Virtual ring camera
First Claim
1. A system for displaying video on information handling systems, comprising:
- a plurality of information handling systems;
a plurality of video cameras operably coupled to said plurality of information handling systems, wherein each of said plurality of video cameras comprises a local angle of view and each of said information handling systems is operable to generate a video stream comprising said local angle of view; and
a video control system operably coupled to said plurality of information handling systems;
wherein said video control system is operable to select predetermined subsets of said video streams and generate a composite video display therefrom; and
wherein the video image size of each of said predetermined video streams within said composite video display is respectively dependent upon said corresponding local angle of view.
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Abstract
A system and method for a virtual omni-directional camera array, comprising a video control system (VCS) coupled to two or more co-located portable or stationary information processing systems, each enabled with a video camera and microphone, to provide a composite video view to remote videoconference participants. Audio streams are captured and selectively mixed to produce a virtual array microphone as a clue to selectively switch or combine the video streams from individual cameras. The VCS selects and controls predetermined subsets of video and audio streams from the co-located video camera and microphone-enabled computers to create a composite video view, which is then conveyed to one or more similarly-enabled remote computers over a broadband network (e.g., the Internet). Manual overrides allow participants or a videoconference operator to select predetermined video streams as the primary video view of the videoconference.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for displaying video on information handling systems, comprising:
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a plurality of information handling systems; a plurality of video cameras operably coupled to said plurality of information handling systems, wherein each of said plurality of video cameras comprises a local angle of view and each of said information handling systems is operable to generate a video stream comprising said local angle of view; and a video control system operably coupled to said plurality of information handling systems; wherein said video control system is operable to select predetermined subsets of said video streams and generate a composite video display therefrom; and wherein the video image size of each of said predetermined video streams within said composite video display is respectively dependent upon said corresponding local angle of view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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11. A method of displaying video on information handling systems, comprising:
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using a plurality of information handling systems; using a plurality of video cameras operable connected to said plurality of information handling systems, wherein each of said plurality of video cameras comprises a local angle of view and each of said information handling systems is operable to generate a video stream comprising said local angle of view; and using a video control system operably coupled to said plurality of information handling systems; wherein said video control system is operable to select predetermined subsets of said video streams and generate a composite video display therefrom; and wherein the video image size of each of said predetermined video streams within said composite video display is respectively dependent upon said corresponding local angle of view. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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