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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2004
Applicants:

Snorre Kjesbu, Slependen, NO;

Finn Helge Lunde, Asker, NO;

Petter Muren, Nesbru, NO;

Trygve Frederik Marton, Oslo, NO;

Inventors:

Snorre Kjesbu, Slependen, NO;

Finn Helge Lunde, Asker, NO;

Petter Muren, Nesbru, NO;

Trygve Frederik Marton, Oslo, NO;

Assignee:

Tandberg Telecom AS, Lysaker, NO;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An arrangement and a method of a videoconferencing end-point provide for eye contact between users at different sites. A conference camera is placed in the light beam of a projector apparatus without degrading the camera-captured view by the projector light. This is provided by generating a black spot in the light beam covering the camera lens, and by adjusting the position and/or size of the black spot according to a camera position detector, which may be the camera itself or one or more light sensors around and close to the camera lens.


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