Video telecommunication system
First Claim
1. A video telecommunication system comprising:
- a background scene separation means for separating an object to be transmitted and a background scene except for the object in a picture in a process of transmitting/receiving data including at least a picture;
a background picture database for providing a background picture to be transmitted instead of the background scene;
a background picture synthesis means for synthesizing the separated object and a new background picture which is selected from said background picture database; and
a picture transmission means for transmitting a synthesized picture synthesized by the separated object and the new background picture.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a video telecommunication system, which is capable of easily obtaining a background scene desired by a user by automatically changing a background scene into a different background scene. The system comprises a background scene separation means for separating an object to be transmitted and a background scene except for the object in a picture in a process of transmitting/receiving data including at least a picture; a background picture database for providing a background picture to be transmitted instead of the background scene; a background picture synthesis means for synthesizing the separated object and a new background picture which is selected from said background picture database; and a picture transmission means for transmitting a synthesized picture synthesized by the separated object and the new background picture.
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23 Claims
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1. A video telecommunication system comprising:
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a background scene separation means for separating an object to be transmitted and a background scene except for the object in a picture in a process of transmitting/receiving data including at least a picture;
a background picture database for providing a background picture to be transmitted instead of the background scene;
a background picture synthesis means for synthesizing the separated object and a new background picture which is selected from said background picture database; and
a picture transmission means for transmitting a synthesized picture synthesized by the separated object and the new background picture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A video telecommunication system comprising:
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a background scene separation means for separating an object to be transmitted and a background scene except for the object in a picture in a process of transmitting/receiving data including at least a picture;
a boundary region description means for describing a boundary region between the separated object and background scene;
a background picture database for providing a background picture to be transmitted instead of the separated background scene;
a background picture synthesis means for synthesizing the separated object and a new background picture from said background picture database by use of the information on the boundary region description; and
a picture transmission means for transmitting a synthesized picture synthesized by the separated object and. the new background picture. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A video telecommunication control method comprising the steps of:
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separating an object and a background scene in a picture to be transmitted;
selecting a background scene to be transmitted instead of the separated background scene;
synthesizing the separated object and the selected new background; and
transmitting a synthesized picture synthesized by the separated object and the new background picture. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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