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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Mary G. Baker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ian N. Robinson, Pebble Beach, CA (US);
Ramin Samadani, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mary G. Baker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ian N. Robinson, Pebble Beach, CA (US);
Ramin Samadani, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for using portable electronic devices in video conferences are disclosed. In one aspect, a method receives each remote participant's audio data stream and at least one video stream over a network and arranges the video streams in a data structure that describes the location of each video stream's associated viewing area within a virtual meeting space. The method blends audio streams into a combined audio of the remote participants. The method presents at least one viewing area on the portable device display to be viewed by the local participant, and changes the at least one viewing area to be presented on the portable device display based on cues provided by the operator.