Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
348140100 | Motion image conferencing | 44 |
20080284841 | Methods, media, and devices for providing visual resources of video conference participants - Methods, media, and devices for providing visual resources of video conference participants are provided. In some embodiments, methods for providing a visual resource of a participant to a video conference comprise: determining that the participant is joining or departing the video conference; accessing a visual resource that identifies the participant; and presenting the visual resource to at least one other participant to the video conference. | 11-20-2008 |
20090002477 | CAPTURE DEVICE MOVEMENT COMPENSATION FOR SPEAKER INDEXING - Embodiments of the invention compensate for the movement of a meeting capture device during a live meeting when performing speaker indexing of a recorded meeting. In one example, a first position of a capture device is determined. A second position of the capture device is determined after the capture device has been moved from the first position to the second position. The movement data associated with movement of the capture device from the first position to the second position is determined. The movement data is outputted and used in speaker indexing of the recorded meeting. | 01-01-2009 |
20090079811 | Videoconferencing System Discovery - System and method for discovering videoconferencing systems. A first videoconferencing system may contact a known second videoconferencing system. The first videoconferencing system may receive contact information of one or more other videoconferencing systems from the second videoconferencing system. The first videoconferencing system may send a request signal to a third videoconferencing system of the one or more other videoconferencing systems. The request signal may use the contact, wherein the first videoconferencing system sending the request signal uses the contact information of the third videoconferencing system. The first videoconferencing system may receive a response from the third videoconferencing system, and the response may include information regarding the third videoconferencing system. | 03-26-2009 |
20090315971 | 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. | 12-24-2009 |
20100002066 | Generating Representative Still Images From a Video Recording - Computer-readable media having corresponding apparatus and methods embodies instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising: receiving a recording, wherein the recording includes a video file, and a plurality of event records each representing a respective event in the recording, wherein each event record includes a timestamp representing a time of the event in the recording, and an image corresponding to the event; selecting a section of the recording; and providing a representative image for the selected section of the recording, including determining, based on the timestamps, whether any of the events are associated with the selected section, selecting the image corresponding to one of the one or more events when one or more events are associated with the selected section, and generating the representative image based on the video file when no events are associated with the selected section. | 01-07-2010 |
20100225732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THREE DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CONFERENCING 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. A media stream is selected from a plurality of media streams to be transmitted to the end user based on the personal position. The selected media stream includes image data of an object captured by a camera and the image data is used to construct a three-dimensional rendering of the object. In more specific embodiments, the media stream selection is executed by a server configured to be coupled to a network. The camera can be part of a plurality of cameras that capture image data associated with the object and that transmit respective media streams over a network. Once a camera begins transmitting image data over the network and to the end user, other cameras from the plurality of cameras stop transmitting their respective media streams over the network. | 09-09-2010 |
20110063403 | MULTI-CAMERA HEAD POSE TRACKING - Techniques and technologies for tracking a face with a plurality of cameras wherein a geometry between the cameras is initially unknown. One disclosed method includes detecting a head with two of the cameras and registering a head model with the image of the head (as detected by one of the cameras). The method also includes back projecting the other detected face image to the head model and determining a head pose from the back-projected head image. Furthermore, the determined geometry is used to track the face with at least one of the cameras. | 03-17-2011 |
20110069138 | MIMICKING HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEM IN DETECTING BLOCKINESS ARTIFACTS IN COMPRESSED VIDEO STREAMS - A low complexity block-based, no-reference objective blockiness metric is provided that may be combined with other artifact metrics to measure overall quality of received video stream in a video conferencing application such that measures can be taken at the transmitter or in post-processing to enhance video quality. Prior knowledge of the blockiness boundaries may be used to reduce number of computations in determining the blockiness of a particular video frame. | 03-24-2011 |
20110074909 | VIDEO TELEPHONY - A method of recording a video telephony call, the method comprising: setting up a call between a first terminal ( | 03-31-2011 |
