System and method for displaying users in a visual conference between locations
    21.
    发明授权
    System and method for displaying users in a visual conference between locations 有权
    用于在视觉会议中显示用户的位置之间的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07707247B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-27

    申请号:US11483864

    申请日:2006-07-10

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A method for displaying a visual conference includes receiving a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites. The method also includes assigning each video signal to a respective display of a plurality of displays at a local site for the duration of a visual conference. At least one of the plurality of displays has more than one video signal assigned thereto. The method further includes selecting, for each of the at least one of the plurality of displays having more than one video signal assigned thereto, a video signal of the more than one video signal assigned to the display. The method also includes displaying each selected video signal on its respective display.

    摘要翻译: 用于显示视觉会议的方法包括从位于一个或多个远程站点处的至少两个摄像机接收多个视频信号。 该方法还包括在视觉会议的持续时间内将每个视频信号分配给本地站点上的多个显示器的相应显示。 多个显示器中的至少一个具有分配给其的多于一个视频信号。 该方法还包括为分配给其的多于一个视频信号的多个显示器中的至少一个显示器中的每一个选择分配给显示器的多于一个视频信号的视频信号。 该方法还包括在其各自的显示器上显示每个所选择的视频信号。

    System and Method for Providing a Perception of a Continuous Surface in a Telepresence System
    22.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Providing a Perception of a Continuous Surface in a Telepresence System 有权
    在远程呈现系统中提供连续表面感知的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090315971A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-24

    申请号:US12536552

    申请日:2009-08-06

    IPC分类号: H04N7/15

    CPC分类号: H04N7/14 H04N7/142 H04N7/15

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于防止远程呈现系统中移动的方法,包括多个摄像机。 每个相机具有用于观看一个或多个用户的各自的视野。 视野各有边界。 该系统还包括多个限制性元件。 每个限制元件沿着多个摄像机的视场的视场的相应横向边界定位,使得位于多个摄像机的视野范围内的观看用户被多个限制性元件限制 移动到每个被观看的用户定位的视野之外。

    System and method for displaying users in a visual conference between locations
    23.
    发明申请
    System and method for displaying users in a visual conference between locations 有权
    用于在视觉会议中显示用户的位置之间的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070250568A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-25

    申请号:US11483864

    申请日:2006-07-10

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A method for displaying a visual conference includes receiving a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites. The method also includes assigning each video signal to a respective display of a plurality of displays at a local site for the duration of a visual conference. At least one of the plurality of displays has more than one video signal assigned thereto. The method further includes selecting, for each of the at least one of the plurality of displays having more than one video signal assigned thereto, a video signal of the more than one video signal assigned to the display. The method also includes displaying each selected video signal on its respective display.

    摘要翻译: 用于显示视觉会议的方法包括从位于一个或多个远程站点处的至少两个摄像机接收多个视频信号。 该方法还包括在视觉会议的持续时间内将每个视频信号分配给本地站点上的多个显示器的相应显示。 多个显示器中的至少一个具有分配给其的多于一个视频信号。 该方法还包括为分配给其的多于一个视频信号的多个显示器中的至少一个显示器中的每一个选择分配给显示器的多于一个视频信号的视频信号。 该方法还包括在其各自的显示器上显示每个所选择的视频信号。

    System and method for controlling a telepresence system
    24.
    发明申请
    System and method for controlling a telepresence system 审中-公开
    用于控制远程呈现系统的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070250567A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-25

    申请号:US11483796

    申请日:2006-07-10

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 H04L12/16 H04Q11/00

    摘要: A system for controlling a telepresence system includes a plurality of visual conferencing components operable to host a visual conference. The system also includes a controller coupled to the visual conferencing components. The system further includes an internet protocol (IP) phone coupled to the controller and operable to display a user interface comprising a plurality of options. The IP phone is also operable to receive input from a user and to relay the input to the controller. The controller is operable to control the visual conferencing components in accordance with the input from the IP phone.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制远程呈现系统的系统包括可操作以主持视觉会议的多个视觉会议组件。 该系统还包括耦合到视觉会议组件的控制器。 该系统还包括耦合到控制器并且可操作以显示包括多个选项的用户界面的因特网协议(IP)电话。 IP电话还可操作以从用户接收输入并将输入中继到控制器。 控制器可操作以根据来自IP电话的输入来控制视觉会议组件。

    System and method for displaying a videoconference
    25.
    发明授权
    System and method for displaying a videoconference 有权
    用于显示视频会议的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09065973B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-23

    申请号:US13793563

    申请日:2013-03-11

    IPC分类号: H04N7/14 H04N7/15

    CPC分类号: H04N7/15

    摘要: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for displaying a videoconference includes receiving a first video feed. The first video feed includes a first plurality of video signals, each video signal from at least one source and originating from one or more sites. The method also includes assigning for a videoconference each video signal of the first plurality of video signals to a zone of a plurality of zones of a display window. Each zone of the plurality of zones is able to display one video signal at a time. The method further includes, for each zone of the plurality of zones of the display window to which more than one video signal has been assigned, switching the current video signal to be displayed in the zone to another video signal assigned to the zone based on a switching protocol.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个实施例,用于显示视频会议的方法包括接收第一视频馈送。 第一视频馈送包括第一多个视频信号,来自至少一个源的每个视频信号并且源自一个或多个站点。 该方法还包括将第一多个视频信号的每个视频信号的视频会议分配给显示窗口的多个区域的区域。 多个区域的每个区域能够一次显示一个视频信号。 该方法还包括:对于已经被分配了多于一个视频信号的显示窗口的多个区域中的每个区域,将当前视频信号在该区域中显示为基于分配给该区域的另一个视频信号 切换协议。

