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9118801 |
Optimizing video-call quality of service
Techniques to optimize video-call communications are disclosed. The link quality capability of a wireless video-call session and the requirements of the video-call session are determined. The link... |
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9041763 |
Method for establishing video conference
A method for establishing a video conference is provided. The method is applied in a video conferencing system. The system has a first electronic device, a second electronic device, a third... |
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9035990 |
Method and system for providing continuous presence video in a cascading conference
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for providing continuous presence video stream in a cascading video conference, i.e., a video conference that is conducted over more than one MCU. A... |
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9035995 |
Method and apparatus for widening viewing angle in video conferencing system
A method and apparatus for widening a viewing angle in a video conferencing system are provided. The apparatus for widening a viewing angle in a video conferencing system includes: generating... |
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9035993 |
Method and system for bypassing an anchor point
An approach for splitting a communication data stream into an audio data stream and a video data stream, anchoring the audio data stream at an anchor point within a network, and bypassing... |
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9030520 |
Automatic camera selection for videoconferencing
In videoconference camera selection, audio inputs associated with cameras for a videoconference are each processed into first and second audio energies respectively for first and second frequency... |
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9030521 |
Methods and systems for transmitting video messages to mobile communication devices
Methods and systems for managing messaging are described. An illustrative messaging system includes a processor and a content database storing video content and/or other content, and a user... |
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9026175 |
Electronic device, method of controlling the same, and program
An electronic device that is accessible to a first storage medium that has no communication function and a second storage medium that has a communication function and is detachable to the device,... |
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9024996 |
Pan-tilt mechanism for a video conferencing camera
A pan-tilt mechanism for a video conferencing camera may be provided. The pan-tilt mechanism may comprise a base, a bracket, a tilt motor, and a pan motor. The tilt motor may be fixed to the base... |
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9025001 |
Apparatus and method to switch a video call to an audio call
An apparatus and method to control transmission of a sequence of a video call or communication. An individual participating in a video call or communication can shade a video input port of a... |
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9024993 |
System and method for automatically managing participation at a meeting or conference
A participant managing system which identifies potential invitees to a conference. A storage means maintains storing records of associations of persons at least one or more key words. During the... |
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9024994 |
Method, apparatus and system for incorporating voice or video communication into a television or compatible audio capable visual display
Voice or video communication is incorporated into a television or compatible audio capable visual display by routing a television signal through a communication interface apparatus connected to a... |
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9024995 |
Video calling using a remote camera device to stream video to a local endpoint host acting as a proxy
A remote camera device is enabled to be used as a source of a video stream in a video call where the local endpoint host in the call, such as a TV, functions as a local endpoint proxy. The TV... |
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9019336 |
Making calls using an additional terminal
A first terminal is coupled to a wide-area packet-based network and installed with first client application. One or more second terminals are coupled to the first terminal via a local wireless... |
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9019335 |
Abstracting bridge control in a videoconferencing system
Controlling a bridge in a videoconferencing system through a remote endpoint. The endpoint may receive a generic menu-navigation user input command, such as a navigation command from a simple... |
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9014424 |
Tracking representations of indicator body parts
The present invention relates to a method for tracking image sections which represent indicator body parts of a body in a process sequence of images, wherein changes in the position of the... |
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9013533 |
Video share model-based video fixing
Systems and methods for model-based video fixing are disclosed. A video can be retrieved and analyzed to determine if any portion of the video can be represented by a model. If a portion that can... |
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9007421 |
Conference call user interface and methods thereof
This disclosure relates to a conference call user interface and methods thereof. In one illustrative embodiment, the user interface provides a simple teleconferencing solution that allows a user... |
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9007418 |
Capturing video through a display
An image is displayed from a transparent display according to a first signal. Light passing through the display is received, and a second signal is generated from the received light. A third... |
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9007415 |
Method and system for audio-video communications
There is provided a system and method of audio-video communications including a plurality of end-user terminals coupled via a communications link. Each end-user terminal includes a video processor... |
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9007419 |
Audiovisual apparatus for reducing echo
The present disclosure relates to an audiovisual apparatus, which includes an audiovisual capturing unit, an audiovisual broadcast unit, and a transmission cable module. The two ends of the... |
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9007420 |
Verifying presence of authorized persons during an electronic visitation
An embodiment of an apparatus may include an image capture device configured to capture an image of a user in response to a request to initiate an electronic visitation session. The apparatus may... |
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9007426 |
Comparison-based selection of video resolutions in a video call
A method that includes determining input-resolution parameters for an input resolution, receiving first and second output resolutions from an electronic device, wherein the first output resolution... |
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9007417 |
Body scan
A depth image of a scene may be received, observed, or captured by a device. The depth image may then be analyzed to determine whether the depth image includes a human target. For example, the... |
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9007416 |
Local social conference calling
Provided are systems and methods for communicating between mobile devices. Such methods involve establishing a communication session between the mobile devices using a local network, such as a... |
