Method and design for optimum camera and display alignment of center of the room video conferencing systems
US9531996B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/698
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems for videoconferencing are designed for where people are seated around a video conferencing system. The systems include a camera so the far site can see the local participants and the systems include displays that show the far site. The displays are properly aligned with the cameras so that when people at the far site view the displayed images of the near site, it looks like they have eye contact with the near site. Obtaining the alignments of the camera and the displays to provide this apparent eye contact result requires meeting a series of different constraints relating to the various sizes and angles of the components and the locations of the participants.
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