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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2008
Alan J. Macdonald, Malvern, PA (US);
J. William Mauchly, Berwyn, PA (US);
David W. Sowa, Exton, PA (US);
Joseph T. Friel, Ardmore, PA (US);
Alan J. MacDonald, Malvern, PA (US);
J. William Mauchly, Berwyn, PA (US);
David W. Sowa, Exton, PA (US);
Joseph T. Friel, Ardmore, PA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for creating a virtual round table videoconference is described. An embodiment of the system comprises a plurality of displays arranged in an arc configuration with a table to create a virtual round table. Cameras are arranged around the plurality of displays such that when a participant looks at a display with an image of a remote participant, the camera associated with the display captures an image of the participant's gaze, making eye contact with the camera. The image is displayed at the remote participant's endpoint creating the effect of eye contact between the participants. In another embodiment, audio speakers are arranged to provide directional sound such that the video source for a display and the audio source for the associated speaker are from the same endpoint.