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9002326 |
System and method for providing notifications on a mobile device
A method is provided which comprises, upon detecting a particular event, determining that a notification is to be provided for the particular event; and activating a light source acting as a... |
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9001179 |
Transmission terminal, transmission method, and computer-readable recording medium storing transmission program
A transmission terminal transmits video data and display data of a screen shared with another transmission terminal to the other transmission terminal via a predetermined relay apparatus. The... |
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9001184 |
Apparatus and method for taking image and conducting video communication
A method and an apparatus for taking an image and conducting video communication are provided. The image-taking and video communication apparatus includes a transparent display, a front camera,... |
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9001180 |
Multiple-participant customer service conference
Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for receiving input to initiate a video conference with a first participant from a user; initiating the... |
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8994782 |
Local media rendering
The invention involves local media rendering of a multi-party call, performed by a Client User Equipment (1). The media is encoded by each party in the call, and sent as a media stream to a Media... |
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8994774 |
Providing information to user during video conference
A consumer electronics (CE) device is configured to execute a conferencing application for a user to audibly communicate with at least one other person at least through a first audible input... |
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8994773 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus including a main body, a display panel installed in the main body, a video call unit installed to the main body, a circuit board for control of the video call unit, and a cable... |
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8994771 |
Video phone kiosk with attractor and proximity sensing
A Video Phone Kiosk system for providing audio and video phone calls, video mail, greeting cards, and custom, targeted, income generating advertising as well as establishing a platform for the... |
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8988556 |
Orientation-assisted object recognition
A user attempting to obtain information about an object can capture image information including a view of that object, and the image information can be used with a matching or identification... |
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8989362 |
Method, system, and apparatus for overriding a ring back signal
Overriding a ring back signal involves receiving a ring back signal at a communications apparatus from a communication network in response to a user-initiated connection request. The ring back... |
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8988478 |
Terminal and method for prompting service failure in the video telephone service
A terminal and a method for prompting service failure in the video telephone service are disclosed, and the terminal comprises a processing module, a storing module and a setting module which are... |
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8988482 |
Apparatus and method for providing emotion expression service in mobile communication terminal
A method and an apparatus for providing an emotion expression service in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes performing a video call with another terminal,... |
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8988480 |
Use of an earpiece acoustic opening as a microphone port for beamforming applications
A mobile multi-function device that includes a speaker, two or more microphones, and a beamformer processor is described. The beamformer processor uses the microphones to perform beamforming... |
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8982173 |
Methods, systems and program products for efficient communication of data between conference servers
One embodiment of the invention is a videoconference system in which multiple users communicate video and audio data to one another over a data network. The example system comprises a first... |
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8982174 |
Video telephony system and control method thereof
A video telephony system and a control method thereof are provided. The video telephony system includes a first mobile communication terminal and a second mobile communication terminal, wherein,... |
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8982177 |
System and method for whiteboard collaboration
Disclosed is a method and tool for collaborating in a video conference using a non-electronically enhance whiteboard and without the use of electronically enhanced writing and/or pointing tools.... |
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8976227 |
System and method for initiating video phone calls
The disclosed embodiments include a system and method for initiating a video phone call using a standard phone device. For instance, in one embodiment, a method for initiating a video phone call... |
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8976217 |
Integrated module for wireless network and videoconference
A wireless network and videoconference includes a circuit board, a wireless local area network (WLAN) interface, a videoconference interface, and a transmission interface. The WALN interface is... |
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8976221 |
Adaptable identification of relevant regions in live streams
Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting when a video stream embedded within a region of another video stream contains copyrighted material. In one implementation, a computer system... |
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8970656 |
Static and dynamic video calling avatars
A communication device may include logic configured to detect a request to initiate a video call by the user of the communication device; select an avatar for the video call, wherein the avatar... |
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8970657 |
Removing a self image from a continuous presence video image
Upon receiving a continuous presence video image, an endpoint of a videoconference may identify its self image and replace the self image with other video data, including an alternate video image... |
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8970655 |
Reflective and refractive solutions to providing direct eye contact videoconferencing
A videoconferencing unit for enhancing direct eye-contact between participants can include a curved fully reflective mirror to reflect the image of the near end to a camera. The curved mirror can... |
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8963693 |
System and method for controlling meeting resources
A method of controlling a plurality of meeting room resources. The method includes initiating, via a host information handling system, an application, creating, via the application, a plurality of... |
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8963982 |
Communication system and method
A method, client application and user terminal, the method including providing a packet-based communication system for conducting voice or video calls over a packet-based network and providing an... |
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8965452 |
Method for realizing user interface using camera and mobile communication terminal for the same
A method for realizing a user interface using a camera module and a mobile communication terminal for the same. If a user makes a predetermined motion in a state in which the camera module of the... |