System and method for displaying participants in a videoconference between locations
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1. A method for displaying a videoconference, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites;
assigning a display position for each video signal;
displaying the video signals on one or more displays, wherein the display positions for the video signals maintain a fixed display position relative to each other video signal on the displays during the videoconference; and
wherein a number of displays is less than a number of cameras at the remote sites.
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Abstract
A system and method for displaying participants in a videoconference between locations includes receiving a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites. A display position is assigned for each video signal. The video signals are displayed on one or more displays. The display positions for the video signals maintain a fixed display position relative to each other video signal on the displays during the videoconference, and a number of displays is less than a number of cameras at the remote sites.
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1. A method for displaying a videoconference, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites;
assigning a display position for each video signal;
displaying the video signals on one or more displays, wherein the display positions for the video signals maintain a fixed display position relative to each other video signal on the displays during the videoconference; and
wherein a number of displays is less than a number of cameras at the remote sites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Logic for displaying a videoconference, the logic embodied in a medium and operable to:
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receive a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites;
assign a display position for each video signal;
display the video signals on one or more displays, wherein the display positions for the video signals maintain a fixed display position relative to each other video signal on the displays during the videoconference; and
wherein a number of displays is less than a number of cameras at the remote sites. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for displaying a videoconference, comprising:
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a plurality of sites operable to communicate in a videoconference, wherein the videoconference occurs between a local site and one or more remote sites, each site comprising;
videoconferencing equipment comprising one or more cameras and one or more displays, the videoconferencing equipment operable to;
receive a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at the one or more remote sites; and
assign a display position for each video signal; and
the one or more displays operable to display the video signals on the one or more displays, wherein the display positions for the video signals maintain a fixed display position relative to each other video signal on the displays during the videoconference, and wherein a number of displays is less than a number of cameras at the remote sites. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for displaying a videoconference, comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites;
means for assigning a display position for each video signal;
means for displaying the video signals on one or more displays, wherein the display positions for the video signals maintain a fixed display position relative to each other video signal on the displays during the videoconference; and
wherein a number of displays is less than a number of cameras at the remote sites.
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