20110090300 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN IMAGE WITH EYE-TO-EYE CONTACT WITH A RECIPIENT - There is provided an image capturing apparatus able to be draped onto a stand. The apparatus includes an image capture module for capturing at least one image; and a flexible cable originating from the image capture module for connection of the image capture module to a host. The flexible cable may be for supporting the image capture module at a desired position when the image capturing apparatus is draped onto the stand. Advantageously, locating the image capture module at the desired position enables a user to look at a lens of the image capture module in a manner where a recipient of an image of the user views the user looking directly at the recipient during a video conference session. There are also provided methods for enabling a user to appear to be looking directly at a recipient of an image of the user during a video conferencing session. | 04-21-2011 |
20110234745 | SOURCE SELECTION FOR CONFERENCE BRIDGES - The present invention provides an audio source selection process for a conference bridge. The conference bridge receives multiple audio sources and selects at least one of the audio sources based on the relative signal levels associated with the audio signal at each of the audio sources. The audio signals associated with the selected source are delivered to conference participants via one or more audio outputs. The conference bridge will repeatedly employ a selection process to select an audio source based on signal level measurements for the audio signals of the audio sources. During the selection process, the influence of a selected audio source relative to the other unselected audio sources is reduced, after the selected audio source has remained selected for more than a first time period. | 09-29-2011 |
20110249072 | Lighting Control of a User Environment via a Display Device - A system and method for controlling lighting conditions in a user environment in the context of an image capture device are disclosed. An inner frame area and an outer frame area adjust certain lighting conditions in the user environment in response to certain lighting conditions detected by the image capture device. The frame areas may be dynamically controlled as to affect the brightness and/or color of the particular user environment. Multiple image capture devices may be used to video conference. | 10-13-2011 |
20110261142 | Providing Separate Video and Presentation Streams to 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 |
20110298885 | REMOTE PRESENCE ROBOTIC APPARATUS - A mobile robotic device includes functionality that enables it to support an audio/video conference session. The mobile robotic device includes an upper body section and a lower body section. The upper body section is comprised of one or more microphones and speakers and a display with the speakers being proximate to the display. The lower body section is comprised of a base that can include the audio and video processing electronics, one or more speakers and means for propelling the robotic device in its environment. The range of frequencies played by the speakers in the upper section and the range of frequencies played by the speakers in the lower section are distributed such that the source of the sound appears to come from the upper section proximate to the display. | 12-08-2011 |
20110316963 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING 3D PANORAMIC VIDEO STREAMS, AND VIDEOCONFERENCE METHOD AND DEVICE - A method and a device for generating 3-dimensional (3D) panoramic video streams, a videoconference method, and a videoconference device are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining depth information of at least two video images; obtaining image data in multiple depth positions from a corresponding video image according to the depth information of each video image; stitching data of the video images according to the obtained image data in multiple depth positions, and generating 3D panoramic video streams. The technical solution of the present invention provides users with high-resolution 3D panoramic seamless telepresence conference video images based on different display modes of different display devices. | 12-29-2011 |
20120038738 | GAZE CORRECTING APPARATUS, A METHOD OF VIDEOCONFERENCING AND A VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM - This disclosure provides an apparatus for correcting gaze, a videoconferencing system and a method of videoconferencing. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) a monitor configured to provide a remote image for viewing, (2) a camera located in front of the monitor and positioned to face the monitor and capture a local image reflected therefrom and (3) a light filter positioned between the camera and the monitor to reduce light originating from the monitor on the camera. | 02-16-2012 |
20120140016 | Streaming a Videoconference From a Server Including Boundary Information for Client Layout Adjustment - 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. | 06-07-2012 |
20120140017 | VIDEO DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a video displaying apparatus including: a projector screen; at least one camera disposed at a predetermined position of the projector screen to acquire a user's video; a communication unit receiving the other party's video from the other video terminal and transmitting the user's video acquired through at least one camera to the other video terminal; and a projector outputting the other party's video so that the other party's video received from the communication unit is displayed on the projector screen. | 06-07-2012 |
