High-resolution video conferencing system
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1. A method of transmitting an image representing a scene in real time, comprising the steps of:
- a mosaicing camera sampling at least a first portion and a second portion of the scene, outputting a first mosaic image and a second mosaic image, each of the first mosaic image and the second mosaic image comprising a set of pixels forming a coherent image;
combining the first mosaic image and the second mosaic image whereby pixels from the first mosaic image abut pixels from the second mosaic image, yielding a coherent composite image;
a first specific camera sampling a first specific portion of the scene, outputting a first specific image, the first specific image including at least a portion of the scene sampled in the first mosaic image or the second mosaic image; and
substituting pixels from the first specific image into the composite image, yielding a coherent final image.
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Abstract
A system enables high-resolution videoconferencing images to be transmitted, without extreme demands on bandwidth. A mosaicing camera sequentially samples a series of small portions of a general scene, and a composite image of the entire general scene is transmitted. Simultaneously, an individual small area of the general scene where high time resolution is desirable is sampled at a high time resolution by a dedicated camera. The high-time-resolution images are then patched into the composite image.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting an image representing a scene in real time, comprising the steps of:
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a mosaicing camera sampling at least a first portion and a second portion of the scene, outputting a first mosaic image and a second mosaic image, each of the first mosaic image and the second mosaic image comprising a set of pixels forming a coherent image; combining the first mosaic image and the second mosaic image whereby pixels from the first mosaic image abut pixels from the second mosaic image, yielding a coherent composite image; a first specific camera sampling a first specific portion of the scene, outputting a first specific image, the first specific image including at least a portion of the scene sampled in the first mosaic image or the second mosaic image; and substituting pixels from the first specific image into the composite image, yielding a coherent final image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for transmitting an image representing a scene in real time, comprising:
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a mosaicing camera adapted to sample at least a first portion and a second portion of the scene, outputting a first mosaic image and a second mosaic image, each of the first mosaic image and the second mosaic image comprising a set of pixels forming a coherent image; means for combining the first mosaic image and the second mosaic image whereby pixels from the first mosaic image abut pixels from the second mosaic image, yielding a coherent composite image; a first specific camera adapted to sample a first specific portion of the scene, outputting a first specific image, the first specific image including at least a portion of the scene sampled in the first mosaic image or the second mosaic image; and means for substituting pixels from the first specific image into the composite image, yielding a coherent final image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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