Method and apparatus for enhanced video mixing
First Claim
1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
- a network;
a plurality of user devices coupled to the network;
a multipoint control unit coupled to the network and configured to supervise multipoint conferencing among the plurality of user devices, the multipoint control unit including a presentation mixer, the presentation mixer configured to remove one or more backgrounds from a presentation and mix a live video feed into the presentation as a substitute background; and
a screen for displaying a resulting mixed presentation such that a full area of the screen is used to display the mixed presentation.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system including a network; a plurality of user devices coupled to the network; a multipoint control unit coupled to the network and configured to supervise multipoint conferencing among the plurality of user devices, the multipoint control unit including a presentation mixer, the presentation mixer configured to remove one or more backgrounds from a presentation and mix a live video feed into the presentation as a substitute background; and a screen for displaying a resulting mixed presentation such that a full area of the screen is used to display the mixed presentation. In some embodiments, the presentation mixer is further configured to adjust a level of transparency of the substitute background.
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16 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a network; a plurality of user devices coupled to the network; a multipoint control unit coupled to the network and configured to supervise multipoint conferencing among the plurality of user devices, the multipoint control unit including a presentation mixer, the presentation mixer configured to remove one or more backgrounds from a presentation and mix a live video feed into the presentation as a substitute background; and a screen for displaying a resulting mixed presentation such that a full area of the screen is used to display the mixed presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a controller; and a presentation mixer including a presentation program and configured to receive one or more presentation slides from the controller, remove one or more backgrounds from said one or more presentation slides and mix a live video feed into the presentation as a substitute background. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A telecommunications method, comprising:
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providing a slide presentation on a high definition monitor; providing a live video feed to the high definition monitor; and superimposing the slide presentation over the video feed by replacing a slide presentation background with the video feed using a predetermined level of transparency. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A telecommunications method, comprising:
displaying a presentation including one or more slides on a monitor simultaneously with a background including a live video feed, the live video feed replacing a presentation background and having a user-adjustable transparency. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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