    System and method for displaying a videoconference

    公开(公告)号:US08395650B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-12

    申请号:US13333258

    申请日:2011-12-21

    IPC分类号: H04M11/00

    CPC分类号: H04N7/15

    摘要: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for displaying a videoconference includes receiving a first video feed. The first video feed includes a first plurality of video signals, each video signal from at least one source and originating from one or more sites. The method also includes assigning for a videoconference each video signal of the first plurality of video signals to a zone of a plurality of zones of a display window. Each zone of the plurality of zones is able to display one video signal at a time. The method further includes, for each zone of the plurality of zones of the display window to which more than one video signal has been assigned, switching the current video signal to be displayed in the zone to another video signal assigned to the zone based on a switching protocol.

    Spatial filtering for improving compression efficiency of motion compensated interframe coding
    27.
    发明授权
    Spatial filtering for improving compression efficiency of motion compensated interframe coding 有权
    空间滤波,用于提高运动补偿帧间编码的压缩效率

    公开(公告)号:US07885341B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-08

    申请号:US11255543

    申请日:2005-10-21

    IPC分类号: H04N7/12

    摘要: An apparatus, method, and carrier medium carrying computer-readable code to implement a method that includes generating a difference picture of an accepted picture of a time sequence of pictures minus an estimate of the previous picture in the sequence. The generating of the difference picture includes forming quantized coefficients and passing the quantized coefficients via a prediction loop to generate the estimate of the previous picture. A spatial filter is applied to at least a component of the difference picture such that the forming of quantized coefficients is from a spatially filtered difference picture. The spatial filter is a noise reducing spatial filter configured such that there is a fixed delay between the filter input picture and the filter output picture. The fixed delay is significantly less than the time between consecutive pictures in the time sequence.

    摘要翻译: 一种携带计算机可读代码的装置,方法和载体介质,用于实现一种方法,该方法包括生成图像的时间序列的接受图像的差分图像减去序列中先前图像的估计值。 差分图像的产生包括形成量化系数并经由预测循环传递量化系数以产生先前图像的估计。 将空间滤波器应用于差分图像的至少一个分量,使得量化系数的形成来自空间滤波的差分图像。 空间滤波器是被配置为使得滤波器输入图像和滤波器输出图像之间存在固定延迟的降噪空间滤波器。 固定延迟明显小于时间顺序中连续图像之间的时间。

    System and Method for Enhancing Eye Gaze in a Telepresence System
    28.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Enhancing Eye Gaze in a Telepresence System 有权
    用于增强远程呈现系统中眼睛凝视的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100171808A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-08

    申请号:US12724092

    申请日:2010-03-15

    IPC分类号: H04N7/14

    CPC分类号: H04N7/144 H04N7/15

    摘要: A system for enhancing eye gaze in a telepresence system includes a plurality of local cameras coupled to at least one local display. Each local camera is directed to at least one respective local user section and operable to generate an image of the respective local user section. The system also includes a plurality of remote displays. Each remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the local user section. Within the system the plurality of remote displays and the plurality of local cameras are aligned such that when a first local user within a local user section looks at a target at least one remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the first user section comprising the first local user such that the eye gaze of the reproduced image of the first local user is directed approximately at a corresponding target.

    摘要翻译: 用于在远程呈现系统中增强眼睛注视的系统包括耦合到至少一个本地显示器的多个本地摄像机。 每个本地摄像机被引导到至少一个相应的本地用户部分并且可操作以生成相应的本地用户部分的图像。 该系统还包括多个远程显示器。 每个远程显示器可操作以再现本地用户部分的本地视频图像。 在系统内,多个远程显示器和多个本地摄像机对准,使得当本地用户部分内的第一本地用户查看目标时,至少一个远程显示器可操作以再现第一用户部分的本地视频图像 包括第一本地用户,使得第一本地用户的再现图像的眼睛注视大致对应于相应的目标。

    System and method for providing location specific sound in a telepresence system
    30.
    发明授权
    System and method for providing location specific sound in a telepresence system 有权
    在远程呈现系统中提供位置特定声音的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07692680B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-06

    申请号:US11483469

    申请日:2006-07-10

    IPC分类号: H04N7/14

    CPC分类号: H04N7/15 H04N7/142

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 用于在远程呈现系统中提供位置特定声音的系统包括多个远程麦克风。 每个远程麦克风与相应的区域相关联并且可操作以从相应区域内的至少一个用户的语音生成声音信号。 该系统还包括多个远程摄像机。 每个远程摄像机与多个远程麦克风的相应的远程麦克风相关联并对齐以产生其相关联的相应区域的图像。 该系统还包括多个本地显示器。 每个本地显示器可操作以再现由相应的远程摄像机产生的相应区域的图像。 该系统还包括多个本地扬声器。 每个本地扬声器位于相应的本地显示器附近,并且可操作以从由相应的本地显示器再现的相应区域内的至少一个用户的声音再现声音信号。