real time mode of sequentially performing transmission of the input audio data and a package mode of performing transmission of the input audio data for each input of a predetermined unit amount, records the input audio data in the predetermined unit amount to generate audio record data when the package mode is selected, and transmits the input audio data to the reception terminal when the real time mode is selected and transmits the audio record data to the reception terminal when the package mode is selected. The reception terminal outputs the received input audio data preferentially over the received audio record data. | 01-15-2015 |
20150015662 | Apparatus and Method for Creating Situation Awareness when Scheduling Conference Calls - A method for creating situation awareness when scheduling video conferences includes providing a user with access to a set of names stored in a directory service database, and allowing the user to select one or more of the names. In response to selection of one or more names, geographical location values associated with the names in the directory service database are retrieved, and a map is provided. The map and one or more geographical objects showing the geographical location of the users associated with the selected names is then displayed on a display. | 01-15-2015 |
20150022622 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus for conducting a video conference. A location of one or more sets of eyes in an image may be determined. The relative location of an image capture device and/or a portion of a display device may be adjusted based on the determined location. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022623 | SOURCE SELECTION FOR CONFERENCE BRIDGES - The disclosure provides a method of providing media source selection for a media conference. The method comprises adjusting an input media stream comparison used to select at least one next input media stream for the media conference to influence selection of the at least one next input media stream. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022624 | Supporting Enhanced Media Communications Using a Packet-Based Communication Link - A method for supporting communications includes establishing a packet-based audio communication link with a remote device and informing a local computing device of the audio communication link. A message requesting identification of enhanced media capabilities associated with the remote device is received from the local computing device and tunneled in the audio communication link to the remote device. A tunneled response in the audio communication link is received from the remote device and forwarded to the local computing device. The response identifies the enhanced media capabilities associated with the remote device. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022625 | Systems and Methods for Asynchronously Joining and Leaving Video Conferences and Merging Multiple Video Conferences - A method (and corresponding system and computer program product) providing control to open video conference is disclosed. One aspect enables participants of a video conference to asynchronously join and leave the video conference. Another aspect enables participants to merge multiple video conferences into a single video conference, or to split a single video conference into multiple video conferences. | 01-22-2015 |
20150029299 | PARTICIPANT-CENTERED DISTRIBUTED VIDEO CONFERENCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - To conduct video conferencing between a plurality of distributed clients, a distributed controller receives a request from a first distributed client for a packet from a second distributed client selected as the main speaker, and a distributed media processor creates a switching entry for switching packets from the first and second distributed clients, in response to a request from the distributed controller. The distributed controller sends a packet transmission request to the second distributed client, and the distributed media processor receives a packet from the second distributed client and sends the received packet to the first distributed client based on the switching entry. | 01-29-2015 |
20150029300 | Systems And Methods For Room System Pairing In Video Conferencing - Systems and methods for the pairing of room systems, and other systems that lack portability and a convenient user interface, to videoconferences are disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the disclosed subject matter, a user initiates room system pairing from his or her device. For example, the user can press a button on a remote control associated with the room system to set the system to pairing mode. The room system can register with a server that is controlling the videoconferencing system, which in turn can display the room system in a list of available room systems on the user's device. The user can have the option to select the particular room system, instructing the server to add the room system to the conference. | 01-29-2015 |
20150029301 | TELECONFERENCE SYSTEM AND TELECONFERENCE TERMINAL - A teleconference terminal includes a positional relationship determining unit, a video switching unit, a first video output unit, and a second video output unit. The positional relationship determining unit sets relationship information indicating a displaying position relationship between a location video received from another teleconference terminal and shared information shared among a plurality of locations on the local teleconference terminal based on relationship information indicating a displaying position relationship between the location video and the shared information set on the other teleconference terminal. The video switching unit displays the location video received from the other teleconference terminal and shared information on a first display unit and a second display unit in the displaying position relationship specified in the relationship information set by the positional relationship determining unit. | 01-29-2015 |
20150029302 | MULTI-ENTERPRISE VIDEO CONFERENCE SERVICE - A system is configured to receive a request to set up a first video conference and another request to set up a second video conference, where the request is received from a client device and where the other request is received from another client device; obtain first information associated with an enterprise with which the client device is associated and second information associated with another, different enterprise with which the other client device is associated; determine whether the first information permits the client device to set up the first video conference and whether the second information permits the other client device to set up the second video conference; establish the first video conference when the first information permits the client device to set up the first video conference; and establish the second video conference when the second information permits the other client device to set up the second video conference. | 01-29-2015 |
20150035935 | Method & Apparatus for Arranging Video Chat among Acquaintances - A system registers participant information and inter-participant relationship information, and then, at variable times, selects two or more participants with a pre-existing relationship and attempts to establish a communication link between them. The identities of the selected participants are withheld from at least one of the participants (and potentially from all of the participants), so the call is a partial surprise (i.e., the participant may know the set of possible people from whom the call could be, but does not know exactly which person or people are calling until he answers the call). A number of applications are described and claimed. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035936 | DISPLAY-CAMERA SYSTEM - According to an example, a display-camera system includes a transparent display panel and a transparent backlight panel. Light sources emit light into the edge of the transparent backlight panel. A first polarizer, between the light sources and the edge of the transparent backlight panel, polarizes the light emitted from the light sources and the transparent backlight panel directs the polarized light towards the transparent display panel. A camera, adjacent a back surface of the transparent backlight panel captures an image of a scene through the transparent display panel and the transparent backlight panel. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035937 | PROVIDING INFORMATION TO USER DURING VIDEO CONFERENCE - A consumer electronics (CE) device is configured to execute a conferencing application for a user to audibly communicate with at least one other person at least through a first audible input configuration configured for providing audio from the user to the other person. While executing the conferencing application, the CE device receives an audible input configuration command to change from the first audible input configuration to a second audible input configuration that is configured to not provide audio from the user to the other person and is also configured for receiving audible CE device commands from the user. In the second audible input configuration, the CE device thus receives audible commands from the user to either access information and provide the information to the user, and/or to initiate a note taking feature that converts audio from the user to text for viewing of the text on the CE device. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035938 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE - A communication control system includes a first control device; a second control device, wherein the first control device and the second control device are grouped together by group identification information; a detecting unit configured to detect image data displayed on a display unit connected to the first control device; a first communication control unit configured to establish a session for performing data communication with the second control device identified by the group identification information, and send the image data; and a display control unit configured to implement control to display the image data sent from the first communication control unit. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035939 | System for Distributing Video Conference Resources Among Connected Parties and Methods Thereof - The present disclosure relates to a system for distributing video conference resources among connected parties and methods thereof. In an illustrative embodiment, an ad-hoc network providing conferencing resources is presented. The network can include a master device and a number of slave devices. Each of the slave devices can present their bandwidth capabilities to the master device. End devices can be connected to the master device. When no additional connections can be made to the master device, slave devices can be used to add the end devices into the conference. The slave device can thus share its resources to the conference. In one embodiment, individual slave devices can handle different types of codecs. | 02-05-2015 |
20150042749 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device is located at a second spot and communicates with another information processing device located at a first spot. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit for acquiring first motion information of a user of the other information processing device at the first spot; a specification unit for specifying first meaning information indicating a meaning of the first motion information at the first spot and second meaning information indicating a meaning of the first meaning information at the second spot; a correction unit for correcting the first motion information based on a difference between the first and second meaning information, such that the first motion information indicates the first meaning information at the second spot; and a generation unit for generating an object of the user of the other information processing device at the first spot, based on the corrected first motion information. | 02-12-2015 |
20150042750 | MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCE ENDPOINT TRANSFER SYSTEM - A system for providing a trusted peer-based information verification system may include one or more processors and a memory. The one or more processors may provide a multimedia conference to participant devices, and may receive a request to transfer a session of the multimedia conference of a participant device that is characterized by a first multimedia conference capability. The one or more processors may provide a list of target devices associated with the participant device to the participant device, and may receive an indication of a target device from the participant device. The one or more processors may transfer the session of the multimedia conference from the participant device to the target device, wherein the target device is characterized by a second multimedia conference capability that is different than the first multimedia conference capability of the participant device. | 02-12-2015 |
