Systems and Methods for Enhancing Teleconferencing Collaboration
First Claim
1. An apparatus for synchronizing an environment of each of two or more conference sites to strengthen a same-room experience of conference participants at each of said two or more conference sites, comprising any of:
- means for adjusting lighting levels at both the first site and at any synchronized, remote sites when a participant at said first site adjusts lighting controls at said first site.
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Abstract
An advanced video teleconferencing system facilitates an engaging and realistic video conferencing experience. Key design elements and video, audio, and control capabilities are provided for a video conferencing experience that cannot be attained with conventional methods, which elements and capabilities include careful design of the table and room at each site, supplementary displays showing imagery in a mirrored manner, networked environmental control, an AutoDirector with keyword and gesture recognition, and audio reflection from a display or beam splitter.
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1. An apparatus for synchronizing an environment of each of two or more conference sites to strengthen a same-room experience of conference participants at each of said two or more conference sites, comprising any of:
means for adjusting lighting levels at both the first site and at any synchronized, remote sites when a participant at said first site adjusts lighting controls at said first site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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