Systems and methods for videoconferencing input and display management based on activity
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1. A method of managing a videoconference viewed by a first camera coupled to a first display, the method comprising:
- for a face not detected by the first camera and a second camera coupled to a second display in a user environment, performing an action based on off-display analysis;
for a face direction that is less head-on in the first camera than in the second camera, switching the videoconference to the second camera; and
for the face direction not detectable in the first camera, and on-display user activity detected at the second display, based on a time duration that the on-display user activity will be accessed, as estimated by applying a rule based on a function of the on-display user activity accessed at the second display, being greater than a prescribed period, switching the videoconference to the second camera.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of managing a videoconference viewed by a first camera coupled to a first display are provided, including, for a face not detected by the first camera and a second camera coupled to a second display in a user environment, performing an action based on off-display analysis; for a face direction less head-on in the first camera than in the second camera, switching the videoconference to the second camera; and for the face direction not detectable in the first camera, and on-display user activity at the second display, switching the videoconference to the second camera.
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1. A method of managing a videoconference viewed by a first camera coupled to a first display, the method comprising:
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for a face not detected by the first camera and a second camera coupled to a second display in a user environment, performing an action based on off-display analysis; for a face direction that is less head-on in the first camera than in the second camera, switching the videoconference to the second camera; and for the face direction not detectable in the first camera, and on-display user activity detected at the second display, based on a time duration that the on-display user activity will be accessed, as estimated by applying a rule based on a function of the on-display user activity accessed at the second display, being greater than a prescribed period, switching the videoconference to the second camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing a video conference, comprising:
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a first camera coupled to a first display and a second camera coupled to a second display in a user environment; a user environment adjacent to the first camera and the second camera, the user environment including at least one physical display surface not coupled to the first camera and the second camera; and a processor configured to; perform an off-display analysis when a face is not detected by the first camera and the second camera, and perform an action based on the off-display analysis, switch the videoconference to the second camera when (a) a face direction is less head-on in the first camera than in the second camera, or (b) the face direction is not detectable in the first camera and on-display user activity is detected at the second display based on a time duration that the on-display user activity will be accessed, as estimated by applying a rule based on a function of the on-display user activity accessed at the second display, being greater than a prescribed period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium, storing instructions for managing videoconference input and display, the instructions comprising:
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for a face not detected by the first camera and a second camera coupled to a second display in a user environment, performing an action based on off-display analysis; for a face direction that is less head-on in the first camera than in the second camera, switching the videoconference to the second camera; and for the face direction not detectable in the first camera, and on-display user activity detected at the second display, based on a time duration that the on-display user activity will be accessed, as estimated by applying a rule based on a function of the on-display user activity accessed at the second display, being greater than a prescribed period, switching the videoconference to the second camera. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of managing a videoconference viewed by a first camera coupled to a first display, the method comprising:
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for a face not detected by the first camera and a second camera coupled to a second display in a user environment, performing an action based on off-display analysis; for a face direction that is less head-on in the first camera than in the second camera, switching the videoconference to the second camera; and for the face direction not detectable in the first camera, and on-display user activity detected at the second display, switching the videoconference to the second camera, wherein the on-display user activity comprises at least one of an input/output event and an application event that comprises, determining that a function of an online application is being accessed at the second display, estimating a time duration that the online application will be accessed by applying a rule that is based on the function of the application, and based on the estimated time duration being greater than a prescribed period, performing the switching the videoconference to the second camera.
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22. A system for managing a video conference, comprising:
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a first camera coupled to a first display and a second camera coupled to a second display in a user environment; a user environment adjacent to the first camera and the second camera, the user environment including at least one physical display surface not coupled to the first camera and the second camera; and a processor configured to; perform an off-display analysis when a face is not detected by the first camera and the second camera, and perform an action based on the off-display analysis, switch the videoconference to the second camera when (a) a face direction is less head-on in the first camera than in the second camera, or (b) the face direction is not detectable in the first camera and on-display user activity is detected at the second display, wherein the on-display user activity comprises one or more of a pointing device action and a keyboard action associated with cursor activity on the second display, or an application event that comprises the processor; determining that a function of an online application is being accessed at the second display, estimating a time duration that the online application will be accessed by applying a rule that is based on the function of the application, and based on the estimated time duration greater than a prescribed period, performing the switching the videoconference to the second camera.
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23. non-transitory computer readable medium, storing instructions for managing videoconference input and display, the instructions comprising:
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for a face not detected by the first camera and a second camera coupled to a second display in a user environment, performing an action based on off-display analysis; for a face direction that is less head-on in the first camera than in the second camera, switching the videoconference to the second camera; and for the face direction not detectable in the first camera, and on-display user activity detected at the second display, switching the videoconference to the second camera wherein the on-display user activity comprises, determining that a function of an online application is being accessed at the second display, estimating a time duration that the online application will be accessed by applying a rule based on the function of the application, and based on the estimated time duration greater than a prescribed period, performing the switching the videoconference to the second camera.
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