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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Mihai Fagadar-Cosma, Antwerp, BE;
Miguel Casas-Sanchez, Antwerp, BE;
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for control of a video interface () associated to a user () for use in conference situations and the like, comprising the steps of capturing a frame () of a video stream originated from the user (), recognizing a face () of the user () within the video frame (), detecting an orientation of the face () of the user () within the video frame (), and providing a control signal indicating the orientation of the face (). The invention also relates to a method for operation of the video interface () comprising the steps of the above control method, mapping the orientation of the face () based on the control signal to a focus area () of the video interface (), and highlighting the focus area (). The invention further relates to a face orientation detector () and a video conferencing server (), which are adapted to perform the above methods.