The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 18, 2010
Jinwei Feng, Woburn, MA (US);
Peter Chu, Lexington, MA (US);
Wayne Dunlap, Austin, TX (US);
Jonathan Gallmeier, Austin, TX (US);
Alain Nimri, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen P. Schaefer, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Jinwei Feng, Woburn, MA (US);
Peter Chu, Lexington, MA (US);
Wayne Dunlap, Austin, TX (US);
Jonathan Gallmeier, Austin, TX (US);
Alain Nimri, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen P. Schaefer, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Polycom, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
A videoconferencing apparatus automatically tracks speakers in a room and dynamically switches between a controlled, people-view camera and a fixed, room-view camera. When no one is speaking, the apparatus shows the room view to the far-end. When there is a dominant speaker in the room, the apparatus directs the people-view camera at the dominant speaker and switches from the room-view camera to the people-view camera. When there is a new speaker in the room, the apparatus switches to the room-view camera first, directs the people-view camera at the new speaker, and then switches to the people-view camera directed at the new speaker. When there are two near-end speakers engaged in a conversation, the apparatus tracks and zooms-in the people-view camera so that both speakers are in view.