Individual video conferencing spaces with shared virtual channels and immersive users
US11317060B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/155
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Managing a video conference includes presenting, to a plurality of participants of the video conference, a channel pane containing information for the video conference that is controlled by a presenter, the channel pane being provided on a background that is visible to the plurality of participants and superimposing a dynamic image of the presenter on the background. The dynamic image of the presenter is continuously captured by a camera. Managing a video conference also includes adjusting the dynamic image of the presenter to prevent obscuring the information of the channel pane and/or to focus attention of the participants to specific information of the channel pane. The dynamic image of the presenter may be adjusted in response to the channel pane being enlarged and/or moved and/or by shrinking and/or by making the dynamic image semi-transparent. The channel pane may include a physical medium that the presenter actuates.
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