Patent · US Active

System and method for providing depth adaptive video conferencing

US8896655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignees

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Inventors

J. William Mauchly · Berwyn, US
Madhav V. Marathe · Cupertino, US
Henry Fuchs · Chapel Hill, US
Jan-Michael Frahm · Chapel Hill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2010
Grant date	Nov 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N23/90
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided in one example and includes capturing panoramic image data through a first camera in a camera cluster, and capturing close-up image data through a second camera included as part of a spaced array of cameras. The presence of a user in a field of view of the second camera can be detected. The close-up image data and the panoramic image data can be combined to form a combined image. In more specific embodiments, the detecting includes evaluating a distance between the user and the second camera. The combined image can reflect a removal of a portion of panoramic image data associated with the user in a video conferencing environment.

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