20150049162 | Panoramic Meeting Room Video Conferencing With Automatic Directionless Heuristic Point Of Interest Activity Detection And Management - A conferencing apparatus comprising a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the memory contains instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to receive a video stream, evaluate the video stream for a plurality of participants, detect an interest activity of at least one of the plurality of participants, and increase a prominence of a portion of the video stream associated with the at least one of the plurality of participants based on the detected activity. | 02-19-2015 |
20150049163 | Network system apparatus and method of use adapted for visual neural networking with multi-channel multiplexed streaming medical imagery and packetized clinical informatics - The invention enables networked teams to recursively annotate and tag, encapsulate and share multi-channel multiplexed streaming medical imagery, including networked televisual communications with streaming imagery data from heterogeneous spatial and temporal sources, locations, modalities and scales. The invention acquires both live and archived streaming imagery data from network-connected medical devices, cameras, signals and sensors. The network system apparatus also acquires biometric maps, movies and data visualizations, along with packetized clinical informatics from imagery data stores, workstations and mobile devices, including wearable computing. The invention enables networked teams to concurrently collaborate on multi-channel multiplexed medical imagery streams, singly or together, in real time or asynchronously, generally by annotating and tagging imagery information objects. The invention encapsulates and saves collaborated medical imagery together with clinical annotations and privacy metadata in standard known file formats as packetized ‘clinical cognitive vismemes’. DICOM vismemes preserve packetized imagery information objects, clinical annotations and metadata tags in native file format structures, including XML, MPEG, JPEG, PDF, QR, SVG and DAE. The invention enables live stream multicasting of N-way collaborations with multi-channel multiplexed streaming medical imagery, and concurrent transmission of secure, encrypted DICOM vismemes across file sharing data networks for interoperable health information exchange. | 02-19-2015 |
20150054911 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFACING VIDEO GAMES AND USER COMMUNICATIONS - Improved methods, systems, and devices for managing communications are provided. A user device may display all ongoing communications so that a user can visualize the communications network or some subset thereof (e.g., a subgroup or group of users). A system may maintain the user device in an instant ready-on mode of communication with the other user devices. A user may then initiate communications with a subgroup (e.g., a pair) or group without initiating a new connection. Accordingly, a user can simultaneously and fluidly communicate at the subgroup level, at the group level, or at the inter-group level. Moreover, users can function as independent actors that can freely form and leave subgroups as well as groups. | 02-26-2015 |
20150062284 | System and Method for Synthesizing and Preserving Consistent Relative Neighborhood Position in Multi-Perspective Multi-Point Tele-Immersive Environments - An e-learning system has a local classroom with an instructor station and a microphone and a local student station with a microphone, a remote classroom with an instructor display and a student station with a microphone, and planar displays and video cameras in each of the classrooms, the remote and local classrooms connected over a network, with a server monitoring feeds and enforcing exclusive states, such that audio and video feeds are managed in a manner that video and audio of the instructor, the local students and the first remote students, as seen and heard either directly or via speakers and displays by each of the instructor, the local students and the remote students presents to each as though all are interacting in the same room. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062285 | MULTICAST TREE PACKING FOR MULTI-PARTY VIDEO CONFERENCING UNDER SDN ENVIRONMENT - Method, device and apparatus for delivering video telephony by using a media controller and a software defined networking (SDN) controller to enable multicasting for multi-party video conferencing. A media controller generates a video sending rate for each of the plurality of client devices based on a received video conference request and received network information. The media controller determines and independently constructs a maximum-rate delay-bounded multicast tree for each of the plurality of client devices that supports the largest possible multicast rate. The media controller determines a common congested link in the multicast trees, re-routes the multicast tree with the common congested link for the client device with the lowest weight of utility divided by its video sending rate and creating two subtrees, and iteratively re-routes the multicast trees until an aggregate video sending rate of the multicast trees sharing the common congested link meets a link capacity of the common congested link. | 03-05-2015 |
20150070460 | COUNTERPART TERMINAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A counterpart terminal information management system ( | 03-12-2015 |
20150070461 | AD HOC ENDPOINT DEVICE ASSOCIATION FOR MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCING - A system for ad hoc endpoint device association for multimedia conferencing may include one or more processors and memory. The one or more processors may prepare to provide sets of video streams corresponding to a multimedia conference to first, second, and third participant devices, where the set of videos streams prepared for each participant device includes video streams associated with the other participant devices. The one or more processors may determine that the first and second participant devices are in a same physical area and may generate, in response to the determining, a location association between the first and second participant devices for the multimedia conference. The one or more processors may exclude the video stream associated with the third participant device from set of video streams prepared for the first participant device based at least in part on the location association between the first and second participant devices. | 03-12-2015 |
20150077504 | METHOD FOR CONTROL OF A VIDEO INTERFACE, METHOD FOR OPERATION OF A VIDEO INTERFACE, FACE ORIENTATION DETECTOR, AND VIDEO CONFERENCING SERVER - The present invention relates to a method for control of a video interface ( | 03-19-2015 |
20150077505 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROGRAM - A transmission/reception unit of a management system transmits state information after a change that indicates a state of a changed terminal to a management system connected to a terminal. Consequently, the terminal can grasp the state of the terminal through the management system. Thus, there is an effect that the terminal can request start of communication with the terminal at a proper timing. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077506 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING DATA, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A transmission management system receives a request for starting communication with a counterpart terminal from a terminal, which includes counterpart terminal identification information for identifying the counterpart terminal. In response to receiving the request, the transmission management system stores the counterpart terminal identification information of the counterpart terminal in association with terminal identification information of the terminal that sends the request to update candidate counterpart terminal identification for the terminal. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077507 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN INTERPRETER AND A SERVICE RECIPIENT - A representative a scheduler and telecommunication provider manager has instructions that are stored in memory and executed by a processing device. The instructions includes the logics of receiving a request for a date, time, and an availability of an interpreter having at least one language interpretation to schedule a interpretation service assignment from the plurality of computing devices associated with the at least one service recipient; receiving authorization of a interpretation service assignment from the plurality of computing devices associated with the at least one insurance carrier based on the requested date, time, and availability of the interpreter; responsive to receiving the authorization of the interpretation service assignment, scheduling the interpretation service assignment based on the requested date, time, and the availability of the interpreter; determining whether to activate a telecommunication connection between the plurality of the computing devices associated with the interpreter and service recipient based on the requested date, time, and the availability of the interpreter; and responsive to determining that the telecommunication connection is activated, establishing the telecommunication connection between the plurality of the computing devices associated with the interpreter and service recipient by way of the scheduler and telecommunication provider server. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077508 | MULTIPARTY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT OPTIMIZE COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON MODE AND AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH - Improved methods, systems, and devices for managing communications are provided. A user device may display all ongoing communications so that a user can visualize the communications network or some subset thereof (e.g., a subgroup or group of users). A system may maintain the user device in an instant ready-on mode of communication with the other user devices. A user may then initiate communications with a subgroup (e.g., a pair) or group without initiating a new connection. Accordingly, a user can simultaneously and fluidly communicate at the subgroup level, at the group level, or at the inter-group level. Moreover, users can function as independent actors that can freely form and leave subgroups as well as groups. | 03-19-2015 |
20150085063 | CONFIGURATION OF A TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY WITH CONFERENCING - A communication system includes a touch screen display device with first and second cameras mounted on opposite sides of the touch screen display device so a field of view for each camera is pointed inward relative to the touch screen display device. A conferencing subsystem controls conferencing communication to send and receive touch screen display signals and video signals. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085064 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPANT MUTE STATE - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for managing a mute state of a participant in a teleconference may include detecting, based on analysis of at least one characteristic of audio data received from a microphone associated with the participant or image data received from a camera associated with the participant, whether the participant is attempting to speak to other teleconference participants. The method may also include providing an alert to the participant in response to a detecting that the participant is attempting to speak to other conference participants while the microphone is muted. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085065 | MULTI-SITE SCREEN INTERACTIONS - A technology for interacting with a collaborative videoconferencing environment is disclosed. A display having a substantially “L-shaped” configuration allows for display of collaborative materials and video of remote participants simultaneously, which provides for a more natural interaction for a meeting participant interacting with the collaborative materials. Meeting participants in the collaborative videoconferencing environment, both locally and remote, can simultaneously interact with the same content as if they were in the same location. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085066 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING IMAGING ENVIRONMENT BY USING SIGNALS TRANSMITTED BY PLURALITY OF CLIENTS - A method and apparatus for setting an imaging environment of a medical apparatus based on one or more signals transmitted from a plurality of clients are provided. The method of setting an imaging environment of a medical apparatus based on one or more signals transmitted from a plurality of clients includes transmitting information regarding an imaging operation of the medical apparatus to the plurality of clients, receiving one or more response signals with respect to the information from the plurality of clients, and setting the imaging environment of the medical apparatus based on the one or more response signals. | 03-26-2015 |
