System and method for controlling videoconference with touch screen interface
First Claim
1. A videoconferencing system for a plurality of sources of video data, comprising:
- a touch screen device configured to display video data and generate touch data with a touch sensor,a tool sensor, associated with a user tool for the touch screen device and generating an indication when the user tool is moved relative to the tool sensor; and
a videoconferencing unit operatively coupled to the touch screen device and the sources of video data, the videoconferencing unit configured to;
establish a videoconference with one or more endpoints via a network,receive video data from one or more of the sources of video data,send received video data to the touch screen device for display and to the one or more endpoints via the network,wherein when the user tool is moved, the videoconferencing unit receives the indication that the user tool has been moved and is configured in response to automatically;
select one of the sources of video dataswitch from a current source of video data to the selected source of video data, andsend video data from the selected source to the touch screen device and to the one or more endpoints.
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Abstract
A videoconferencing system includes a touch screen display device and a videoconferencing unit. The display device displays video data for the videoconference and generates touch data based on user selections relative to the touch screen. The videoconferencing unit is operatively coupled to the touch screen device by a video connection and a data interface connection, for example. The unit establishes and conducts a videoconference with one or more endpoints via a network. The unit sends video data to the display device and receives touch data from the device. The received touch data is used to control operation of the videoconferencing system. The received touch data can be used to initiate a videoconference call, change an operating parameter, change orientation of a camera, initiate a picture-in-picture display, access a menu, access memory, change a source of video data, initiate a whiteboard display, and access a screen of a connected device.
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25 Claims
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1. A videoconferencing system for a plurality of sources of video data, comprising:
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a touch screen device configured to display video data and generate touch data with a touch sensor, a tool sensor, associated with a user tool for the touch screen device and generating an indication when the user tool is moved relative to the tool sensor; and a videoconferencing unit operatively coupled to the touch screen device and the sources of video data, the videoconferencing unit configured to; establish a videoconference with one or more endpoints via a network, receive video data from one or more of the sources of video data, send received video data to the touch screen device for display and to the one or more endpoints via the network, wherein when the user tool is moved, the videoconferencing unit receives the indication that the user tool has been moved and is configured in response to automatically; select one of the sources of video data switch from a current source of video data to the selected source of video data, and send video data from the selected source to the touch screen device and to the one or more endpoints. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A videoconferencing system, comprising:
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a touch screen device configured to display video data and generate touch data, the touch screen device comprising first and second video inputs and first and second data interfaces, the touch screen device having a user tool and a sensor, the sensor generating an indication when the user tool is moved relative to the sensor; a computer coupled to the first video input and the first data interface of the touch screen device, the computer having a video output for content; and a videoconferencing unit coupled to the video output of the computer and coupled to the second video input and the second data interface of the touch screen device, the videoconferencing unit having a network interface establishing a videoconference with one or more endpoints via a network; wherein in an annotation mode of operation, the computer is configured to; receive touch data from the touch screen device, and combine received touch data as annotation to content, and send annotated content to the touch screen device for display and to the videoconferencing unit, wherein the videoconferencing system is configured to automatically switch to the annotation mode of operation in response to the indication, and wherein in the annotation mode of operation, the videoconferencing unit is configured to; receive annotated content from the computer, and send received annotated content to the endpoints via the network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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