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Video conferencing system and related methods

US9798933B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 2016
Grant dateOct 24, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/69
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented method includes extracting one or more portions from a first video stream of a first physical environment; transmitting captured video data via a first communication link to one or more electronic display devices disposed within a second physical environment, wherein the captured video data includes the one or more extracted portions and the captured video data includes a preview portion that includes a first portion of a frame of the first video stream; and transmitting a second video stream of a second field of view of the first physical environment to at least one of the one or more electronic display devices disposed within the second physical environment via a second communication link, wherein the second video stream is generated in response to a selection of the preview portion of the captured video data made by a user located in the second physical environment.

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