20150092009 | STREAMING PLAYBACK WITHIN A LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE - A method for streaming playback within a live video conference. The method includes, a computer detecting access to a video conference using a live interface. The method includes, the computer receiving an indication of an interrupt condition. The method includes, the computer retrieving a selected content. The method includes, the computer inserting the selected content into the video conference, and the computer playing the selected content within the video conference. | 04-02-2015 |
20150092010 | PARTICIPATING IN A PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION SESSION - A third party automatically participates in a peer-to-peer communication session established between a first endpoint and a second endpoint. Once the peer-to-peer communication session is established, a third party receives a first user data provided by the first endpoint, and verifies the first user data. If the verification succeeds, the third party automatically participates in the peer-to-peer communication session. | 04-02-2015 |
20150092011 | Image Controlling Method, Device, and System for Composed-Image Video Conference - The present invention discloses an image controlling method, device, and system for a composed-image video conference, where the method includes receiving audio data of sites; obtaining, according to audio data of each site of the sites and in real time, a voice feature value that is within a first specified period and of a corresponding site, where the voice feature value is used to represent an activation state of the site; selecting a specified site from the multiple sites according to an activation state of each site; and filling a picture of the specified site into a sub-image of a composed image, to update the composed image in real time. This remarkably improves an effect of a conference, and improves experience of participants. In addition, a quantity and locations of sub-images in the composed image may be further adjusted dynamically, which also effectively improves the effect of the conference. | 04-02-2015 |
20150097921 | Distributed Media Gateways - A method performed in a call manager, the method comprising receiving a registration message from a media gateway in a plurality of media gateways, wherein the registration message indicates the media processing resources available at the media gateway and the amount of media processing resources in use, sending a message to each of the other media gateways in the plurality of media gateways, wherein each of the messages indicates an amount of available media processing resources in the media gateway, and sending at least one message to the media gateway, wherein the at least one message indicates an amount of available media processing resources in each of the other media gateways in the plurality of media gateways. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097922 | SYSTEM FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATIONS AND CONFERENCING BETWEEN DISSIMILAR COMPUTING DEVICES INCLUDING MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES - In one general embodiment, a system for enabling communications and conferencing between dissimilar computing devices including mobile computing devices. In another embodiment a method for enabling communications and conferencing between dissimilar computing devices including mobile computing devices. In a further embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions to cause one or more processors to enable communications and conferencing between dissimilar computing devices including mobile computing devices. | 04-09-2015 |
20150109403 | SELECTIVE RECORDING OF HIGH QUALITY MEDIA IN A VIDEOCONFERENCE - Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for selectively recording high quality media in a videoconference. In a particular embodiment, a method provides receiving a plurality of video streams from a plurality of videoconferencing clients. The method further provides streaming video at a first quality level for the plurality of video streams to a first videoconferencing client of the plurality of video conferencing clients. At a first point in time while streaming the video, the method provides identifying a first video stream of the plurality of video streams that should be recorded at a higher quality level than the first quality level and recording the first video stream at the higher quality level from the first point in time. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109404 | Ultrasound Pairing Signal Control in a Teleconferencing System - Presented herein are techniques for controlling the level of ultrasound pairing signals generated in a teleconferencing environment. The levels of ultrasound pairing signals transmitted in a meeting room are adjusted automatically based on the ultrasound signal levels received at one or more of the sound receiving devices that can communicate with a teleconferencing endpoint in the meeting room. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109405 | Method, Computer-Readable Storage Medium, and Apparatus for Modifying the Layout Used by a Video Composing Unit to Generate a Composite Video Signal - In one embodiment, a method that includes providing, on a display, an object configured to be moved by a user along an axis, associating a plurality of predefined layouts with respective intervals along the axis, detecting a user action on the object indicating a position on the axis, and composing, in response to the detecting of the user action, a composite video signal using a layout, of the plurality of predefined layouts, associated with an interval among the intervals within which the position is lying. | 04-23-2015 |
20150124045 | Systems And Methods For Providing Personal Video Services - Systems and methods for processing video are provided. Video compression schemes are provided to reduce the number of bits required to store and transmit digital media in video conferencing or videoblogging applications. A photorealistic avatar representation of a video conference participant is created. The avatar representation can be based on portions of a video stream that depict the conference participant. A face detector is used to identify, track and classify the face. Object models including density, structure, deformation, appearance and illumination models are created based on the detected face. An object based video compression algorithm, which uses machine learning face detection techniques, creates the photorealistic avatar representation from parameters derived from the density, structure, deformation, appearance and illumination models. | 05-07-2015 |
20150124046 | Ambulatory Presence Features - A system facilitates managing one or more devices utilized for communicating data within a telepresence session. A telepresence session can be initiated within a communication framework that includes a first user and one or more second users. In response to determining a temporary absence of the first user from the telepresence session, a recordation of the telepresence session is initialized to enable a playback of a portion or a summary of the telepresence session that the first user has missed. | 05-07-2015 |
20150130889 | Mixing of Encoded Video Streams - Describe is a video stream mixer ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150130890 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROGRAM - A transmission management system receives, when a terminal and a relay device is connected, domain information that indicates a management system capable of executing control associated with start of communication using the relay device. The management system can allow another management system to execute control based on the domain information even if the management system cannot execute the control. | 05-14-2015 |
20150130891 | TWO-WAY AUDIO AND VIDEO COMMUNICATION UTILIZING SEGMENT-BASED ADAPTIVE STREAMING TECHNIQUES - A participation device in a multiparty conference call may act as a server device and/or a client device for two-way audio and video (AV) streaming. A server device may encode a requested AV stream into a set of different encoding profiles that may be dynamically determined based on the varying channel conditions and device capacities of the client devices. At least a portion of differently encoded AV streams is selected and dynamically communicated to the client devices for display. Session parameters are determined according to the varying channel conditions and the device capacities of the client devices to create intended sessions. The selected encoded AV streams are communicated utilizing segment-based adaptive streaming techniques such as HTTP. A client device may access to a HTTP session to download an expected AV stream from the server device. The downloaded AV stream may be decoded into different decoding profiles for display as needed. | 05-14-2015 |
20150138305 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TELEPRESENCE SESSIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, determining a latency area of a network based on latency testing, identifying a configuration of a network route of a telepresence session exchanging media content between media processors of first and second users at first and second locations based on the latency area, determining a first latency associated with a first presentation of the media content at the first location, determining a second latency associated with a second presentation of the media content at the second location, and determining one of a first delay for the first presentation, a second delay for the second presentation or both based on one of the first latency, the second latency or both. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150145947 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING TERMINALS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A management system manages a candidate list for each one of a plurality of transmission terminals, the candidate list associating identification information of one or more candidate counterpart terminals each capable of communicating with the transmission terminal, with identification information of the transmission terminal. In response to receiving a deletion request for deleting identification information of a second transmission terminal of the plurality of transmission terminals from the candidate list of a first transmission terminal of the plurality of transmission terminals, the management system deletes the identification information of the second transmission terminal from the candidate list of the first transmission terminal, and further deletes identification information of the first transmission terminal from a candidate list of the second transmission terminal; and transmits, to the second transmission terminal, notification indicating deletion of the identification information of the first transmission terminal from the candidate list of the second transmission terminal. | 05-28-2015 |
20150145948 | Multicasting a Videoconference Recording to a Plurality of Clients - A federated media server system. The federated media server system may include a plurality of media servers. A first media server may be coupled to a second media server over a network. The first media server may also be coupled to a third media server over the network. Additionally, the second and third media servers may be coupled to a plurality of respective clients. The first media server may be configured to record video, e.g., videoconferences, and stream recordings to clients and/or the second and third media servers. The second and third media servers may assist in performing video recording, transcoding, storage of recordings, multicasting, etc. | 05-28-2015 |
20150296176 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - A recording medium stores a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a process, the computer connected to a transmission terminal connected to a display device and connected to a second transmission terminal via a network, the process including: displaying an area of a program component on a screen of a second display device connected to the computer; receiving selection of one of display data of a whole area of the screen and display data of the area of the program component; acquiring the display data of the whole area or the area; receiving resolution information indicating a resolution of the display device from the transmission terminal; determining a resolution of the display data based on the resolution information and second resolution information indicating a second display device resolution; and transmitting the display data with the determined resolution to the transmission terminal. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296181 | AUGMENTING WEB CONFERENCES VIA TEXT EXTRACTED FROM AUDIO CONTENT - Systems and methods for augmenting web conference sessions with multimedia content based on text extracted from audio content transmitted during the web conference. In one embodiment, a conference application or other application can receive audio content from at least one client participating in a web conference. The web conference can connect multiple clients for live sharing of audio and video. The conference application can also extract at least one text item from the audio content. The conference application can also generate augmented electronic content by combining electronic content received via the web conference with additional electronic content based on the at least one text item. The conference application can also provide the augmented electronic content via the web conference. | 10-15-2015 |
