Method and apparatus for face recognition enhanced video mixing
US8184141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/272
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telecommunications system includes a network; a plurality of user devices coupled to the network; a multipoint control unit coupled to the network and configured to supervise multipoint conferencing among the plurality of user devices, the multipoint control unit including a presentation mixer, the presentation mixer configured to remove one or more backgrounds from a presentation and mix a live video feed into the presentation as a substitute background; a screen for displaying a resulting mixed presentation such that a full area of the screen is used to display the mixed presentation; and a feature recognition system configured to identify a party from one or more features displayed on the screen and selectively adjust a transparency of said one or more features other than said party.
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