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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Bran Ferren, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
W. Daniel Hillis, Encino, CA (US);
Mark E. Duttweiler, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Russel Howe, Montrose, CA (US);
Applied Minds, Inc., Glendale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing appropriate output signals to output devices in a teleconference setting is disclosed. Input signals are obtained from input devices, and descriptive information describing the teleconference is received from several sensors. On a substantially continuous basis, using the descriptive information, a desirability is computed for each of several possible output configurations, each output configuration specifying a routing of output signals to output devices. The most desirable output configuration is then selected, and output signals are provided to output devices as specified by the selected output configuration.