Inventor · Cedar Park, TX, US

Stephen Schaefer

27Patents
6h-index
25Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 20, 2005 → Nov 30, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7660428B2 Ceiling microphone assembly Electricity 44 Active
US8248448B2 Automatic camera framing for videoconferencing Electricity 29 Active
US10904485B1 Context based target framing in a teleconferencing environment Electricity 11 Active
US10778941B1 System and method of dynamic, natural camera transitions in an electronic camera Electricity 9 Active
US10148913B2 Conversational placement of speakers at one endpoint Physics 7 Active
US11076127B1 System and method for automatically framing conversations in a meeting or a video conference Electricity 7 Active
US7969461B2 System and method for exchanging connection information for videoconferencing units using instant messaging Electricity 4 Active
US10264193B2 System and method for providing images and video having high dynamic range Electricity 4 Active
US9800835B2 Conversational placement of speakers at one endpoint Physics 3 Active
US9531996B1 Method and design for optimum camera and display alignment of center of the room video conferencing systems Electricity 3 Active
US10999531B1 Detecting and framing a subject of interest in a teleconference Physics 2 Active
US11695900B2 System and method of dynamic, natural camera transitions in an electronic camera Electricity 2 Active
US10182208B2 Panoramic image placement to minimize full image interference Physics 1 Active
US9473740B2 Automatic positioning of videoconference camera to presenter at presentation device Electricity 1 Active
US10015446B2 Optimizing panoramic image composition Physics 1 Active
US11477393B2 Detecting and tracking a subject of interest in a teleconference Physics 1 Active
US11676369B2 Context based target framing in a teleconferencing environment Electricity 0 Active
US11513678B2 Context based annotating in an electronic presentation system Physics 0 Active
US9843770B2 Panoramic image placement to minimize full image interference Physics 0 Active
US10474412B2 Digital storyboards using multiple displays for content presentation and collaboration Electricity 0 Active
US10609330B2 Method and design for optimum camera and display alignment of center of the room video conferencing systems Electricity 0 Active
US10027924B2 Method and design for optimum camera and display alignment of center of the room video conferencing systems Electricity 0 Active
US11178196B2 Collaboratively controlling display of information across multiple displays Electricity 0 Active
US11095849B2 System and method of dynamic, natural camera transitions in an electronic camera Electricity 0 Active
US11587321B2 Enhanced person detection using face recognition and reinforced, segmented field inferencing Electricity 0 Active

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