Display management during a multi-party conversation
First Claim
1. A method of managing a display during a teleconference between a primary participant and one or more secondary participants comprising:
- displaying a primary participant image corresponding to the primary participant in a first section of the display;
displaying a subset of a series of secondary participant images in a second section of the display, wherein each secondary participant image corresponds to one of the secondary participants;
scrolling through the secondary participant images and displaying different subsets of the secondary participant images during the teleconference;
overlapping the primary participant image and at least a portion of a supplemental image; and
adjusting an opacity of at least one of the primary participant and supplemental images to provide simultaneous access to the primary participant and supplemental images during the teleconference.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a display during a teleconference between a primary participant and one or more secondary participants is described herein. According to the present invention, a primary image corresponding to the primary participant and a subset of secondary images that correspond to secondary participants are displayed on first and second sections of the display, respectively. By scrolling through the secondary images during the teleconference, different subsets of the secondary images may be displayed. Another exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises superimposing an image over another image. By adjusting the opacity of at least one of the images, the user may view and/or access both images during the teleconference. According to another exemplary embodiment, a user may interchange the primary image with a selected one of the secondary images, responsive to user input, to focus on the selected image.
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1. A method of managing a display during a teleconference between a primary participant and one or more secondary participants comprising:
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displaying a primary participant image corresponding to the primary participant in a first section of the display; displaying a subset of a series of secondary participant images in a second section of the display, wherein each secondary participant image corresponds to one of the secondary participants; scrolling through the secondary participant images and displaying different subsets of the secondary participant images during the teleconference; overlapping the primary participant image and at least a portion of a supplemental image; and adjusting an opacity of at least one of the primary participant and supplemental images to provide simultaneous access to the primary participant and supplemental images during the teleconference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14)
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11. A communication device configured to facilitate a teleconference between a primary participant and one or more secondary participants comprising:
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a display configured to display a primary participant image corresponding to the primary participant in a first section of the display and to display a subset of a series of secondary participant images in a second section of the display, wherein each secondary participant image corresponds to one of the secondary participants, and further configured to overlap the primary participant image and at least a portion of a supplemental image; a controller configured to scroll through the secondary participant images to display different subsets of the secondary participant images during the teleconference; and an opacity processor configured to adjust the opacity of at least one of the supplemental and primary participant images to provide simultaneous access to the supplemental and primary participant images during the teleconference. - View Dependent Claims (12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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