公开(公告)号：US07770115B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-03

申请号：US11557173

申请日：2006-11-07

申请人： Jonathan Gallmeier ,  Alain Nimri

发明人： Jonathan Gallmeier ,  Alain Nimri

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/033

CPC分类号： G06F3/017

摘要： A system and method are disclosed for controlling presentations and videoconference using hand motions. A camera captures video of an area relative to content displayed on a display device from a content source. A control unit is communicatively coupled to the content source, the display device, and the camera. The control unit receives captured video from the camera. The control unit detects a hand motion by a presenter that occurs within the captured video and determines the location within the captured video of at least one control for controlling the presentation or videoconference. The control unit determines if the detected hand motion occurs within the determined location of the at least one control, and the control unit controls the content source based on the determined control.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于使用手动运动来控制演示和视频会议的系统和方法。 摄像机从内容源捕获与显示设备上显示的内容相关的区域的视频。 控制单元通信地耦合到内容源，显示设备和相机。 控制单元从相机接收捕获的视频。 控制单元通过发生在拍摄的视频内的演示者来检测手的动作，并且确定用于控制演示或视频会议的至少一个控制的拍摄视频内的位置。 控制单元确定检测到的手运动是否在至少一个控制的确定位置内发生，并且控制单元基于所确定的控制来控制内容源。

公开(公告)号：US20080143819A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-19

申请号：US12040718

申请日：2008-02-29

申请人： JEFFREY RODMAN ,  DAVID DRELL ,  RICK A. VANDER KAM ,  MARTIN G. SEXTON ,  DON BINFORD ,  ALAIN NIMRI ,  JEFF RATCLIFF ,  CAROLYN KILDAY ,  MICHAEL J. HESS

发明人： JEFFREY RODMAN ,  DAVID DRELL ,  RICK A. VANDER KAM ,  MARTIN G. SEXTON ,  DON BINFORD ,  ALAIN NIMRI ,  JEFF RATCLIFF ,  CAROLYN KILDAY ,  MICHAEL J. HESS

IPC分类号： H04N7/14

CPC分类号： H04B1/40 ,  H04M1/6033 ,  H04M1/6041 ,  H04N7/15

摘要： A conference link between devices in teleconference system at one site is disclosed. The linked devices include video conference units, speakerphones or stand-alone loudspeakers. Audio data can be transmitted through the conference link between devices. Audio data processing can be performed in either a video conference unit or a speakerphone. The microphones and loudspeakers in the video conference unit may be eliminated. The microphones and loudspeakers in the speakerphone are used. Other data, for example directories of dialing information, may also be transmitted through the conference link and the data processing may be allocated among processors in devices connected by conference links. The conference link may be wired or wireless, analog or digital. The devices may be linked by conference link in parallel or series. A dialing program can adapt the dialing stream with the locations of the near end site and the dialed far end site. The dialing program can automatically select a mutually supported network or protocol to establish a connection between two sites.

摘要翻译： 披露了一个电话会议系统中的设备之间的会议连接。 链接的设备包括视频会议单元，扬声器电话或独立扬声器。 音频数据可以通过设备之间的会议链路传输。 音频数据处理可以在视频会议单元或扬声器电话中执行。 可以消除视频会议单元中的麦克风和扬声器。 使用扬声器中的麦克风和扬声器。 其他数据，例如拨号信息的目录也可以通过会议链路传输，并且可以在通过会议链路连接的设备中的处理器之间分配数据处理。 会议连接可以是有线或无线，模拟或数字。 设备可以通过会议链路并行或串联连接。 拨号程序可以使拨号流与近端站点和拨号远端站点的位置相适应。 拨号程序可以自动选择相互支持的网络或协议来建立两个站点之间的连接。

公开(公告)号：US20080109724A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-08

申请号：US11557173

申请日：2006-11-07

申请人： Jonathan Gallmeier ,  Alain Nimri

发明人： Jonathan Gallmeier ,  Alain Nimri

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/017

摘要： A system and method are disclosed for controlling presentations and videoconference using hand motions. A camera captures video of an area relative to content displayed on a display device from a content source. A control unit is communicatively coupled to the content source, the display device, and the camera. The control unit receives captured video from the camera. The control unit detects a hand motion by a presenter that occurs within the captured video and determines the location within the captured video of at least one control for controlling the presentation or videoconference. The control unit determines if the detected hand motion occurs within the determined location of the at least one control, and the control unit controls the content source based on the determined control.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于使用手动运动来控制演示和视频会议的系统和方法。 摄像机从内容源捕获与显示设备上显示的内容相关的区域的视频。 控制单元通信地耦合到内容源，显示设备和相机。 控制单元从相机接收捕获的视频。 控制单元通过发生在拍摄的视频内的演示者来检测手的动作，并且确定用于控制演示或视频会议的至少一个控制的拍摄视频内的位置。 控制单元确定检测到的手运动是否在至少一个控制的确定位置内发生，并且控制单元基于所确定的控制来控制内容源。

