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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Randy Castles, Austin, TX (US);
Martin Sexton, Round Rock, TX (US);
Alain Nimri, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Polycom, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The Graphical User Interface (GUI) of a videoconference terminal is provided with user-selectable icons which are associated by the user with various video signals. Textual labels for the various video signals may also be provided. This information may be exchanged with the 'far end' participant in the video conference. During the videoconference participants may then simply select an icon to dynamically switch video feeds without having to remember by number the particular camera or other video signal associated with a desired video feed.