System and method for displaying participants in a videoconference between locations
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1. A method for displaying a videoconference, comprising:
- receiving, at a local site, a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites;
assigning each video signal to a respective display position associated with a plurality of displays at the local site for a duration of the videoconference, wherein the display position for each video signal represents a position of a participant at a virtual conference table, wherein the display position for each video signal maintains a fixed display position at the virtual conference table relative to the display position of each other video signal at the virtual conference table during the videoconference;
displaying the video signals on one or more displays, wherein a number of displays at the local site is less than an aggregate number of cameras at the one or more remote sites and a number of video signals displayed is less than a number of video signals received, the video signals displayed on the one or more displays chosen based on a current speaker and the position of the speaker at the virtual conference table;
determining that a speaker change occurs in one or more of the plurality of video signals;
automatically adjusting display of the video signals on the one or more displays to accommodate a video signal associated with the speaker change such that the assigned display position of each video signal included on the one or more displays is maintained at the respective position of the participant at the virtual conference table.
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Abstract
A system and method for displaying participants in a videoconference between locations includes receiving a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites. A display position is assigned for each video signal. The video signals are displayed on one or more displays. The display positions for the video signals maintain a fixed display position relative to each other video signal on the displays during the videoconference, and a number of displays is less than a number of cameras at the remote sites.
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1. A method for displaying a videoconference, comprising:
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receiving, at a local site, a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites; assigning each video signal to a respective display position associated with a plurality of displays at the local site for a duration of the videoconference, wherein the display position for each video signal represents a position of a participant at a virtual conference table, wherein the display position for each video signal maintains a fixed display position at the virtual conference table relative to the display position of each other video signal at the virtual conference table during the videoconference; displaying the video signals on one or more displays, wherein a number of displays at the local site is less than an aggregate number of cameras at the one or more remote sites and a number of video signals displayed is less than a number of video signals received, the video signals displayed on the one or more displays chosen based on a current speaker and the position of the speaker at the virtual conference table; determining that a speaker change occurs in one or more of the plurality of video signals; automatically adjusting display of the video signals on the one or more displays to accommodate a video signal associated with the speaker change such that the assigned display position of each video signal included on the one or more displays is maintained at the respective position of the participant at the virtual conference table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising logic for displaying a videoconference, the logic when executed operable to:
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receive, at a local site, a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites; assign each video signal to a respective display position associated with a plurality of displays at the local site for a duration of the videoconference, wherein the display position for each video signal represents a position of a participant at a virtual conference table, wherein the display position for each video signal maintains a fixed display position at the virtual conference table relative to the display position of each other video signal on at the virtual conference table during the videoconference; display the video signals on one or more displays, wherein a number of displays at the local site is less than an aggregate number of cameras at the one or more remote sites and a number of video signals displayed is less than a number of video signals received, the video signals displayed on the one or more displays chosen based on a current speaker and the position of the speaker at the virtual conference table; determine that a speaker change occurs in one or more of the plurality of video signals; automatically adjust display of the video signals on the one or more to accommodate a video signal associated with the speaker change such that the assigned display position of each video signal included on the one or more displays is maintained at the respective position of the participant at the virtual conference table. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for displaying a videoconference, comprising:
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a plurality of sites operable to communicate in a videoconference, wherein the videoconference occurs between a local site and one or more remote sites, each site comprising; videoconferencing equipment comprising one or more cameras and one or more displays, the videoconferencing equipment operable to; receive, at the local site, a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at the one or more remote sites; and assign each video signal to a respective display position associated with a plurality of displays at the local site for a duration of the videoconference, wherein the display position for each video signal represents a position of a participant at a virtual conference table, wherein the display position for each video signal maintains a fixed display position at the virtual conference table relative to the display position of each other video signal at the virtual conference table during the videoconference; and the one or more displays operable to; display the video signals on the one or more displays, wherein a number of displays at the local site is less than an aggregate number of cameras at the one or more remote sites and a number of video signals displayed is less than a number of video signals received, the video signals displayed on the one or more displays chosen based on a current speaker and the position of the speaker at the virtual conference table; determine that a speaker change occurs in one or more of the plurality of video signals; and automatically adjust display of the video signals on the one or more displays to accommodate a video signal associated with the speaker change such that the assigned display position of each video signal included on the one or more displays is maintained at the respective position of the participant at the virtual conference table. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for displaying a videoconference, comprising:
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means for receiving, at a local site, a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites; means for assigning each video signal to a respective display position associated with a plurality of displays at the local site for a duration of the videoconference, wherein the display position for each video signal represents a position of a participant at a virtual conference table, wherein the display position for each video signal maintains a fixed display position at the virtual conference table relative to the display position of each other video signal at the virtual conference table during the videoconference; means for displaying the video signals on one or more displays, wherein a number of displays at the local site is less than an aggregate number of cameras at the one or more remote sites and a number of video signals displayed is less than a number of video signals received, the video signals displayed on the one or more displays chosen based on a current speaker and the position of the speaker at the virtual conference table; means for determining that a speaker change occurs in one or more of the plurality of video signals; means for automatically adjusting display of the video signals on the one or more displays to accommodate a video signal associated with the speaker change such that the assigned display position of each video signal included on the one or more displays is maintained at the respective position of the participant at the virtual conference table.
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Current AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
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InventorsMackie, David J., Dunn, Kristin Andrew
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Primary Examiner(s)El-Zoobi, Maria
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Application NumberUS11/366,861Publication NumberTime in Patent Office3,036 DaysField of Search348 1401- 1409US Class Current348/14.01CPC Class CodesH04N 21/4312 involving specific graphica...H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restr...H04N 7/152 Multipoint control units th...
