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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Cristian A. Bolle, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Gang Chen, Westfield, NJ (US);
Roland Ryf, Aberdeen, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Cristian A. Bolle, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Gang Chen, Westfield, NJ (US);
Roland Ryf, Aberdeen, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04M 11/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The disclosure provides apparatuses for videoconferencing and a method of operation thereof. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: (1) a display substrate occupying less than an entirety of a viewing area, (2) an actuator configured to move the display substrate over the viewing area and (3) a camera having a field of view at least partially overlapping the viewing area and configured to capture a camera image through the viewing area.