Automatic camera framing for videoconferencing
First Claim
1. An automated videoconferencing method, comprising:
- segmenting a wide view of an environment into first tight views;
directing a first camera of an endpoint to frame each of the first tight viewsdetermining relevance of each of the first tight views by analyzing the first videocaptured with the first camera in each of the first tight views;
composing a framed view defined by the first tight views determined relevant;
directing a second camera of the endpoint to frame the framed view; and
outputting second video for the videoconference, the second video captured with the second camera in the framed view.
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Abstract
A videoconferencing apparatus automatically tracks speakers in a room and dynamically switches between a controlled, people-view camera and a fixed, room-view camera. When no one is speaking, the apparatus shows the room view to the far-end. When there is a dominant speaker in the room, the apparatus directs the people-view camera at the dominant speaker and switches from the room-view camera to the people-view camera. When there is a new speaker in the room, the apparatus switches to the room-view camera first, directs the people-view camera at the new speaker, and then switches to the people-view camera directed at the new speaker. When there are two near-end speakers engaged in a conversation, the apparatus tracks and zooms-in the people-view camera so that both speakers are in view.
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43 Claims
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1. An automated videoconferencing method, comprising:
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segmenting a wide view of an environment into first tight views; directing a first camera of an endpoint to frame each of the first tight views determining relevance of each of the first tight views by analyzing the first video captured with the first camera in each of the first tight views; composing a framed view defined by the first tight views determined relevant; directing a second camera of the endpoint to frame the framed view; and outputting second video for the videoconference, the second video captured with the second camera in the framed view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 26)
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17. A non-transitory program storage device having program instructions stored thereon for causing a programmable control device to perform an automated videoconferencing method, the method comprising:
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segmenting a wide view of an environment into first tight views; directing a first camera of an endpoint to frame each of the first tight views; determining relevance of each of the first tight views by analyzing the first video captured with the first camera in each of the first tight views; composing a framed view defined by the first tight views determined relevant; directing a second camera of the endpoint to frame the framed view; and outputting second video for the videoconference, the second video captured with the second camera in the framed view. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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18. A videoconferencing apparatus, comprising:
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at least one camera being controllable to pan, tilt, and zoom; and a processing unit operatively coupled to the at least one camera, the control unit being operable to; segment a wide view of an environment captured by the at least one camera into a plurality of first tight views; direct the at least one camera to capture first video in each of the first tight views; analyze the first video in each of the first tight views for relevance; restrict the wide view to a framed view defined by the first tight views analyzed as relevant; and direct the at least one camera to capture second video in the framed view. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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