System and method for mirror utilization in meeting rooms
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1. A video-enabled communication system, comprising:
- a control unit, coupled with a camera, the camera acquiring an image of an object of interest during a video communication session, wherein the control unit comprises;
a processor; and
a computer readable medium comprising a mirror selector that causes the processor to select, from among multiple possible images in multiple mirrors that can be or have been captured by the camera, a reflected image of the object of interest for provision to a remote endpoint for display to another participant, wherein the reflected image is a reflection of the object of interest in at least one of the multiple mirrors having a line-of-sight to the camera.
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Abstract
A video-enabled communication system that includes a processor, coupled with a camera, the camera acquiring an image of an object of interest during a video communication session and a computer readable medium, coupled with the processor, comprising instructions that cause the processor to select a reflected image of the object of interest for use in providing image information to a remote endpoint for display to another participant, wherein the reflected image is a reflection of the object of interest in a mirror having a line-of-sight to the camera.
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1. A video-enabled communication system, comprising:
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a control unit, coupled with a camera, the camera acquiring an image of an object of interest during a video communication session, wherein the control unit comprises; a processor; and a computer readable medium comprising a mirror selector that causes the processor to select, from among multiple possible images in multiple mirrors that can be or have been captured by the camera, a reflected image of the object of interest for provision to a remote endpoint for display to another participant, wherein the reflected image is a reflection of the object of interest in at least one of the multiple mirrors having a line-of-sight to the camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20)
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8. A method for controlling a camera during a video communication session, comprising:
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selecting, by a processor, from among multiple possible images that can be or have been captured by the camera, a reflected image of an object of interest for provision to a remote endpoint for display to another participant, wherein the reflected image is a reflection of the object of interest in a mirror having a line-of-sight to the camera; selecting, by the processor, at a first time, a non-reflected image of the object of interest captured by the camera for provision to the remote endpoint; selecting, by the processor, at a second time, the reflected image of the object of interest to provide to the remote endpoint, wherein the camera is a wide angle and high resolution digital camera and wherein the non-reflected image and reflected image are extracted, at different times, from image information captured by a field of view of the camera at common pan, tilt, and zoom settings; and providing, by the processor during the video communication session, the reflected image to the remote endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A video-enabled communication system, comprising:
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a processor, coupled with a camera, the camera acquiring an image of an object of interest during a video communication session; and a computer readable medium, coupled with the processor, comprising instructions that cause the processor to select a reflected image of the object of interest for use in providing image information to a remote endpoint for display to another participant, wherein the reflected image is a reflection of the object of interest in a mirror having a line-of-sight to the camera and wherein the processor extracts the reflected image from a common image captured by the camera, the common image including a non-reflected image of an object other than the object of interest. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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