Communication system
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1. A user terminal comprising:
- an input for receiving a video signal;
a display for displaying to a user at the user terminal a video image derived from the video signal;
a selection input for receiving from the user at the user terminal at least one effect for enhancing the video image derived from the video signal; and
a rendering device for rendering on the display the video image derived from the video signal enhanced by modifying the video signal according to the selected effect,the user terminal being configured to receive an indication to apply the same selected effect to a sub-portion of an image displayed on the display,the rendering device being configured to render the same selected effect to the sub-portion of the image displayed on the display.
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Abstract
A user terminal has an input for receiving a video signal, and a display for displaying to a user a video image derived from the video signal. A selection input is provided for receiving from the user at least one effect for enhancing the video image derived from the video signal. The user terminal has a rendering device for rendering on the display the video image derived from the video signal enhanced by the selected effect.
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20 Claims
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1. A user terminal comprising:
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an input for receiving a video signal; a display for displaying to a user at the user terminal a video image derived from the video signal; a selection input for receiving from the user at the user terminal at least one effect for enhancing the video image derived from the video signal; and a rendering device for rendering on the display the video image derived from the video signal enhanced by modifying the video signal according to the selected effect, the user terminal being configured to receive an indication to apply the same selected effect to a sub-portion of an image displayed on the display, the rendering device being configured to render the same selected effect to the sub-portion of the image displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18)
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10. One or more computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a video signal at a first terminal; receiving from a user at the first terminal a selection of at least one effect for enhancing a video image, derived from the received video signal; rendering on a display at the first terminal a video image derived from the video signal enhanced by adding the selected effect to the video signal; receiving an apply effect indicator indicating that the same selected effect is to be applied to a sub-portion of an image displayed on the display; and rendering the same selected effect to the sub-portion of the image displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 20)
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15. A method of rendering a video image comprising:
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receiving, from a remote terminal, an indication of a selected effect at a user terminal; capturing an image of a user at the user terminal; rendering the image captured at the user terminal at a display of the user terminal, wherein said rendering includes enhancing the image by modifying the image according to the selected effect; displaying a notification that enables the user of the user terminal to cause the same selected effect to be applied at the remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 19)
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