公开(公告)号：US20070263073A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-15

申请号：US11277912

申请日：2006-03-29

申请人： Alain Nimri ,  Tanvir Rahman

发明人： Alain Nimri ,  Tanvir Rahman

IPC分类号： H04N7/14

CPC分类号： H04M3/567 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/1813 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04M3/42093 ,  H04M3/42365 ,  H04M3/42374 ,  H04M7/006

摘要： A videoconferencing system includes a first videoconferencing unit and one or more second videoconferencing units, each of which is coupled to one or more networks. The first videoconferencing unit includes a computer network tool for pinging the one or more second videoconferencing units to determine whether the one or more second videoconferencing units are reachable on the network. The one or more second videoconferencing units include a computer network tool for automatically responding to the ping by sending a response to the first videoconferencing unit.

摘要翻译： 视频会议系统包括第一视频会议单元和一个或多个第二视频会议单元，每个第二视频会议单元耦合到一个或多个网络。 第一视频会议单元包括计算机网络工具，用于对一个或多个第二视频会议单元进行ping，以确定一个或多个第二视频会议单元是否可在网络上到达。 一个或多个第二视频会议单元包括用于通过向第一视频会议单元发送响应来自动响应于ping的计算机网络工具。

公开(公告)号：US20060030300A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-09

申请号：US11211387

申请日：2005-08-24

申请人： Alain Nimri ,  Keath Milligan

发明人： Alain Nimri ,  Keath Milligan

IPC分类号： H04Q7/38

CPC分类号： H04Q11/00 ,  H04L29/12047 ,  H04L29/1216 ,  H04L61/157 ,  H04L61/1594 ,  H04M3/4935 ,  H04M2203/554 ,  H04Q2213/1307 ,  H04Q2213/13097 ,  H04Q2213/13103 ,  H04Q2213/13106 ,  H04Q2213/1324 ,  H04Q2213/13299 ,  H04Q2213/13337

摘要： A central directory system for a network of dial-up communication devices is described. In a preferred embodiment, the communication devices are videoconferencing devices. The system includes a directory management module coupled to the network and configured for importing and exporting directory information to and from a communication device. The directory information received by the management module can be grouped into address books by an access control module coupled to a database in which the address books can be stored. The access control module is further functional to manage access to the address books. Embodiments of the directory system provide systems and methods for providing intelligent dialing service to the dial-up communication device. A dialing algorithm determines a dialing sequence to connect communication devices through a network based on geographic dialing rules and information related to the requesting device.

公开(公告)号：US20060012671A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-19

申请号：US10892813

申请日：2004-07-16

申请人： Alain Nimri ,  Junqing Shao

发明人： Alain Nimri ,  Junqing Shao

IPC分类号： H04N7/14

CPC分类号： H04N7/15

摘要： The system disclosed herein seeks to solve the problem of unnatural, dizzy camera motion when moving a camera between two preset positions, e.g., head and shoulder shots of two videoconference participants. Particularly, the system described herein attempts to mimic the camera movement that a professional camera operator would use in a professional video production. A preferred method of moving the camera between two positions is to first zoom out, away from the first position, pan across to the next position, then zoom in. This gives viewers of the camera content an idea of the spatial relationship between the two camera positions and also avoids the aesthetically undesirable effect of panning through irrelevant visual background at high zoom ratios. Disclosed herein is a technique of producing this desired behavior in the context of an automatically or semi-automatically controlled video camera, such as those used in conjunction with videoconferencing equipment.

公开(公告)号：US08248448B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-21

申请号：US12782155

申请日：2010-05-18

申请人： Jinwei Feng ,  Peter Chu ,  Wayne Dunlap ,  Jonathan Gallmeier ,  Alain Nimri ,  Stephen P. Schaefer

发明人： Jinwei Feng ,  Peter Chu ,  Wayne Dunlap ,  Jonathan Gallmeier ,  Alain Nimri ,  Stephen P. Schaefer

IPC分类号： H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04N7/142 ,  G06K9/00234 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04N5/232

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 视频会议设备自动跟踪房间中的扬声器，并在受控的人民摄像机和固定的室内摄像机之间动态切换。 当没有人在说话的时候，设备会显示到远端的房间视图。 当房间中有主导扬声器时，设备将人物摄像机引导到主扬声器，并从室内摄像机切换到人民摄像机。 当房间里有一个新的扬声器时，设备首先切换到室内摄像机，将人物摄像机引导到新的扬声器，然后切换到指向新扬声器的人物摄像机。 当有两个近端扬声器进行通话时，该设备将跟踪和放大人民摄像机，以便两个扬声器都在视野中。