20150302863 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AUDIO DATA OF VIDEO CONTENT - Various aspects of a method and system to process audio data are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, the method includes identification of a source-of-interest (SOI), via a user interface (UI), when video content is played back. The SOI is identified based on one or more parameters. An audio portion of the identified SOI is selectively enhanced when the video content is played back. | 10-22-2015 |
20150304606 | A VIDEOCONFERENCING SERVER WITH CAMERA SHAKE DETECTION - A video conferencing server ( | 10-22-2015 |
20150304607 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL CONFERENCING BREAKOUT GROUPS - A virtual conferencing system is described for implementing breakout groups. For example, one embodiment of the virtual conferencing system comprises: a virtual conferencing service to establish audio and/or video connections between the plurality of clients during a virtual conference, each of the clients operated by at least one participant in the virtual conference, the virtual conferencing service further including a state synchronization service communicatively coupled to state management logic on each client to ensure that the current state of the virtual conference is consistent on each client; breakout group selection logic to subdivide the participants in the virtual conference into a plurality of breakout groups, the breakout group selection logic to select participants for each breakout group based on participant data related to each participant and input from a moderator; and breakout group generation logic to generate the selected breakout groups by modifying the current state on each client, thereby causing video and audio streams of the participants to be seen and heard, respectively, only between participants in the same breakout group and by providing breakout group materials and making the breakout group materials available to only participants within the same breakout group. | 10-22-2015 |
20150312518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING AUDIO CONFERENCING SERVICES - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for improving audio conferencing services. One aspect relates to processing audio content of a conference. A first audio signal is received from a first conference participant, and a start and an end of a first utterance by the first conference participant are detected from the first audio signal. A second audio signal is received from a second conference participant, and a start and an end of a second utterance by the second conference participant is detected from the second audio signal. The second conference participant is provided with at least a portion of the first utterance, wherein at least one of start time, start point, and duration is determined based at least in part on the start, end, or both, of the second utterance. | 10-29-2015 |
20150312519 | DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A data distribution system comprises a plurality of processing devices ( | 10-29-2015 |
20150324692 | HUMAN ENVIRONMENT LIFE LOGGING ASSISTANT VIRTUAL ESEMPLASTIC NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mobile user borne brain activity data and surrounding environment data correlation system comprising a brain activity sensing subsystem, a recording subsystem, a measurement computer subsystem, a user sensing subsystem, a surrounding environment sensing subsystem, a correlation subsystem, a user portable electronic device, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and a computer processing device. The mobile user borne system collects and records brain activity data and surrounding environment data and statistically correlates and processes the data for communicating the data into a recipient biological, mechanical, or bio-mechanical system. | 11-12-2015 |
20150334349 | SELECTIVE TELECONFERENCE OR VIDEOCONFERENCE REPLAY FOR FUTURE PARTICIPANTS IN A GIVEN SESSION - A method to provide an audio message or a visual message to at least one participant within a plurality of participants upon joining a live teleconference or a live videoconference is provided. The method may include determining a critical piece of information that needs to be shared with the plurality of participants joining the live teleconference or the live videoconference, wherein the critical piece of information is associated with the live teleconference or the live videoconference. The method may further include recording the critical piece of information as the audio message or the visual message in real-time during the live teleconference or the live videoconference. The method may further include replaying the audio message or the visual message to the at least one participant upon the at least one participant joining the live teleconference or the live videoconference. | 11-19-2015 |
20150341565 | Low data-rate video conference system and method, sender equipment and receiver equipment - Provided is a low-data-rate video conference method. A sender acquires audio data and video data, forms audio characteristic mapping and video characteristic mapping respectively, acquires a local dynamic image, and transmits the audio data and the local dynamic image to a receiver; and the receiver organizes an audio characteristic and video characteristic, which are extracted from local end audio characteristic mapping and video characteristic mapping, and the received local dynamic image to synthesize the original video data, and plays the audio data. In addition, a low-data-rate video conference data transmission system, sender equipment and receiver equipment are provided. As a result, bandwidths can be saved, and increasing video service conference requirements can be met. | 11-26-2015 |
20150341593 | IMAGING THROUGH A DISPLAY SCREEN - The described implementations relate to enhancement images, such as in videoconferencing scenarios. One system includes a poriferous display screen having generally opposing front and back surfaces. This system also includes a camera positioned proximate to the back surface to capture an image through the poriferous display screen. | 11-26-2015 |
20150346463 | Spherical Lens Redirected Imaging - Wide angled image generation may be facilitated by directing light rays of a field of view through a partial spherical ball lens along an original axis. The light rays may be redirected off of a flat surface of the partial spherical ball lens along a different axis to at least one image sensor. The at least one image sensor is operable converts the light rays into digital data representing the redirected light rays. Wide angled images may be generated from the digital data. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350258 | Real-Time Agent for Actionable Ad-Hoc Collaboration in an Existing Collaboration Session - A method is provided for use in connection with a communication session between two or more participants. The communication session may be an online/web-based meeting, voice call, video call, instant messaging session, etc. Interactions between two or more participants of the communication session are monitored in order to identify an additional participant for the communication session based on a topical context of the interactions. A request is sent to the additional participant to join the communication session. Before the request is sent to the additional participant, the participants in the existing communication session may be notified with a prompt inquiring as to whether the additional participant should be contacted to join the existing communication session. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350600 | VISUAL CALL APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to an example, a visual call apparatus is described for providing a health care service to a user. The apparatus includes a memory storing machine readable instructions to receive input related to a health related status of a user. The machine readable instructions analyze the health related status of the user to select options, from a plurality of available options, to provide services to the user. The user is to actuate one of the selected options to receive a service related to the actuated option. The machine readable instructions further output the selected options to allow the user to actuate one of the selected options, and upon actuation of one of the selected options, provide feedback to the user related to completion of the service related to the actuated option. The apparatus includes a processor to implement the machine readable instructions. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350769 | Determination, Display, and Adjustment of Best Sound Source Placement Region Relative to Microphone - A video conference endpoint determines a position of a best audio pick-up region for placement of a sound source relative to a microphone having a receive pattern configured to capture sound signals from the best region. The endpoint captures an image of a scene that encompasses the best region and displays the image of the scene. The endpoint generates an image representative of the best region and displays the generated image representative of the best region as an overlay of the scene image. | 12-03-2015 |
20150358583 | SUPPORTING PATIENT-CENTEREDNESS IN TELEHEALTH COMMUNICATIONS - A teleconferencing system includes a dominance calculator ( | 12-10-2015 |
20150358584 | Apparatus and Method for Sharing Content Items among a Plurality of Mobile Devices - Embodiments of the present invention allow a collection of users (referred to herein as a “forum”) to communicate and exchange content items as part of an interactive communication system (referred to herein as the “Reel service”). Each user has a mobile device (e.g., a mobile phone) running an application (referred to herein as the “Reel application”). The Reel application running in each mobile device is in communication with a server infrastructure. The Reel application implements client-side functions of the Reel service while the server infrastructure implements server-side functions of the Reel service. Users of a reel can create and share content items while simultaneously being able to monitor content being captured by other users through a single user interface, even on a mobile device where screen real estate is limited. | 12-10-2015 |
20150358585 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus for conducting a video conference. A location of a person is determined based on a direction of a source of speech. The location of an image capture device and/or a portion of a display device may be adjusted based on the determined direction of the source of speech. | 12-10-2015 |
20150365133 | Touch and Talk Auto-Configuring of Video Conferences Using Near Field Communication (NFC) - An NFC reader in a communication device reads a first NFC tag on a first conference device when the communication device is brought within proximity of the first NFC tag. The communication device communicates information read from the first NFC tag and information acquired by the communication device to a conference server. The conference server utilizes the communicated information read from the first NFC tag and the communicated information acquired by the communication device to configure a conference call between the first conference device and the second conference device. The communication device, the first conference device and the second conference device are separate and distinct. The communication device executes a module that handles the communication of the information read from the first NFC tag and the information acquired by the communication device. The module is executed when the communication device is brought within the proximity of the first NFC tag. | 12-17-2015 |
20150373062 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING COMMUNICATION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A communication management system that manages a plurality of communication terminals transmits, to a request communication terminal, one of operation state information indicating that an operation state of a candidate counterpart communication terminal is unknown or information indicating that a communications protocol of the candidate counterpart communication terminal is different from a communications protocol of the request communication terminal, when the communications protocol is different between the candidate counterpart communication terminal and the request communication terminal. The request communication terminal displays information to a user, which is generated based on the information received from the communication management system. | 12-24-2015 |
