Camera manipulation during a video conference

• US 8,963,988 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 02/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TangoMe Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TangoMe Incorporated
• Inventors: Liu, Yuxin, Chevsky, Gary, Vaisburd, Haim, Litvin, Yevgeni, Liu, Xu
• Primary Examiner(s): Islam, Mohammad
• Application Number:
  US13/618,789
• Publication Number:
  US 20140078241A1
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 1409, 709/204, 709/217
• US Class Current: 348/14.08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

A method and system for enabling a first device to change a viewed image of at least one of the first device and a second device, during a video conference, are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a manipulation instruction, at a first device, for a selected target image, wherein the selected target image includes a portion of images displayed on a display of the first device during a video conference with a second device; comparing the manipulation instruction to an instruction store; and changing, on at least one of the first device and the second device, a view of the selected target image according to the manipulation instruction to achieve a manipulated selected target image.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause said computer to perform a method for enabling a first device to change a viewed image of at least one of said first device and a second device, during a video conference, wherein said method comprises:

receiving, at a first device, a manipulation instruction for a selected target image, wherein said selected target image comprises a portion of images displayed on a display screen of said first device during a video teleconference with a second device;

comparing said manipulation instruction to an instruction store; and

changing, on at least one of said first device and said second device, a view of said selected target image according to said manipulation instruction that corresponds to a stored manipulation instruction to achieve a manipulated selected target image.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said receiving, at a first device, said manipulation instruction for a selected target image comprises:

receiving a zoom manipulation instruction for said selected target image.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein said receiving a zoom manipulation instruction for said selected target image comprises:

receiving multiple touches at said selected target image, wherein said multiple touches occur at a substantially similar period of time for a predetermined period of time.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein said method further comprises:

receiving said multiple touches, wherein said multiple touches move in a substantially opposite direction from each other during said predetermined period of time.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said receiving, at a first device, said manipulation instruction for a selected target image comprises:

receiving a re-focusing manipulation instruction for said selected target image.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein said receiving a re-focusing manipulation instruction for said selected target image comprises:

receiving at least one touch at said selected target image.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein said receiving at least one touch at said selected target image comprises:

receiving a plurality of touches at said selected target image, wherein said plurality of touches occurs sequentially within a predetermined period of time.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said receiving, at a first device, said manipulation instruction for a selected target image comprises:

receiving a super resolution focusing manipulation instruction for said selected target image.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein said receiving a super resolution focusing manipulation instruction for said selected target image comprises:

receiving an indication that said at least one of said first and second device is focusing on said selected target image for a predetermined period of time, wherein said selected target image comprises said images displayed on said display screen, and wherein said selected target image remains static during said focusing.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said receiving, at a first device, said manipulation instruction for a selected target image comprises:

receiving a video filtering instruction for said selected target image.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said changing, on at least one of said first device and said second device, a view of said selected target image according to said manipulation instruction comprises:

generating an enlarged view of said selected target image.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said changing, on at least one of said first device and said second device, a view of said selected target image according to said manipulation instruction comprises:

re-focusing said selected target image to achieve a clearer view of said selected target image.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said changing, on at least one of said first device and said second device, a view of said selected target image according to said manipulation instruction comprises:

generating a higher resolution image of said selected target image.

14. A system for enabling a first device to change a viewed image of at least one of said first device and a second device, during a video teleconference, wherein said system comprises:

a manipulation instruction receiver coupled with a computer, said manipulation instruction receiver configured for receiving, at a first device, a manipulation instruction for a selected target image, wherein said selected target image comprises a portion of images displayed on a display screen of said first device during a video conference with a second device;

a manipulation instruction comparor coupled with said computer, said manipulation instruction comparer configured for comparing said manipulation instruction to an instruction store; and

a selected target image manipulator coupled with said computer, said selected target image manipulator configured for changing, on at least one of said first device and said second device, a view of said selected target image according to said manipulation instruction to achieve a manipulated selected target image.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said manipulation instruction comprises:

a zoom manipulation instruction.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said zoom manipulation instruction comprises:

multiple touches received at said selected target image, wherein said multiple touches are received at a substantially similar period of time.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein said manipulation instruction comprises:

a re-focusing manipulation instruction.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein said manipulation instruction comprises:

a super resolution focusing manipulation instruction.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein said manipulation instruction comprises:

a video filtering instruction.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein said system further comprises:

a zoom manipulator configured for generating an enlarged image of said selected target image in response to a zoom manipulation instruction.

21. The system of claim 14, wherein said system further comprises:

a re-focusing manipulator configured for generating a clearer image of said selected target image in response to a re-focusing manipulation instruction.

22. The system of claim 14, wherein said system further comprises:

a higher resolution image generator configured for generating a higher resolution image of said selected target image in response to a super resolution focusing manipulation instruction.