Method and apparatus for controlling a video camera in a video conferencing system
US6795106B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/15
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video conference station is disclosed comprising an image analyzer and a camera controller. The image analyzer receives video frames from a communicatively coupled first camera, detects the head of one or more conference participants within the received video frames and detects an active participant from the one or more conference participants. The camera controller, coupled to the image analysis circuit, controls a second camera based, at least in part, on detecting the active participant.
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