20150373171 | Systems and Methods for Providing Access to Hosted Services by way of a User-Wearable Headset Computing Device - An exemplary system includes a user-wearable headset computing device, a service gateway device communicatively coupled to the user-wearable headset computing device by way of a wireless network, and a plurality of server devices communicatively coupled to the service gateway device and that provide a plurality of hosted services for access by the user-wearable headset computing device by way of the service gateway device. In certain examples, the plurality of hosted services comprises at least a multi-persona phone service. In certain examples, an interactive voice response user interface to the plurality of hosted services is provided. Corresponding systems and methods are also described. | 12-24-2015 |
20150373183 | USE OF A DIGITAL ASSISTANT IN COMMUNICATIONS - A digital assistant operating on a device is configured to be engaged as an active participant in communications between local and remote parties by listening to voice and video calls and participating in messaging sessions. The digital assistant typically can be initiated by voice using a key word or phrase and then be requested to perform tasks, provide information and services, etc. using voice or gestures. The digital assistant can respond to the request and take appropriate actions. In voice and video calls, the interactions with the digital assistant (i.e., the request, response, and actions) can be heard by both parties to the call as if the digital assistant was a third party on the call. In a messaging session, messages are generated and displayed to each participant so that they can see the interactions with the digital assistant as if it was a participant. | 12-24-2015 |
20150381933 | DYNAMIC CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION FOR WEB CONFERENCING BASED ON SENTIMENT - In an approach to determine a pre-recorded video for use in place of a video feed of a user in a video conference, a computer receives one or more pre-recorded videos of a user in which the pre-recorded videos include at least one visual representation of an emotional state. The computer determines a meeting tone of at least one meeting discussion in the video conference and determines a first video of the one or more pre-recorded videos of the user that corresponds to the meeting tone. The computer substitutes the first video into the video conference in place of a video feed in the video conference. | 12-31-2015 |
20160004302 | Eye Contact During Video Conferencing - In one embodiment, a video-conferencing terminal has a monitor; a non-visible-light (e.g., IR) camera configured to generate an eye-contact non-visible-light (e.g., IR) image of a video-conference participant; one or more visible-light cameras, each configured to generate a non-eye-contact visible-light image of the participant; and a mirror positioned in front of the monitor and configured to (i) transmit visible light from the monitor towards the participant and (ii) reflect non-visible light from the participant towards the non-visible-light camera. The terminal (1) generates an eye-contact visible-light image from the eye-contact non-visible-light image and the one or more non-eye-contact visible-light images and (2) transmits the eye-contact visible-light image to a remotely located video-conferencing terminal. The eye-contact visible-light image is generated using pattern matching and color mapping processing that may be less complex than the stereoscopic analysis and image rotation processing of the prior art. | 01-07-2016 |
20160004905 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACIAL EXPRESSION TRANSFER - A method and system of expression transfer, and a video conferencing system to enable improved video communications. The method includes receiving, on a data interface, a source training image; generating, by a processor and using the source training image, a plurality of synthetic source expressions; generating, by the processor, a plurality of source-avatar mapping functions; receiving, on the data interface, an expression source image; and generating, by the processor, an expression transfer image based upon the expression source image and one or more of the plurality of source-avatar mapping functions. Each source-avatar mapping function maps a synthetic source expression to a corresponding expression of a plurality of avatar expressions. The plurality of mapping functions map each of the plurality of synthetic source expressions. | 01-07-2016 |
20160006985 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TELEPRESENCE SESSIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, receiving first and second media content portraying images of first and second users, wherein the first and second users participate in a conference call. Joint media content is generated of the conference call including the images of the first and second users, that when presented at a display of a third user includes the images of the first and second users. Speech of the first user directed to the second user is detected and, in response, the image of the first user of the joint media content is adjusted to obtain a rotated image of the first user. The joint media content includes the rotated image of the first user and the image of the second user, that when presented at the display of the third user portrays the first user turned toward the second user. | 01-07-2016 |
20160006986 | SPEECH RATE MANIPULATION IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - A method and system for modifying playback in a media conference, including receiving, during a media conference, an instruction to delay an audio feed of the conference at a first endpoint, where the conference includes the local endpoint and remote endpoints, and delaying the audio feed at the local endpoint, including storing the audio feed to a buffer in real time, and modifying a playback of the audio feed at the local endpoint from the buffer, where the audio feed to the plurality of remote endpoints remains unaffected by the delay at the first endpoint. | 01-07-2016 |
20160011659 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING GAZE OFFSET | 01-14-2016 |
20160014180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MULTI-TERMINAL CONFERENCE COMMUNICATION | 01-14-2016 |
20160014373 | DYNAMIC LOCALE BASED AGGREGATION OF FULL DUPLEX MEDIA STREAMS | 01-14-2016 |
20160014374 | SWITCHING APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING COMPRESSED VIDEO STREAMS, CONFERENCE SYSTEM WITH THE SWITCHING APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR SWITCHING COMPRESSED VIDEO STREAMS | 01-14-2016 |
20160021149 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF SESSION PARAMETERS FOR EFFECTIVE VIDEO COLLABORATION AMONG HETEROGENEOUS DEVICES - Methods and systems for maximizing the quality perceived by the user in a software-based, multi-point video conference or collaboration session between devices that are potentially different (e.g., devices from different vendors, devices with different operating systems, devices on different networks, devices that function as servers, clients or both) and maintaining the quality over time. | 01-21-2016 |
20160028995 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POINT TO POINT INTEGRATION OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS WITH VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS - A system and method for integrating a personal computer based presentation with a videoconferencing system. A coupling device includes a card, insertable into a PCMCIA slot of a laptop computer or like machine, which includes a cable coupled to the card at a first end and to a connector coupled at a second end. The card includes firmware for loading into RAM of the computer and software operable to execute code. | 01-28-2016 |
20160037130 | USING AN AVATAR IN A VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for videoconferencing using an avatar are described. The presence of a user may be detected by analyzing video captured by a digital camera. The avatar may be provided to a remote device to represent the detected user. | 02-04-2016 |
20160050394 | SYSTEM FOR IMMERSIVE TELEPRESENCE - Disclosed is system and method for interactive telepresence that includes at least one data processing apparatus, at least one database, an audio/visual capture device that is configured with at least one microphone and camera. A detection module is provided to detect one of the plurality of participants who is speaking during the meeting, and a display module that is configured to display video that is generated. | 02-18-2016 |
20160050395 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus may include a user recognition unit to recognize a user in a captured image, and a behavior recognition unit to recognize a behavior of a user. In addition, the apparatus may include a generation unit to generate user behavior information including information of the recognized user and the recognized behavior of the recognized user. Further, the apparatus may include a communication unit to transmit the user behavior information to an external apparatus. | 02-18-2016 |
20160057104 | Multiple Subscriber Videoconferencing System - A system, method, and device for use in videoconferencing. The method typically includes installing a videoconferencing services switch at an access point to an IP network, and registering a plurality of subscribers for videoconferencing services. Each subscriber typically has a plurality of endpoints. The method further includes receiving subscriber-specific settings to be applied to multiple videoconferencing calls from the plurality of endpoints associated with each subscriber. The method further includes storing the subscriber-specific settings at a location accessible to the switch, and configuring the switch to connect calls from the plurality of endpoints at each subscriber based on the corresponding subscriber-specific settings. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057386 | METHOD OF COLLECTING AND EMPLOYING INFORMATION ABOUT PARTIES TO A TELEVIDEO CONFERENCE - Improvements in a method for creating an intelligent routing and criteria-based matching system, so that people may be matched for conferencing to each other by pre-determined matching of their characteristics and their requirements. The invention makes it possible to connect individuals who may or may not have been known to each other previously, and who may be routed to each other based on being good fits to collaborate in the stated business or social setting or other reason for dealing with another person in a video conference meeting. The invention makes it possible for suppliers of services over the video conference medium to be connected to individuals who want these services. The system takes into account the business rules and preferences of all individuals involved, so that intelligent business service collaboration may take place between parties based on pre-set criteria. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057387 | Identifying and Enhancing Motion Video in a Conference Call Channel by Detecting Audio - Presented herein are techniques for detecting whether a presentation video stream in a conference call includes motion video. In an embodiment, this can be done by detecting the presence of audio. The presence of audio suggests that the presentation video stream may include motion video. If audio is not detected, then the presentation video stream is encoded at a first frame rate. If audio is detected, then the presentation video stream is encoded at a second, higher frame rate to accommodate the motion video. The higher frame rate allows for a better viewing experience by conference participants. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057388 | Online Conference System with Real-Time Document Transaction Platform - A computer-implemented online conferencing transactional platform system comprising an interaction module, a video-conferencing module, and a storage device may allow multiple participants in a video-conference to access, co-browse, collaboratively edit, and sign a transactional document. An interaction module fetches an image of a transactional document and a field identifier for an interactive transactional document element to be filled out from a remotely-connected secure signature API, saves those items in the storage device, and displays the image of the document, along with the interactive transactional document element on a webpage interface to a moderator and a signer end user in a video-conference. The interaction module receives information to fill out the interactive transactional document element and sends that information, along with the field identifier for the field the information is meant to fill out to the secure signature API. The interaction module further receives a filled-out transactional document in an I-frame from the secure signature API, allowing the signer end user to sign the transactional document using a secure embedded signature process. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057389 | DISPLAYING A PRESENTER DURING A VIDEO CONFERENCE - Implementations generally relate to displaying a presenter during a video conference. In some implementations, a method includes providing a user interface of a video conference between at least a first user and a second user, where the first user is associated with a first endpoint and the second user is associated with a second endpoint. The method also includes determining view rank values for each of the first endpoint and the second endpoint. The method also includes causing the user interface to display a first user video stream in a current presenter position and to display a second user video stream in a secondary presenter position based on the view rank values. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057390 | OBTAINING REPLAY OF AUDIO DURING A CONFERENCE SESSION - Presented herein are techniques for receiving media at a participant device for a conference session. The media may be transmitted to the participant device using a first transport mechanism. A command is received from a user of a participant device in a conference session to playback a portion of the conference session. A request is sent to the conference server to retransmit a recording of the portion of the conference session requested for playback. Data is received for the recording of the portion of the conference session transmitted from the conference server using a second transport mechanism, wherein the second transport mechanism is a higher reliability transport mechanism than the first transport mechanism. | 02-25-2016 |
