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Image display method for video conferencing system with wide-angle webcam

US11496710B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 16, 2021
Grant dateNov 8, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2340/0464
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image display method applicable to a video conferencing system with a wide-angle webcam is disclosed. The wide-angle webcam is used to capture a panoramic image having an aspect ratio greater than or equal to 2:1. The method includes: framing multiple regions of interest (ROIs) according to the panoramic image, each ROI having at least one of attributes; selecting one from predetermined frame layouts as an output frame layout according to whether to insert a portion of the panoramic image and attributes, positions and the number of the ROIs; and inserting at least one of the portion of the panoramic image and the ROIs into corresponding windows in the output frame layout to form a composite frame according to the attributes of the ROIs.

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