Conversational placement of speakers at one endpoint

    公开(公告)号:US09800835B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-24

    申请号:US15252078

    申请日:2016-08-30

    Applicant: Polycom, Inc.

    Abstract: An automatic process for producing professional, directed, production crew quality, video for videoconferencing is described. Rule based logic is integrated into an automatic process for producing director quality video for videoconferencing. The automatic process uses sensor data to process video streams for video conferencing. A method and system for automatically processing sensor data on room activity into general room analytics for further processing by application of rules based logic to produce production quality video for videoconferencing is described. Sensory devices and equipment, for example motion, infrared, audio, sound source localization (SSL) and video are used to detect room activity or room stimulus. The room activity is analyzed (for example, to determine whether individuals are in the subject room, speaker identification and movement within the room) and processed to produce room analytics. Speaker identification and relative placement information are used to logically depict speakers conversing with one another.

    Method and design for optimum camera and display alignment of center of the room video conferencing systems
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    房间视频会议系统中心的最佳相机和显示器对准方法和设计

    公开(公告)号:US09531996B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-27

    申请号:US14872817

    申请日:2015-10-01

    Applicant: Polycom, Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04N7/144 H04N5/23238 H04N7/147 H04N7/15

    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.

    Abstract translation: 视频会议系统专为人们围绕视频会议系统而设计。 这些系统包括摄像头,远端站点可以看到本地参与者,系统包括显示远端站点的显示器。 显示器与相机正确对齐,以便当远端的人员查看近站点的显示图像时,看起来它们与近站点有眼睛接触。 获得相机和显示器的对准以提供这种明显的眼睛接触结果需要满足与组件的各种尺寸和角度以及参与者的位置有关的一系列不同约束。

    Collaboratively controlling display of information across multiple displays

    公开(公告)号:US11178196B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US16948121

    申请日:2020-09-03

    Applicant: Polycom, Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for collaboratively controlling the display of information across multiple displays is disclosed. A plurality of electronic devices linked to a plurality of co-located display devices are accessed. At least one of the plurality of electronic devices is a master electronic device. Different users can select and transfer content elements from the set displayed on the master display device to the remainder of display devices, such that the selected and transferred content elements advance in order across the remainder of display devices. Users can select individual content elements from a device under their control for display by one or more display devices without the need to transfer an entire document or file from which the content element is taken. Once a content element is so displayed, other currently displayed content elements are advanced in a logical manner, or removed from display.

    REJECTING EXTRANEOUS TOUCH INPUTS IN AN ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20180348955A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15615707

    申请日:2017-06-06

    Applicant: Polycom, Inc.

    Inventor: Shu Gao Alain Nimri

    Abstract: A presentation system capable of detecting one or more gestures and contacts on a touch sensitive display. The presentation system can displaying indicia of such contacts, such as when a user writes with a fingertip, and can remove or alter such indicia responsive to other gestures and contacts. The system can accurately distinguish between types of gestures detected, such as between a writing gesture and an erasing gesture, on both large and small touch sensitive displays, thereby obviating the need for a user to make additional selective inputs to transition from one type of gesture to another. The presentation system can distinguish between gestures appropriate for one type of marking and another. The system can distinguish between contacts intended by the user as part of an erasure gesture, and those which are incidentally or accidentally made while the user is writing, drawing or annotating on a display surface.

    Optimizing panoramic image composition

    公开(公告)号:US10015446B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-03

    申请号:US15252085

    申请日:2016-08-30

    Applicant: Polycom, Inc.

    Abstract: An automatic process for producing professional, directed, production crew quality, video for videoconferencing is described. The process includes a method for positioning a 360 degree panoramic strip view of a room. The method includes receiving motion detection data, accepting presence sensor data, receiving video data from cameras related to a room view, and centering individuals in a room view, based on the received motion detection data, the accepted presence sensor data and received video data. The method also includes zooming onto the centered individuals in the room view, obtaining sound source localization data and active talker information, and determining how to arrange the display of individuals in a logical manner that is visually pleasing and aides understanding. Rule based logic is applied to assist with the automatic processing of video into director quality video production. Various video sources may be used as video stream sources for the automated system.

    CONVERSATIONAL PLACEMENT OF SPEAKERS AT ONE ENDPOINT

    公开(公告)号:US20180063479A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-01

    申请号:US15790682

    申请日:2017-10-23

    Applicant: Polycom, Inc.

    Abstract: An automatic process for producing professional, directed, production crew quality, video for videoconferencing is described. Rule based logic is integrated into an automatic process for producing director quality video for videoconferencing. The automatic process uses sensor data to process video streams for video conferencing. A method and system for automatically processing sensor data on room activity into general room analytics for further processing by application of rules based logic to produce production quality video for videoconferencing is described. Sensory devices and equipment, for example motion, infrared, audio, sound source localization (SSL) and video are used to detect room activity or room stimulus. The room activity is analyzed (for example, to determine whether individuals are in the subject room, speaker identification and movement within the room) and processed to produce room analytics. Speaker identification and relative placement information are used to logically depict speakers conversing with one another.

    PANORAMIC IMAGE PLACEMENT TO MINIMIZE FULL IMAGE INTERFERENCE

    公开(公告)号:US20170099461A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-06

    申请号:US15252093

    申请日:2016-08-30

    Applicant: Polycom, Inc.

    Abstract: An automatic process for producing professional, directed, production crew quality, video for videoconferencing is described. Rule based logic is integrated into an automatic process for producing director quality video for videoconferencing. An automatic process can include a method for composing a display for use in a video system having an active talker video stream and a panoramic view video stream having more than one person in video. The method can include determining a region of interest in a panoramic view video using motion detection and presence sensors, and preparing the panoramic view video by centering the region of interest and by zooming towards the region of interest, based upon the location of persons in the panoramic view video. The method includes determining placement of panoramic view video on a composite display to prevent the panoramic view video overlaying display of an active talker on the active talker video stream.

    Adaptive inking in an electronic presentation system

    公开(公告)号:US10409481B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-10

    申请号:US15615664

    申请日:2017-06-06

    Applicant: Polycom, Inc.

    Inventor: Shu Gao Alain Nimri

    Abstract: A presentation system capable of detecting one or more gestures and contacts on a touch sensitive display. The presentation system can displaying indicia of such contacts, such as when a user writes with a fingertip, and can remove or alter such indicia responsive to other gestures and contacts. The system can accurately distinguish between types of gestures detected, such as between a writing gesture and an erasing gesture, on both large and small touch sensitive displays, thereby obviating the need for a user to make additional selective inputs to transition from one type of gesture to another. The presentation system can distinguish between gestures appropriate for one type of writing and another. For example the system can determine that gestures correspond to writing in Chinese versus English, and display the writing in a style that is appropriate for that language.

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