20160065744 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL LEARNING AUDIO PROGRAMMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A process and system for generating three dimensional audio for television broadcast includes generating a virtual map of participants with a plurality of positions, each participant selecting one of the positions, determining a direction from each position to each other position on the map and to predetermined listener position, receiving sound from each participant, converting the received sound according to the direction of the speaking participant to the listener, mixing the converted sounds, transforming the mixed sound into binaural audio, and directing the binaural audio sound for transmission to a television viewer. The result is a clarified sound that gives to the television viewer a sense of where the speaking participant is positioned relative to the listening television viewer. | 03-03-2016 |
20160065895 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING COMMUNICATION INFORMATION IN VIDEO COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for presenting communication information in video communication, including: controlling collection of audio information and video information of a video communication site; determining a position of a speaker in the video communication site according to the audio information, where the speaker is a person of participants in the video communication site that speaks; acquiring speech video information from the video information according to the position of the speaker, where the speech video information is video information of the speaker within a speaking period; and controlling presentation of the speech video information. | 03-03-2016 |
20160065897 | MULTIPARTY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT OPTIMIZE COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON MODE AND AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH - Improved methods, systems, and devices for managing communications are provided. A user device may display all ongoing communications so that a user can visualize the communications network or some subset thereof (e.g., a subgroup or group of users). A system may maintain the user device in an instant ready-on mode of communication with the other user devices. A user may then initiate communications with a subgroup (e.g., a pair) or group without initiating a new connection. Accordingly, a user can simultaneously and fluidly communicate at the subgroup level, at the group level, or at the inter-group level. Moreover, users can function as independent actors that can freely form and leave subgroups as well as groups. | 03-03-2016 |
20160073054 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for tracking engagement of participants in a presentation. An example system implementing the method can identify a presenter in a conference and participants in the conference. Then the system can gather, during a presentation by the presenter in the conference, engagement data about the participants. The system can generate or calculate an engagement score based on the engagement data, and present the engagement score to the presenter during the presentation. The system can gather the engagement data from participant devices through which the participants are accessing the presentation or from other participant devices not directly involved with the presentation. The engagement data can include participant voice activity in the conference, participant voice activity with others outside of the conference, participant audio data, participant video data, participant mute status, participant interactions with other applications, participant interactions with computing devices and participant multi-tasking. | 03-10-2016 |
20160073055 | REAL-TIME VIDEO TRANSFORMATIONS IN VIDEO CONFERENCES - Systems and methods are disclosed for real-time video transformations in video conferences. A method includes receiving, by a processing device, a request from a first participant of a video conference to modify a video stream. The method further includes identifying, by the processing device, a foreground and a background within the video stream. The method further includes generating, by the processing device, a modified video stream including a video or image inserted into the background. | 03-10-2016 |
20160073057 | IMMERSIVE TELEPRESENCE ANYWHERE - A conferencing peripheral for use with a mobile device or laptop or desktop computer can include one or more projectors, cameras, microphones, and speakers. Such a device can work with the mobile device to provide a higher quality conferencing experience than has been provided to date by projecting a substantially full size, high resolution, image of conference participants onto a screen or wall and by providing microphones, speakers, and sufficient audio processing to provide high fidelity audio as part of the conferencing experience. The peripheral may be configured to use the voice and/or data network of the mobile device or may include its own internal network interface. | 03-10-2016 |
20160080432 | Meeting Management System Including Automated Equipment Setup - A system includes at least one processor, a memory, at least one data storage device, at least one communication interface, and at least one program of instructions stored in the memory and executable in the processor. The program of instructions accepts information defining a presentation type of meeting, the presentation type of meeting being associated with preset resources including a presentation capture device, displays at least one presentation preset parameter based on the presentation type of meeting, receives presentation preset information from the at least one displayed presentation preset parameter, the presentation preset information including a start time, an end time, and shared documentation, automatically determines a room by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the preset resources based on the received presentation preset information, notify a conference initiator of the room, and sends at least one command to control at least one of the associated preset resources in response to the start time and the end time. The at least one presentation preset parameter includes a recording profile, the presentation preset information includes a preconfigured recording profile, the preconfigured recording profile includes at least one AV workflow function, the at least one AV workflow function includes an encoding profile, and the encoding profile includes an audio CODEC preset parameter, an audio channels preset parameter, a sampling frequency preset parameter and an audio bitrate preset parameter. | 03-17-2016 |
20160080691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SEPARATE COMMUNICATION ZONES IN A LARGE FORMAT VIDEOCONFERENCE - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure performs, for example, displaying a video image of a remote scene at a display surface, wherein the remote scene is remote from the display surface. Overlapping video images are obtained from different vantage points of a local scene observable from the display surface. A composite video image is generated of the local scene from the video images and forwarded to the remote location. A first audio signal is generated representing first sounds associated with a first region of the local scene without representing other sounds associated with a second region of the local scene. The first audio signal is forwarded to audio processing equipment at the remote location to present the first sounds at a first region of the remote scene at the remote location without presenting the first sounds at a second region of the remote scene. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-17-2016 |
20160080692 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BANDWIDTH OF VIDEO CONFERENCE - In a method for managing video conference bandwidth, original video images with a predetermined quantity are acquired from a video sent from a client device. The video sent from the client device is compressed according to a default video compression parameter. The compressed video images corresponding to the original video images are acquired. A current network bandwidth is detected and compared with the data bandwidth of the compressed video. A video quality assessed value of the compressed video is calculated in event the current network bandwidth is larger than the data bandwidth of the compressed video. The default video compression parameter will be regulated and the video will be recompressed until the video quality assessed value of the compressed video is within the scope of predetermined quality requirement while the video quality assessed value of the compressed video is beyond the scope of a predetermined quality requirement. | 03-17-2016 |
20160080694 | VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS WITH RECOGNITION ABILITY - A videoconferencing system which encodes different streams of information. The information may include video, audio, speech recognized versions of the audio, and language translated versions of the audio. Text may be sent as part of the videoconference. | 03-17-2016 |
20160088029 | REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS METHODS PROVIDING PAUSE AND RESUME AND RELATED DEVICES - Operating a receiver communication device during a real time communication session including a real time media content data stream provided by another communication device may include receiving the real time media content data stream of the communication session from the other communication device wherein packets of the real time media content data stream include an identification of the real time media content data stream. A pause request may be transmitted from the receiver communication device to the other communication device with the pause request including the identification of the real time media content data stream and a pause request sequence number. After transmitting the pause request, a pause acknowledge message may be received from the other communication device with the pause acknowledge message including the identification of the real time media content data stream and the pause request sequence number. Related devices and methods are also discussed. | 03-24-2016 |
20160092721 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS - A system for use in remote medical diagnosis of a biological subject, the system including one or more electronic processing devices that receive image data indicative of at least one image of part of the subject's eye from a client device via a communications network, review subject data indicative of at least one subject attribute, select at least one analysis process using results of the review of the subject data, use the analysis process to quantify at least one feature in the image data and generate an indicator value indicative of the quantified at least one feature, the indicator value being used in the assessment of a condition status of at least one condition. | 03-31-2016 |
20160100099 | INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONFERENCING - Technology for a local user equipment (UE) operable to perform video conferencing with a remote UE is disclosed. The local UE can define a region of interest (ROI) within a field of view of a camera of the remote UE. The local UE can map the ROI to one or more pan, tilt, zoom and focus (PTZF) commands. The local UE can send the one or more PTZF commands to the remote UE, wherein the remote UE is configured to identify the ROI based on the one or more PTZF commands. The local UE can receive encoded video within the ROI from the remote UE. The encoded video can include the regions within the ROI at an increased zoom level while substantially maintaining a defined quality level to enable the encoded video within the ROI to be rendered and displayed at the local UE. | 04-07-2016 |
