Video conference system with symmetric reference
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1. A video conference system, comprising:
- a first video conference environment; and
a second video conference environment linked to the first video conference environment, each video conference environment including a conference view direction and a reference view direction, the conference view direction being defined as looking into a camera in a respective video conference environment, the reference view direction being defined by a resource that is right or left of said conference view direction and to which a conference participant will refer during a video conference; and
if said first and second video conference environments initially have a same reference view direction, making adjustments such that said first and second video conference environments functionally have different reference view directions.
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Abstract
A video conference system includes a first video conference environment, and a second video conference environment linked to the first video conference environment. Each video conference environment has a conference view direction and a reference view direction, the reference view directions being symmetrically oriented with respect to the conference view directions.
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1. A video conference system, comprising:
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a first video conference environment; and a second video conference environment linked to the first video conference environment, each video conference environment including a conference view direction and a reference view direction, the conference view direction being defined as looking into a camera in a respective video conference environment, the reference view direction being defined by a resource that is right or left of said conference view direction and to which a conference participant will refer during a video conference; and if said first and second video conference environments initially have a same reference view direction, making adjustments such that said first and second video conference environments functionally have different reference view directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for remote collaboration, comprising the steps of:
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interconnecting at least two video conference environments having a video conference view direction and a reference direction; and actuating a reference display positioned in the reference direction, such that the video conference view direction and reference direction are symmetrical between the at least two video conference environments. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for remote collaboration, comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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interconnecting at least two remote video conference environments; providing video conference display data from each video conference environment to a first display in each video conference environment; providing common reference data to a second display in each video conference environment, the respective positions of the first and second displays defining a handedness of each environment; and causing each connection between each of the at least two video conference environments to be opposite handed. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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