20120182377 | SCENE VIDEO SWITCH SYSTEM AND SCENE VIDEO SWITCH METHOD - Disclosed are a scene video switch system and a scene video switch method. The system comprises an input unit configured to input an image currently captured by a video capture unit to serve as a current image; a detection unit configured to detect all of interesting elements and latent elements in the current image so as to determine a maximum possible existing area of the interesting elements; a state switch unit configured to carry out, by using a predetermined finite state machine, switching between scene states of the maximum possible existing area according to predetermined different scene states and switching conditions; and a display unit configured to extract, based on a current scene state switched by the state switch unit, an area of concern coinciding with the current scene state from the maximum possible existing area to serve as a scene video for display. | 07-19-2012 |
20120194631 | 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. | 08-02-2012 |
20120274724 | White Balance Adjustment Of An Image At An Information Handling System - Videoconferencing images captured by a video camera in suboptimal lighting conditions are enhanced by analyzing light associated with a portion of the video camera field of view and applying that analysis for white balance of the entire field of view. For example, the face or silhouette of a videoconference participant is detected within the camera field of view so that light within a perimeter of the face or silhouette is analyzed to determine a white balance correction for application to the entire field of view. To reduce the impact of the white balance correction factor based upon the area within a silhouette participant, the image outside the perimeter may be subdued, such as with blurring or dimming. | 11-01-2012 |
20120314015 | TECHNIQUES FOR MULTIPLE VIDEO SOURCE STITCHING IN A CONFERENCE ROOM - Techniques to stitch together multiple video streams are described. In an embodiment, a technique may include receiving a plurality of video streams from a plurality of video sources in a room. The video streams may be analyzed for feature points, such as furniture, light fixtures, window frames and so forth. The video streams may be processed to make the video qualities of the video streams, such as scale, color, brightness and so forth, more consistent with each other. Using the feature points, the processed video streams may be stitched together to generate a unified stream. The unified stream may be output to a display in the room and/or to remote viewers. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-13-2012 |
20130147896 | Color Correction for Multiple Video Objects in Telepresence Applications - A method comprising rendering a video display signal comprising combining local illumination video objects from different sources into each frame of a plurality of frames, wherein the local illumination video objects are video objects on which chromatic adaptation was performed using an illumination reference common to all video objects. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to render a video display signal comprising combining local illumination video objects from different sources into each frame of a plurality of frames, wherein the local illumination video objects are video objects on which chromatic adaptation was performed using an illumination reference common to all video objects. | 06-13-2013 |
20130162749 | STUDIO FOR LIFE-SIZE VIDEOCONFERENCING - Studio, studio system, studio configuration and calibration method for life-size videoconferencing include local conferee space and local transceiver for life-size videoconferencing. The transceiver includes optical input unit and optical output unit providing continuous duplex image transfer via a duplexer area of a screen configured to simultaneously transmit to local conferee space the image of remote conferee space including a remote studio, and reflect the image of local conferee space to the optical input unit, enabling visualizing to scale without aberrations image of the entire local conferee space to the remote conferee space; enabling a local party conferee to establish eye contact and register body movements of a remote party conferee. Images of physically separated conferee spaces are concatenated to an operational conference setting, enabling a remote conferee located anywhere in the remote space to establish eye contact with a conferee visible in the image of the second remote space. | 06-27-2013 |
20130258036 | Motion Responsive Video Capture During a Video Conference - A mobile communication device that is outfitted with motion detection mechanisms is used to construct a viewport on audio-visual data. As the communication device is moved along a spatial trajectory, the viewport is positioned accordingly. A virtual space can be constructed such that the spatial trajectory is mapped into the virtual space and the user can navigate the virtual space by suitable movement of the communication device. Accordingly, a user can use natural body movements to navigate the virtual space through the viewport. | 10-03-2013 |
20130271552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS MAINTAINING EYE CONTACT IN VIDEO DELIVERY SYSTEMS USING VIEW MORPHING - A view morphing algorithm is applied to synchronous collections of video images from at least two video imaging devices, and interpolating between the images, creates a composite image view of the local participant. This composite image approximates what might be seen from a point between the video imaging devices, presenting the image to other video session participants. | 10-17-2013 |
