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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
May. 02, 2019
Applicants:
Ryo Tanaka, Concord, MA (US);
Pascal Cleve, Sudbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ryo Tanaka, Concord, MA (US);
Pascal Cleve, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Yamaha-United Communications, Sudbury, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); H04R 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23219 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); H04N 5/23299 (2018.08); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); H04N 7/142 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01); H04R 1/326 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); H04N 5/23296 (2013.01);
Abstract
A video conference system operates to identity and to determine a location of things in a conference room, and to determine an orientation of video conference participants towards the identified things, and uses an assigned priority of the things that the participants are oriented towards to automatically control a camera to focus on the highest priority thing.