20160100156 | Smart Audio and Video Capture Systems for Data Processing Systems - A computation system comprising an orientation detection device configured to detect position information comprising a position and an orientation of the computation system, a multi-sensor system coupled to the orientation detection device, wherein the multi-sensor system is configured to capture environmental input data, wherein the multi-sensor system comprises at least one of an audio capturing system and a three-dimensional (3D) image capturing system, and wherein the environmental input data comprises at least one of audio and an image, and at least one signal processing component coupled to the orientation detection device and to the multi-sensor system, wherein the processor is configured to modify the captured environmental input data based on the position information. | 04-07-2016 |
20160105640 | TELEPRESENCE EXPERIENCE - The description relates to creating a window-like experience during video communication scenarios. One example can include a spatial light deflector including a steerable array of light deflecting elements. The example can also include a wedge device positioned relative to the spatial light deflector. The example can also include a camera positioned at an end of the wedge device to receive the captured light. | 04-14-2016 |
20160105641 | PROVISION OF VIDEO CONFERENCING WITH LOAD BALANCING - Embodiments are described for provision of video conferencing with load balancing. In some embodiments, a protocol connector module receives a media processing request from a client application for the video conference endpoint device and a client application identifier, a profile for the client application is retrieved using the client application identifier, at least one load balancing capability is determined for the client application using the identifier, a load balancing technique is selectively performed based on the at least one load balancing capability, and performance of the client application is logged with the load balancing technique in the profile. | 04-14-2016 |
20160105642 | TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM - A transmission terminal is for a communications connection with an other terminal via a network. The transmission terminal includes a reception unit that receives display data to be displayed on a display unit connected to the transmission terminal from the other terminal; a name acquisition unit that acquires a name associated with the other terminal from one or more names that are registered for the transmission terminal in advance; a name overlaying unit that generates overlaid display data by incorporating the acquired name in the display data; and an image display control unit that displays the overlaid display data on the display unit. | 04-14-2016 |
20160112673 | VIDEO CONFERENCING OVER IP NETWORKS - A method for communication includes establishing multiple communication links over a packet network between a server and plurality of client computers that are to participate in a video teleconference. The client computers may also create secondary communication links that function similarly to links between the server and client computers. The server receives from the client computers uplink audio packets and uplink video packets, which respectively contain audio and video data captured by each of the client computers. The server determines the optimal bandwidth for each client computer. The server also mixes the audio data from the uplink audio packets so as to create respective streams of mixed audio data for transmission to the client computers and transmits to the client computers downlink audio packets containing the respective streams of mixed audio data. The server relays the video data to the client computers in downlink video packets. The client computers receive and synchronize the video data with the mixed audio data. | 04-21-2016 |
20160119581 | MOMENT CAPTURE IN A COLLABORATIVE TELECONFERENCE - The disclosed technology addresses the need in the art for capturing a moment of an active teleconference meeting. A teleconference system can enable meeting participants to capture a moment of the teleconference by providing a user interface element enabling the meeting participants to capture a moment of the teleconference. The captured moments can then be revisited or shared by the meeting participants. The teleconference system can present captured moment indicators representing the captured moments to the meeting participants which can be selectable to revisit the captured moment. Further, the teleconference system can enable the meeting participants to provide feedback to the captured moments, which can be used to assign a social strength the capture moments. The teleconference system can present the captured moment indicators according to the social strength of their corresponding captured moment. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119582 | Neurosynaptic network connectivity and collaborative knowledge exchange with visual neural networking and packetized augmented cognition - Network system apparatus and method of use provides for neurosynaptic network connectivity and collaborative knowledge exchange with visual neural networking and packetized augmented cognition. Value chain knowledge exchange includes knowledge acquisition and mapping, creation and destruction, integration and sharing, replication and protection, as well as outcomes performance evaluation, strategy formulation, implementation and innovation. Multimodal cognitive communications includes multisensory [sight-sound-touch] digital data exchange with vision, audition and sensation [semiotics, semantics, somesthetics.] The invention enables pluribus network encoding with multichannel multiplexed signals, sensors, devices, packets, waveforms and streams, including space shifting, time shifting and format shifting media synchronization. The invention enables networked teams to recursively annotate and tag, encapsulate and share multichannel multiplexed imagery data streams, including multisensory data stream visualization and bi-directional knowledge exchange, with streaming imagery data from heterogeneous spatial and temporal sources, locations, modalities and scales. The invention acquires both live stream and archived medical imagery data from network-connected medical devices, cameras, signals and sensors. The network system apparatus also acquires phenotypic and genomic data from biometric maps, movies, data stream visualizations, hapmaps and heat maps. The network system apparatus also acquires packetized clinical informatics from imagery data repositories, from clinical workstations and mobile medical devices, as well as from wearable computing devices, signals and sensors. The invention enables networked teams to interactively communicate, concurrently collaborate and bi-directionally exchange multichannel multiplexed imagery data streams, singly or together, in real time or asynchronously, generally by annotating and tagging imagery information objects. The invention encapsulates and saves collaborated imagery data streams, together with collaborated clinical annotations and personal health identifying [PHI] privacy protected metadata, in standard known file formats as medical dicom vismemes—encapsulated packets, waveforms and streams. Medical dicom vismemes preserve packetized imagery information objects, clinical annotations and metadata tags in native file format structures, including PDF, MPEG, JPEG, XML, XMPP, QR, SVG and DAE. The invention enables live stream multicasting of N-way multi-party collaborations, including multisensory data stream visualization and bi-directional knowledge exchange, with multichannel multiplexed imagery data streams, and concurrent transmission of secure, encrypted medical dicom vismemes across collaborative file sharing networks for interoperable health information exchange. | 04-28-2016 |
20160127683 | REVIEW BUCKET FOR VIDEO CONFERENCES - Embodiments of the invention detail systems, computer program products, and methods for providing a review bucket for video conferences. In an exemplary embodiment the system presents on a display a review bucket widget that is configured to receive a plurality of discussion topics for use in a video conference communication session between the customer and a business agent that represents a particular entity. To this extent, the system may additionally receive, within the review bucket widget, an identifier of at least one discussion topic that the customer is interested in discussing during the video conference communication session and transmit the at least one discussion topic to the business agent. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127684 | CALL INDICATOR TOOL - Embodiments of the invention detail systems, computer program products, and methods for providing a call indicator tool. In an exemplary embodiment the system presents, on the display of a video conference apparatus, a call indicator widget linked with a video conference communication session. The call indicator widget may include (i) at least one selectable feature and (ii) at least one label for presenting information to the customer via the call indicator widget. Through user input the system may receive an indication that the customer selected the at least one feature, and in response to receiving the indication, alter the display to present information related to the selectable feature. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127687 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STREAMING MEDIA TRANSMISSION - The present disclosure provides a streaming media transmission method applied in the video conference. A chairman client, a participant client, an electronic device and all are connected with a server. The chairman client invites the participant clients to join the video conference room built in the electronic device. The chairman client and the participant client request the image according to the video conference room. Every one of the participant client selects the image by the participant themselves, and the image quality of the video conference is guaranteed. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127688 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CALLING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to receive image data from another information processing apparatus. The processor includes a reception unit that receives call information from the other information processing apparatus when the processor is in a state of receiving at least the image data from the other information processing apparatus, and a calling sound output unit that outputs a calling sound upon reception of the call information by the reception unit. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127689 | DIALING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING - A dialing method for video conferencing including acquiring identification information of a user when the user requests to log in a web portal of a video conferencing management system, verifying whether the acquired identification information indicates that the user is a validated user according to the second relationship table, determining a corresponding authority level of the user according to the second relationship table, determining a number of dialing numbers corresponding to the authority level of the user when the user is verified as the validated user, selecting one dialing number from the number of dialing numbers in response to a selection of the user, and connecting an electronic device of the user to a corresponding virtual conference room of the video conferencing management system according to the selected dialing number. | 05-05-2016 |
