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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Light Wave Technology Inc., St-Laurent, CA;
Inventors:
Jack Wisnia, Dollard-des Ormeaux, CA;
Feng Du, Kirkland, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23299 (2018.08); H04N 5/2351 (2013.01); H04N 5/23203 (2013.01); H04N 5/23218 (2018.08); H04N 5/23296 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for tracking a user during a videotelephony session initiated by a videotelephony application program; it includes generating an image stream with a camera external from the smartphone or tablet; at least periodically performing image object analysis from the image stream generated by the external camera to track a position of the user within an image of the image stream; and generating a pan command and/or a tilt command to cause a pan and tilt in order to center the user in the field of view of the external camera.