VIRTUAL ROUND-TABLE VIDEOCONFERENCE
First Claim
1. A method for creating a virtual illusion of meeting around a continuous table for a multipoint videoconference comprising:
- showing, on a display system, a center perspective image of participants in a plurality of remote endpoints;
showing, on a display system, a left side perspective image of a plurality of participants at a first remote endpoint; and
showing, on the display system, a right side perspective image of a plurality of participants at a second remote endpoint.
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Abstract
A system and method for creating a virtual round table videoconference is described. An embodiment of the system comprises a plurality of displays arranged in an arc configuration with a table to create a virtual round table. Cameras are arranged around the plurality of displays such that when a participant looks at a display with an image of a remote participant, the camera associated with the display captures an image of the participant'"'"'s gaze, making eye contact with the camera. The image is displayed at the remote participant'"'"'s endpoint creating the effect of eye contact between the participants. In another embodiment, audio speakers are arranged to provide directional sound such that the video source for a display and the audio source for the associated speaker are from the same endpoint.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for creating a virtual illusion of meeting around a continuous table for a multipoint videoconference comprising:
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showing, on a display system, a center perspective image of participants in a plurality of remote endpoints; showing, on a display system, a left side perspective image of a plurality of participants at a first remote endpoint; and showing, on the display system, a right side perspective image of a plurality of participants at a second remote endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A method for providing directional sound for audio signals associated with each remote endpoint to draw the attention of participants to a new speaker when the participants are not looking at an image associated with the new speaker.
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12. A system for creating a virtual illusion of meeting around a continuous table for a multipoint videoconference comprising:
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a network; and a plurality of endpoints operably connected to the network wherein an endpoint is configured to; display, on a display system, a center perspective image of participants in a plurality of remote endpoints; display, on the display system, a left side perspective image of a plurality of participants at a first endpoint; and display, on the display system, a right side perspective image of a plurality of participants at a second endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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