20160140396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZING A TALKER USING AUDIO AND VIDEO INFORMATION - A videoconferencing endpoint includes at least one processor a number of microphones and at least one camera. The endpoint can receive audio information and visual motion information during a teleconferencing session. The audio information includes one or more angles with respect to the microphone from a location of a teleconferencing session. The audio information is evaluated automatically to determine at least one candidate angle corresponding to a possible location of an active talker. The candidate angle can be analyzed further with respect to the motion information to determine whether the candidate angle correctly corresponds to person who is speaking during the teleconferencing session. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING TRANSMISSION OF DATA BETWEEN TWO DEVICES - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for detect adjunct peripherials, and coordinating their media capabilities (as a preparation to be able to signal their capabilities). The host device and the peripherials can synchronize wall clocks. The system sets up a call (or receive a call) from a remote host device, and requests the peripherials to check for network connectivity to the remote host device (connectivity check). This check can be done by using a STUN/TURN procedure. The system establishes direct connectivity between the peripherials and the remote host device and monitors lip sync by transferring RTCP messages between the host device and the peripherials and instructing display and playback periphrials/sub systems to align lip sync. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142673 | SYSTEM FOR ENABLING EYE CONTACT IN ELECTRONIC IMAGES - Techniques are disclosed for improving perceived eye-contact in video communications on personal communication devices that have a camera positioned offset slightly away from a display screen, such as found in tablets, mobile phones, laptops, desktops ultrabooks, all-in-ones, and the like. A three-dimensional mesh, such as a point cloud, may be created from an image and depth information that is captured of the user. A viewing direction of is determined by assessing the three-dimensional mesh and the mesh is rotated to minimize the angle between the viewing direction and a line of sight between the user's eyes and the camera. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING A TELECONFERENCE WITH REALISTIC SIMULATION OF A DIRECT CONVERSATION - A system teleconferences first and second speakers in first and second connected remote teleconference sites. Each teleconference site includes corresponding transceivers to transmit and receive electronic signals. First and second acquirers are configured to acquire an image of the first and second speakers, and to generate the electronic signals based on the acquired image. First and second remote image displays process the electronic signals to display the image of the remote speaker. The first remote image display includes a processor with a screen to display the image of the remote speaker. The first acquirer is adjacent the screen, so the acquired image of the first speaker, while looking at the image of the second speaker, is similar to an image acquired if the first speaker would look at the first acquirer. The second display includes a displaying screen suitable to contain an image projected life-size of the first speaker. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142677 | Multi-User Interactive Virtual Environment Including Broadcast Content and Enhanced Social Layer Content - A system and method for providing interactive graphical and multi-media connectivity between a plurality of users, especially in the context of shared content. In aspects, the users are placed into common virtual rooms or virtual interactive environments to permit sharing of content and chat between the individuals in a same virtual interactive environment. Participating users can thereby exchange social layer content as an enhanced content layer beyond a common broadcast content they are experiencing together. Other features and associated functions are also described. | 05-19-2016 |
20160150183 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF CONTENT DATA, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication terminal receives first state information that indicates transition of a state of a counterpart communication terminal from a previous state to a current state, determines whether the communication terminal currently has a state associated with the current state of the counterpart communication terminal indicated by the first state information, and control output of content data transmitted from the counterpart communication terminal for display at the communication terminal based on determination. When the determination indicates that the communication terminal has the state associated with the current state of the counterpart communication terminal, the content data transmitted from the counterpart communication terminal is output for display at the communication terminal. | 05-26-2016 |
20160150184 | MULTI-DISPLAY VIDEO CONFERENCING - Disclosed are a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for facilitating multi-display video conferences. An audio-video interface module receives first and second audio input data and first and second video input data of a video conference session. The first audio input data and the first video input data are linked to a first display device of a first user device. The second audio input data and the second video data are linked to a second display device of the first user device. A speaker detector module processes, based on a determination that the first and second audio input data are linked to the first user device, the first and second audio input data to identify an active audio signal to be displayed in an active speaker display frame on a second user device. | 05-26-2016 |
20160150185 | SWITCH SYSTEM FOR VIDEO CONFERENCE - A switch system for video conference includes a video signal processing chip, an internal video interface, an external video interface, and a switch unit. The video signal processing chip includes a second GPIO pin and a third GIPO pin. The second GPIO pin and the third GIPO pin receive a first state signal and a second state signal. The video signal processing chip determines a mode of an electronic device according to voltage levels of the first state signal and the second state signal. When the video signal processing chip determines that the electronic device is in a working mode, the video signal processing chip receives an internal video source from the internal video interface. When the video signal processing chip determines that the electronic device is in a hibernate mode or a sleep mode, the video signal processing chip determines whether the internal video interface is cut off. | 05-26-2016 |
20160150187 | A METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IMMERSIVE VIDEO OF A PLURALITY OF PERSONS - A method for generating an immersive video of a plurality of persons in a computer server, the method comprising:—receiving a plurality of video streams on a plurality of video channels from a plurality of client devices, each video stream including a silhouette of a person;—extracting the person's silhouette from each incoming video stream to generate a filtered video stream representing only the silhouette of the person;—generating a video stream of a virtual scene comprising a plurality of—the silhouettes extracted from the plurality of filtered video streams the method further comprising receiving silhouette data carried on a metadata channel from a client device in addition to the video stream, the silhouette data representing a position of a face of the person within a frame of the video stream;—analyzing the silhouette data performing the silhouette extraction as a function of the silhouette data analyzed. | 05-26-2016 |
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20160164694 | SMART DEVICE-BASED HOME NETWORK SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A smart device-based home network system including: a plurality of peripheral devices; a smart device in which a home network application is installed; a video phone for receiving and processing information on a peripheral device, transmitted from the corresponding peripheral device, and then transmitting the information to a push server in a push manner; and the push server for transmitting, to all smart devices included in the information, a wake-up signal together with the information on the peripheral device on the basis of the processed information on the peripheral device, transmitted from the video phone. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165180 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A transmission management apparatus manages transmission states of a plurality of transmission terminals including a first transmission terminal and a second transmission terminal. The apparatus includes a terminal management table storage unit configured to store therein a terminal management table in which terminal information including an identifier and an identification name of each transmission terminal is managed; a receiving unit configured to receive a terminal information request signal from the first transmission terminal, the terminal information request signal indicating a request for information for identifying the second transmission terminal, the first and second transmission terminals being in transmission therebetween; a terminal state acquisition unit configured to acquire the information for identifying the second transmission terminal from the terminal management table in response to the terminal information request signal; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the information acquired by the terminal state acquisition unit to the first transmission terminal. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165184 | PROVISION OF VIDEO CONFERENCE SERVICES - Embodiments are described for provision of video conference services. In some embodiments, a service connector module of a video conference system receives a request to switch a participant user of a video conference to a communication mode for the video conference received at a participant endpoint device, the request to switch is (a) a request to switch from an unidirectional communication mode to a bidirectional communication mode, or (b) a request to switch from the bidirectional communication mode to the unidirectional communication mode, determining information on at least one distribution capability from one or more interactions with the participant endpoint device, determines a distribution scheme for the communication mode using the at least one distribution capability, sends a request to establish a connection with the endpoint device using the distribution scheme, receives a notification on establishment of the connection, and sends a request to terminate a prior connection. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165185 | INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONFERENCING - Technology for a local user equipment (UE) operable to perform video conferencing with a remote UE is disclosed. The local UE can receive a set of predefined region of interests (ROIs) from the remote UE. The local UE can select a predefined ROI from the set of predefined ROIs received from the remote UE. The local UE can communicate the predefined ROI to the remote UE that directs the remote UE to capture video within the predefined ROI and encode the video within the predefined ROI. The local UE can receive encoded video within the predefined ROI from the remote UE. The encoded video can include regions within the predefined ROI and excluding regions outside the predefined ROI. The local UE can provide the encoded video within the predefined ROI for rendering and display at the local UE. | 06-09-2016 |
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20160173821 | DYNAMIC VIDEO AND SOUND ADJUSTMENT IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE | 06-16-2016 |
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20160191849 | REMOTE WEB-BASED VISITATION SYSTEM FOR PRISONS - A web-based video conferencing system and method for providing remote visitation with inmates incarnated in a prison. All visitations are initiated by the inmates and no endpoint control by prison personnel is required. “Jail-hardened” terminals in the prison communicate via Internet with visitor Internet-enabled devices. Payment for services is paid by visitors using an on-line payment service relieving prison personnel of any handling of money. All calls (excluding clergy, lawyers, etc.) are typically recorded and no routine monitoring is required by prison personnel. Inmates use the “jail-hardened” terminals to initiate video conference using only a 12-key telephone style keypad. A fee-per-minute is charged. Time is tracked for each call and the call duration and remaining time for a call based upon the maximum allowed call length and an inmate's available minutes are displayed for both the visitor and the inmate. | 06-30-2016 |
20160191851 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication management system transmits a request for obtaining capability information indicating capability of a first communication terminal of a plurality of communication terminals, to the first communication terminal through a network, receives capability information of the first communication terminal from the first communication terminal, determines a set value for each one of a plurality of set items to be configured in providing a service plan corresponding to the capability of the first communication terminal, based on the capability information of the first communication terminal, and transmits the determined set value of each one of the plurality of set items to a relay device, as an operating parameter for controlling the relay device in transmitting or receiving content data to or from the first communication terminal according the service plan corresponding to the capability of the first communication terminal | 06-30-2016 |
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