20140098174 | Facial Recognition and Transmission of Facial Images in a Videoconference - Aspects herein describe new methods and systems of receiving one or more images by one or more cameras. Each of the one or more images is acquired by one or more cameras in which the one or more images comprise facial images corresponding to persons. In one embodiment, aspects of the disclosure describe a method for extracting each of the facial images from each of the images in which each of the facial images corresponds to each of one or more sets of extracted facial images. The method further includes sorting each of the extracted facial images per each set into separate groups of one or more groups wherein each group corresponds to facial images of each person. The method further includes selecting a preferred facial image from each group of the one or more groups to generate preferred facial images for transmission to a client using a display server. | 04-10-2014 |
20140184720 | PLATFORM FOR END POINT AND DIGITAL CONTENT CENTRIC REAL-TIME SHARED EXPERIENCE FOR COLLABORATION - A platform for end point and digital content centric real-time shared experience for collaboration across endpoints is disclosed. In one embodiment, media centric collaboration terminals (MCCTs) are communicatively connected to one or more terminals selected from the group consisting of video communication terminals (VCTs), voice over Internet protocol (IP) communication terminals (VoCTs), remote servers, remote streaming clients and/or appliances, machines and gadgets (AMGs) via a communication network. Further, audio and/or video bridging of one or more audio and/or video streams originating from one of the MCCTs designated as a current host along with incoming audio and/or video streams from at least one of any remaining MCCTs designated as clients or the one or more terminals is enabled on the current host, via the communication network. | 07-03-2014 |
20140192133 | CONTENT AWARE SELECTIVE ADJUSTING OF MOTION ESTIMATION - Systems, apparatus, articles, and methods are described including operations for content aware selective adjusting of motion estimation. | 07-10-2014 |
20140198172 | 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. | 07-17-2014 |
20140300683 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A data processing method, a data processing apparatus and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: receiving second communication data from a second communication device, in the case where a data path is established between the first communication device and the second communication device; displaying, by the first display unit, a second content corresponding to the second communication data; collecting, by the first input unit, a first operation of a user of the first communication device; determining, based on the first operation, a second processing instruction for transforming the second content, in the case where the first operation meets a first predetermined condition; and controlling, in response to the second processing instruction, the first display unit and/or a second display unit to display third content associated with the second content. | 10-09-2014 |
20140354759 | Establishing a Video Conference During a Phone Call - Some embodiments provide a method for initiating a video conference using a first mobile device. The method presents, during an audio call through a wireless communication network with a second device, a selectable user-interface (UI) item on the first mobile device for switching from the audio call to the video conference. The method receives a selection of the selectable UI item. The method initiates the video conference without terminating the audio call. The method terminates the audio call before allowing the first and second devices to present audio and video data exchanged through the video conference. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354760 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus including: a camera configured to photograph a first user of the display apparatus; a communication interface configured to communicate with an external apparatus of a second user; a display configured to display an image of a visual communication between the first user and the second user; and a controller configured to generate information regarding a change in a position of a face of the first user from an image of the first user photographed by the camera during the visual communication, and configured to transmit the information regarding the change in the position of the face of the first user to the external device so that the face of the first user having the changed position is displayed on the external apparatus. | 12-04-2014 |
20150015659 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDS-FREE CONTROL OF A FAR END CAMERA - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for intuitively controlling a far-end camera via physical movements. The method includes the steps of receiving an image captured by a first camera and including a digital representation of at least a portion of a user of the first camera, analyzing the digital representation to identify a position of the user relative to the first camera, computing a value associated with a first property of a second camera based on the position of the user, and transmitting the value to the second camera, wherein, in response to receiving the value, a perspective of the second camera is modified based on the value. | 01-15-2015 |
20150049157 | SEAMLESS CALL TRANSITIONS WITH PINPOINT CALL ESCALATION - A user who is online at multiple devices can be invited to escalate an audio-only call to a video call. The escalation invitation is sent only to, or shown only at, the endpoint device that is involved in the audio-only call. The technologies can support public switched telephone network audio-only calls, and escalation can be performed as a seamless call transition from audio-only to video call. | 02-19-2015 |
