ADAPTING A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE LAYOUT TO A DISCUSSION SITUATION
First Claim
1. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions comprising instruction when executed cause a programmable device to:
- determine automatically an interaction between a first conferee and a second conferee of a plurality of conferees of a continuous presence videoconference;
employ a layout for a continuous presence video image for a first endpoint responsive to the interaction between the first conferee and the second conferee;
assign a first video image corresponding to the first conferee to a first segment of the layout; and
assign a second video image corresponding to the second conferee to a second segment of the layout relative to the first video image in the continuous presence video image, responsive to the interaction between the first conferee and the second conferee; and
compose the continuous presence video image responsive to information related to the layout and the assignment of the first video image and the assignment of the second video image by an editor for presentation by the first endpoint.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for adapting a continuous presence videoconferencing layout according to interactions between conferees. Using regions of interest found in video images, the arrangement of images of conferees may be dynamically arranged as displayed by endpoints. Arrangements may be responsive to various metrics, including the position of conferees in a room and dominant conferees in the videoconference. Video images may be manipulated as part of the arrangement, including cropping and mirroring the video image. As interactions between conferees change, the layout may be automatically rearranged responsive to the changed interactions.
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29 Claims
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1. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions comprising instruction when executed cause a programmable device to:
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determine automatically an interaction between a first conferee and a second conferee of a plurality of conferees of a continuous presence videoconference; employ a layout for a continuous presence video image for a first endpoint responsive to the interaction between the first conferee and the second conferee; assign a first video image corresponding to the first conferee to a first segment of the layout; and assign a second video image corresponding to the second conferee to a second segment of the layout relative to the first video image in the continuous presence video image, responsive to the interaction between the first conferee and the second conferee; and compose the continuous presence video image responsive to information related to the layout and the assignment of the first video image and the assignment of the second video image by an editor for presentation by the first endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions comprising instructions that when executed cause a programmable device to:
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obtain periodically an activity indication that is related to the activity of each conferee of a plurality of conferees during a first period of time; store the activity indication of each conferee; determine a current mode of interaction by periodically analyzing the stored activity indications that were stored during a second period of time; store the current mode of interaction; determine a recommendation whether to adapt a layout for a continuous presence video image, to be used for a next third period of time to reflect the current mode of interaction by periodically analyzing the current mode of interaction stored during a current third period of time; and transfer the recommendation to an editor processor that is configured to compose the continuous presence video image according to the layout. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for defining a layout for a continuous presence video image automatically for a first endpoint of a continuous presence videoconference responsive to an interaction between a plurality of conferees, comprising:
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determining an interaction between two or more conferees of a plurality of conferees of a continuous presence videoconference; creating a layout for a continuous presence video image for a first endpoint responsive to the interaction between the two or more conferees, wherein the layout comprises a plurality of segments; generating a plurality of video images, wherein a video image of the plurality of video images corresponds to each of the two or more conferees; assigning an video image of the plurality of video images to a segment of the plurality of segments of the layout, wherein the assignment of the video image is responsive to the interaction between the two or more conferees; and generating the continuous presence video image responsive to information related to the layout and the assignment of the video image by an editor for presentation by the first endpoint.
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25. A method for automatically determining a mode of interaction between two or more conferees of a plurality of conferees in a continuous presence videoconference, comprising:
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determining the activity of each conferee of a plurality of conferees during a first period of time; generating an activity indication that is related to the activity of each conferee; selecting a current mode of interaction by periodically analyzing the generated activity indications that were generated during a second period of time; determining a recommendation whether to adapt a layout for a continuous presence video image, to be used for a next third period of time to reflect the current mode of interaction by periodically analyzing the current mode of interaction selected during a current third period of time; and conveying the recommendation to an editor processor that is configured to compose the continuous presence video image according to the layout.
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26. A system for adapting a continuous presence layout for a discussion situation, comprising:
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a multipoint control unit (MCU), configured to; monitor activity of each conferees of a plurality of conferees of a continuous presence videoconference; determine a plurality of video images to display in a continuous presence video image; obtain information regarding a region of interest for each video image of the plurality of video images; modify a continuous presence layout according to the information regarding the region of interest of the video image and according to the activity of the plurality of conferees; and generate instructions for creating the continuous presence video image based on the continuous presence layout; and a plurality of endpoints, wherein each endpoint of the plurality of endpoints is configured to; capture the activity of the plurality of conferees; and construct the continuous presence video image responsive to information related to the layout. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A multipoint control unit (MCU) for adapting a continuous presence layout for a discussion situation comprising:
a control module (CM), configured to; monitor the activity of each conferees of a plurality of conferees; determine a plurality of video images to display in a continuous presence video image; obtain information regarding a region of interest for each video image of the plurality of video images, wherein the region of interest is based on the activity of the plurality of conferees; modify a continuous presence layout according to the information regarding the region of interest of the video image and according to the activity of the plurality of conferees; and generate instructions for creating a continuous presence video image based on the continuous presence layout.
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