Blended Space For Aligning Video Streams
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a management subsystem configured to dynamically configure the topology of a virtual collaborative event to create a blended space, said management subsystem being further configured to receive and process requests originating from at least one event management client, wherein the configuration of said topology includes the determination of media stream connections among multiple nodes based on at least one policy for maintaining a geometrically consistent space preserving eye contact and direction awareness, wherein said media stream connections establish and maintain actual relationships among said nodes.
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Abstract
A method is described for aligning video streams and positioning camera in a collaboration event to create a blended space. A local physical environment of one set of attendees is combined with respective apparent spaces of other sets of attendees that are transmitted from two or more remote environments. A geometrically consistent shared space is created that maintains natural collaboration cues of eye contact and directional awareness. The remote environments in the local physical environment are represented in a fashion that is geometrically consistent with the local physical environment. The local physical environment extends naturally and consistently with the way the remote environments may be similarly extended with their own blended spaces. Therefore, an apparent shared space that is sufficiently similar for all sets of attendees is presented in both the local and remote physical environments.
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1. A system comprising:
a management subsystem configured to dynamically configure the topology of a virtual collaborative event to create a blended space, said management subsystem being further configured to receive and process requests originating from at least one event management client, wherein the configuration of said topology includes the determination of media stream connections among multiple nodes based on at least one policy for maintaining a geometrically consistent space preserving eye contact and direction awareness, wherein said media stream connections establish and maintain actual relationships among said nodes.
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2. A system comprising:
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a communication network; a plurality of nodes communicatively coupled to said communication network; a management subsystem communicatively coupled to said network and interfacing to an event management client; and wherein said management subsystem is configured to dynamically manage the topology of a blended space collaborative event based on said event management client.
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3. A method for aligning video streams and positioning cameras in a collaboration event to create a blended space, comprising:
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combining a local physical environment of one set of attendees with respective apparent spaces of other sets of attendees that are transmitted from two or more remote environments; creating a geometrically consistent shared space that maintains natural collaboration cues of eye contact and directional awareness; representing the remote environments in the local physical environment in a fashion that is geometrically consistent with the local physical environment; and extending the local physical environment naturally and consistently with the way the remote environments may be similarly extended with their own blended spaces, wherein an apparent shared space that is sufficiently similar for all sets of attendees is presented in the local and remote physical environments. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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