VIDEO CONFERENCE USING AN EXTERNAL VIDEO STREAM
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1. A method for conducting a video conference, the method comprising:
- obtaining a location of a portable communication device;
determining, by the portable communication device and based on the location, whether at least one video camera external to the portable communication device is in a vicinity of the portable communication device; and
using video taken by the at least one video camera in a video conference conducted via the portable communication device, wherein the video taken by the at least one video camera displays a user of the portable communication device.
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Abstract
A portable communication device may determine whether a video camera is in a vicinity of the portable communication device. If so, video taken by the video camera may be used in a video conference conducted from the portable communication device.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a video conference, the method comprising:
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obtaining a location of a portable communication device; determining, by the portable communication device and based on the location, whether at least one video camera external to the portable communication device is in a vicinity of the portable communication device; and using video taken by the at least one video camera in a video conference conducted via the portable communication device, wherein the video taken by the at least one video camera displays a user of the portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for conducting a video conference, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a portable communication device, a request for identification of video cameras that are external to the portable communication device; identifying, by the portable communication device, video cameras that are external to the portable communication device and that are in a vicinity of the portable communication device; presenting, via a visual display on the portable communication device, the identified video cameras; and using the portable communication device, conducting a video conference using video associated with at least one of the identified video cameras, wherein a user of the portable communication device is viewable in the video. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for conducting a video conference, the method comprising:
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determining at least one video camera in a vicinity of a portable communication device based on at least one of presence information that is wirelessly transmitted by the at least one video camera, a face recognition technique to recognize a user of the portable communication device in video taken by the at least one video camera, or a location of the portable communication device; using video taken by the at least one video camera in a video conference conducted via the portable communication device; and wherein the video captured by the at least one video camera displays the user of the portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for conducting a video conference, the method comprising:
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determining a location and an orientation of a portable communication device; determining, based on the location and the orientation of the portable communication device, whether at least one video camera external to the portable communication device is in a vicinity of the portable communication device; and using video taken by the at least one video camera in a video conference conducted via the portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A portable communication device, comprising:
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a memory to store instructions; and a processor to execute the instructions to; obtain a location of the portable communication device; determine, based on the location, video cameras external to the portable communication device that are in a vicinity of the portable communication device; and enable a video conference in which video taken by at least one of the determined video cameras is used as a video source for the video conference, wherein a user of the portable communication device is viewable in the video. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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