Video Teleconference Systems and Methods for Providing Virtual Round Table Meetings
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A video teleconference system for providing virtual round table meetings, the system comprising:
- a curved display surface; and
a video processor configured to receive a video image of a participant from each of a plurality of remote video teleconferencing systems and display each participant equally spaced about the curved display surface.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Video teleconferencing systems and methods are provided for providing virtual roundtable meetings. In one embodiment, a video teleconference system is provided for providing virtual round table meetings. The system comprises a curved display surface and a video processor configured to receive a video image of a participant from each of a plurality of remote video teleconferencing systems and display each participant equally spaced about the curved display surface.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A video teleconference system for providing virtual round table meetings, the system comprising:
-
a curved display surface; and a video processor configured to receive a video image of a participant from each of a plurality of remote video teleconferencing systems and display each participant equally spaced about the curved display surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A plurality of video teleconference systems for providing virtual round table meetings that provide the appearance of occurring within a single room at each of the systems, each of the systems comprising:
-
a curved display surface; a video processor configured to receive a video image of a participant from each of the other of the plurality of remote video teleconferencing systems and to size and display each received video image of a participant equally spaced about the curved display surface within a region on the curved display that is of a similar size; a semicircular table that supports the curved display surface; a camera positioned to capture a video image of a local participant of a respective system; and a microphone positioned to capture audio data of the local participant of the respective system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 16)
-
-
15. The systems of claim 15, wherein each of the common backgrounds have an aperiodic fabric or pattern.
-
17. A method for providing virtual round table meetings within a single room, the method comprising:
-
receiving video image data of participants from each of a plurality of remote video teleconferencing systems; sizing and spacing of video image data of the participants based on the number of remote participants; and displaying the video images of each participant on a display surface to provide the appearance that the meeting is occurring within a single room. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification