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Video communication method, device and system

US8890922B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 2012
Grant dateNov 18, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2370/20
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In the field of communication, embodiments of the present invention provide a video communication method, device and system. The technical solutions provided by the present invention include: at least two local video cameras, configured to shoot at least two channels of local video images; an apparatus for local shooting, stitching, and fusing, configured to fuse the at least two channels of local video images, generate a panoramic video image, encode the panoramic video image into a video code stream, and transmit the video code stream to a video communication site at a remote end; a local display fusing apparatus, configured to obtain at least two channels of video data by decoding a video code stream received from the remote end, fuse the at least two channels of video data, and output the fused video data to local display apparatuses for display.

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