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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
May. 31, 2007
Andrew F. Kurtz, Macedon, NY (US);
John N. Border, Walworth, NY (US);
Kathleen M. Costello, Rochester, NY (US);
Keith A. Jacoby, Rochester, NY (US);
Robert J. Parada, Jr., Rochester, NY (US);
Andrew F. Kurtz, Macedon, NY (US);
John N. Border, Walworth, NY (US);
Kathleen M. Costello, Rochester, NY (US);
Keith A. Jacoby, Rochester, NY (US);
Robert J. Parada, Jr., Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A video communication system and method for operating a video communication system are provided. The video communication system has a video communication device, having an image display device and at least one image capture device, wherein the at least one image capture device acquires video images of a local environment and an individual therein, according to defined video capture settings, an audio system having an audio emission device and an audio capture device; and a computer operable to interact with a contextual interface, a privacy interface, an image processor, and a communication controller to enable a communication event including at least one video scene in which outgoing video images are sent to a remote site. Wherein the contextual interface includes scene analysis algorithms for identifying potential scene transitions and capture management algorithms for providing changes in video capture settings appropriate to any identified scene transitions; and wherein the privacy interface provides privacy settings to control the capture, transmission, display, or recording of video image content from the local environment.