公开(公告)号：US08018481B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-13

申请号：US11456465

申请日：2006-07-10

申请人： Junqing Shao ,  Alain Nimri

发明人： Junqing Shao ,  Alain Nimri

IPC分类号： H04N7/14

CPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  G06F17/2223 ,  H04M3/42042 ,  H04M3/563 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M2201/38 ,  H04M2203/2061 ,  H04N7/147 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4856

摘要： Disclosed herein is a system and method for storing and transmitting a videoconference system name (identifier) in the languages of double byte character sets. Although described in terms of a videoconferencing system, the techniques described herein have applicability to various other systems that rely upon inter-language compatibility, including telephonic communication such as cell phones or IP phones, as well as various computer network applications in which computers having different default languages are in communication. In a preferred embodiment, the system identifier is stored in a text or ASCII format rather than native (binary) format. Additionally, a system employing a preferred embodiment of the teachings described herein allows a particular system to have multiple site names in multiple different languages. This allows such a system to interface and exchange identifier data with other systems having different language settings during a caller ID exchange.

摘要翻译： 这里公开了一种用于以双字节字符集的语言存储和发送视频会议系统名称（标识符）的系统和方法。 尽管在视频会议系统方面进行了描述，但是本文描述的技术适用于依赖于语言间兼容性的各种其他系统，包括诸如蜂窝电话或IP电话的电话通信，以及其中具有不同的计算机的各种计算机网络应用 默认语言正在通信。 在优选实施例中，系统标识符以文本或ASCII格式而不是本地（二进制）格式存储。 另外，采用本文描述的教导的优选实施例的系统允许特定系统具有多种不同语言的多个站点名称。 这允许这样的系统在呼叫者ID交换期间与具有不同语言设置的其他系统接口和交换标识符数据。

公开(公告)号：US20110025818A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-03

申请号：US12849506

申请日：2010-08-03

申请人： Jonathan Gallmeier ,  Alain Nimri

发明人： Jonathan Gallmeier ,  Alain Nimri

IPC分类号： H04N7/15

CPC分类号： G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0386 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/0425

摘要： A system and method are disclosed for controlling presentations and videoconference using hand motions and/or laser dots from a laser pointer. A camera captures video of an area relative to content displayed on a display device from a content source. A control unit is communicatively coupled to the content source, the display device, and the camera. The control unit receives captured video from the camera. The control unit detects a hand motion by a presenter or a laser dot from a laser pointer that occurs within the captured video and determines the location within the captured video of at least one control for controlling the presentation or videoconference. The control unit determines if the detected hand motion or laser dot occurs within the determined location of the at least one control, and the control unit controls the content source based on the determined control.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于使用来自激光指示器的手运动和/或激光点来控制演示和视频会议的系统和方法。 摄像机从内容源捕获与显示设备上显示的内容相关的区域的视频。 控制单元通信地耦合到内容源，显示设备和相机。 控制单元从相机接收捕获的视频。 控制单元通过发生在所捕获的视频内的激光指示器的演示者或激光点来检测手运动，并且确定用于控制演示或视频会议的至少一个控制的拍摄视频内的位置。 控制单元确定检测到的手运动或激光点是否发生在至少一个控制的确定位置内，并且控制单元基于所确定的控制来控制内容源。

公开(公告)号：US20100118112A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-13

申请号：US12270338

申请日：2008-11-13

申请人： ALAIN NIMRI ,  Anthony Martin Duys ,  Brian A. Howell ,  Gary R. Jacobsen ,  Taylor Kew ,  Rich Leitermann ,  Kit Russell Morris ,  Brad Philip Collins ,  Nicholas Poteraki ,  Hayes Urban ,  Stephen Schaefer

发明人： ALAIN NIMRI ,  Anthony Martin Duys ,  Brian A. Howell ,  Gary R. Jacobsen ,  Taylor Kew ,  Rich Leitermann ,  Kit Russell Morris ,  Brad Philip Collins ,  Nicholas Poteraki ,  Hayes Urban ,  Stephen Schaefer

IPC分类号： H04N7/15

CPC分类号： H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/147

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 用于本地参与者和一个或多个远程参与者之间的通信的组桌面视频会议设备在相同的房屋上提供相机组合和显示屏幕 - 给予远程参与者认为当地参与者正在与他直接的眼睛接触 /她 将房屋放置成使得房屋在每个本地参与者的视野范围内观看任何其他本地参与者。 因为远程参与者总是在本地参与者的视野内，远程参与者在视频会议期间不会感到非亲密感。 壁挂式显示器与视频会议设备一起操作，以显示从远程参与者接收的媒体内容。 键盘和触摸屏提供用于控制视频会议设备的操作的用户界面。 扬声器将从远程参与者接收的音频信号转换为声音。