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MULTI-WAY VIDEO CONFERENCING USER INTERFACE

  • US 20110078591A1
  • Filed: 12/06/2010
  • Published: 03/31/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for displaying participant panels in a user interface window of a videoconferencing application, the method comprising:

  • receiving in a single computer at least two live video streams, each live video stream associated with a remote participant;

    generating in the computer a single user interface window;

    determining a three dimensional model view for displaying participant panels;

    generating in the three dimensional model view a participant panel for each of the live video streams, each participant panel associated with a remote participant, the participant panels including a first participant panel and a second participant panel;

    determining a viewport for rendering the three dimensional model view, including the first participant panel and the second participant panel, in the single user interface window;

    determining a projection of the participant panels in the viewport such that a projected size of each participant panel in the viewport is the same number of units as a size of the participant panel in the model view;

    causing for display the first participant panel in the user interface window; and

    causing for display the second participant panel in the user interface window.

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