20150085056 | METHOD, SERVER, AND TERMINAL FOR CONDUCTING A VIDEO CONFERENCE - A method for conducting a video conference, said method comprising: visualizing representations of a plurality of conference participants on a display of a terminal; detecting a gazing direction of a user of said terminal; determining a first observation relationship between said user and a first one of said conference participants (U | 03-26-2015 |
20150097915 | ADJUSTING VIDEO LAYOUT - Disclosed is a system and method for automatic scaling by a media conferencing unit (MCU) which is responsible for mixing a video stream sent by participant's to a video conference and composing unique layouts and video streams sent back to each participant for viewing. | 04-09-2015 |
20150296180 | Real-Time Smart Display Detection System - A smart display detection system is disclosed. The smart display system is configured to allow mobile users to connect with display screens through mobile device cameras. The system can detect the display screens within images captured by the mobile device camera in real time by matching the camera query image with screen images dynamically updated from the display devices. A synchronized time-stamped matching strategy is applied to achieve high performance in detecting the screens playing motion intensive video contents and an aggressive feature selection method is applied to minimize the system uploading bandwidth. The system can accurately find display screens playing either static or dynamic content within an image captured on a mobile device. | 10-15-2015 |
20150334350 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A communication management system includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal and the second terminal are each configured to transmit and receive content data including at least video and audio data captured at a location of each of the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal is designated as a content delivery source and content data captured at the location of the first terminal is transmitted to the second terminal. The second terminal is restricted from transmitting content data captured at the location of the second terminal. | 11-19-2015 |
20150365628 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING - A system for video conferencing is disclosed. The system comprises a data processor which receives from a remote location a stream of imagery data of a remote user, and displays an image of the remote user on a display device. The data processor also receives a stream of imagery data of an individual in a local scene in front of the display device, and extracts a gaze direction and/or a head orientation of the individual. The data processor varies a view of the image responsively to the gaze direction and/or the head orientation. | 12-17-2015 |
20150381938 | DYNAMIC FACIAL FEATURE SUBSTITUTION FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING - In an approach to determine facial feature substitution in a video conference, a computer receives one or more pre-recorded videos of an attendee of a video conference. The one or more pre-recorded videos include at least one pre-recorded video of an attendee speaking. The computer determines an avatar for use in place of a video of the attendee in the video conference. Furthermore, the computer determines one or more portions of the one or more pre-recorded videos of the attendee corresponding to at least one targeted facial feature of the attendee in the video of the attendee in the video conference. The computer substitutes the one or more portions of the one or more pre-recorded videos into the avatar, the substitution corresponding to the at least one targeted facial feature of the attendee in the video conference. | 12-31-2015 |
20160037127 | 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 determines a meeting tone of at least one meeting discussion in the video conference and determines a first video of one or more pre-recorded videos of a 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. | 02-04-2016 |
20160080690 | DIGITALLY-GENERATED LIGHTING FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING APPLICATIONS - A method of improving the lighting conditions of a real scene or video sequence. Digitally generated light is added to a scene for video conferencing over telecommunication networks. A virtual illumination equation takes into account light attenuation, lambertian and specular reflection. An image of an object is captured, a virtual light source illuminates the object within the image. In addition, the object can be the head of the user. The position of the head of the user is dynamically tracked so that an three-dimensional model is generated which is representative of the head of the user. Synthetic light is applied to a position on the model to form an illuminated model. | 03-17-2016 |
20160100131 | Radio Power Saving Techniques for Video Conference Applications - In video conferencing over a radio network, the radio equipment is a major power consumer especially in cellular networks such as LTE. In order to reduce the radio power consumption in video conferencing, it is important to introduce an enough radio inactive time. Several types of data buffering and bundling can be employed within a reasonable range of latency that doesn't significantly disrupt the real-time nature of video conferencing. In addition, the data transmission can be synchronized to the data reception in a controlled manner, which can result in an even longer radio inactive time and thus take advantage of radio power saving modes such as LTE C-DRX. | 04-07-2016 |