Computing device and method for adjusting video image

• US 9,148,626 B2
• Filed: 08/13/2013
• Issued: 09/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kao, Ming-Chuan, Yang, Sen-Cai
• Primary Examiner(s): Woo, Stella L
• Application Number:
  US13/965,235
• Publication Number:
  US 20140218462A1
• Time in Patent Office: 777 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 1416, 715753-756
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/152 Multipoint control units therefor

Abstract

A computing device is electronically connected to one or more clients for a video conference. The computing device firstly sends a first video image to the clients. When a client requests a custom video image, the computing device obtains a second video image by merging images of all conference participants for the client, and sends to the client. The client selects information from the second video image and sends the information to the computing device. After receiving the information, the computing device creates the custom video image according to the received information, and sends the custom video image to the client.

Claims

1. A computerized method being executed by at least one processor of a computing device, the method comprising:

receiving a request sent from a client for requesting a video image by a computing device;

sending a first video image to the client;

obtaining a second video image by merging images of all conference participants, and sending the second video image to the client on condition that the client requests a custom video image;

receiving information selected from the second video image to create the custom video image; and

creating the custom video image according to the received information, and sending the custom video image to the client.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the client cancels the request for the custom video image; and

sending the first video image to the client in a response to a determination that the client cancels the request for the custom video image.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein communications between the computing device and the clients is via a voice over internet protocol(VOIP).

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein an output resolution of the second video image dynamically changes according to a number of the conference participants.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information comprises images of one or more conference participants, which are in sequence selected from the second video image by the client and a layout in relation to the selected images.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein according to the layout of n×

n of the custom video image, a two-dimensional array with n rows and n columns is created to store the custom video image, n is a positive integer, and the images are in sequence stored in the two-dimensional array.

7. A computing device, comprising:

a processor; and

a storage device that stores one or more programs, when executed by the at least one processor, causing the at least one processor to perform a video image adjustment method, the method comprising;

receiving a request sent from a client for requesting a video image by a computing device;

sending a first video image to the client;

obtaining a second video image by merging images of all conference participants, and sending the second video image to the client on condition that the client requests a custom video image;

receiving information selected from the second video image to create the custom video image; and

creating the custom video image according to the received information, and sending the custom video image to the client.

8. The computing device according to claim 7, wherein the one or more programs further cause the processor to perform a video image adjustment method, the method further comprising:

determining whether the client cancels the request for the custom video image; and

sending the first video image to the client in a response to a determination that the client cancels the request for the custom video image.

9. The computing device according to claim 7, wherein communications between the computing device and the clients is via a voice over internet protocol (VOIP).

10. The computing device according to claim 7, wherein an output resolution of the second video image dynamically changes according to a number of the conference participants.

11. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the information comprises images of one or more conference participants, which are in sequence selected from the second video image by the client and a layout in relation to the selected images.

12. The computing device according to claim 11, according to the layout of n×

n of the custom video image, a two-dimensional array with n rows and n columns is created to store the custom video image, n is a positive integer, and the images are in sequence stored in the two-dimensional array.

13. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, causes the processor to video image adjustment method in the computing device, wherein the method comprises:

receiving a request sent from a client for requesting a video image by a computing device;

sending a first video image to the client;

obtaining a second video image by merging images of all conference participants, and sending the second video image to the client on condition that the client requests a custom video image;

receiving information selected from the second video image to create the custom video image; and

creating the custom video image according to the received information, and sending the custom video image to the client.

14. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, the method further comprises:

determining whether the client cancels the request for the custom video image; and

sending the first video image to the client in a response to a determination that the client cancels the request for the custom video image.

15. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein communications between the computing device and the clients is via a voice over internet protocol(VOIP).

16. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein an output resolution of the second video image dynamically changes according to a number of the conference participants.

17. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the information comprises images of one or more conference participants, which are in sequence selected from the second video image by the client and a layout in relation to the selected images.

18. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 17, wherein according to the layout of n×

n of the custom video image, a two-dimensional array with n rows and n columns is created to store the custom video image, n is a positive integer, and the images are in sequence stored in the two-dimensional array.