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7391432 |
Videoconference system
This videoconference system includes plural user's user PCs, a digital camera that is connected to each user PC through a cradle and can take a moving image, a server for a videoconference, and the...
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7385622 |
Method and system for presenting a video call management console
Management information for plural video calls is presented through a user interface that displays a list of calls prioritized based on one or more parameters, such as alarms, so that the most...
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7385621 |
Private sharing of computer resources over an internetwork
A data call between at least two internetworked computers is established using a central server. Once the data call is in place, any types of data, information, or computer resources are shared...
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7379968 |
Multiple moderation for networked conferences
A networked conferencing system is described wherein multiple moderation of conferences is accommodated by permitting a conference moderator to designate one ore more alternate conference...
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7379087 |
Chat management system
When, for example, an acceptance processing unit, among several acceptance processing units, performs acceptance processing of a reservation request, whether or not there is availability in...
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7369153 |
Videoconferencing method and system for connecting a host with a plurality of participants
An improved videoconferencing system and method are provided for connecting a host to a plurality of participants. Unlike other videoconferencing methods and systems, the videoconferencing system...
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7369137 |
Method for mapping a single decoded content stream to multiple textures in a virtual environment
A system includes a computing device to obtain encoded content data corresponding to at least one participant of a virtual reality environment. A memory device stores at least one texture...
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7362350 |
System and process for adding high frame-rate current speaker data to a low frame-rate video
A system and process for highlighting the current speaker on an on-going basis in each frame of a low frame-rate video of an event having multiple people in attendance, such as a video...
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7362349 |
Multi-participant conference system with controllable content delivery using a client monitor back-channel
A videoconferencing system configured to utilize peer-to-peer videoconferencing software to provide a multi-participant conference environment for a plurality of participants is provided. The...
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7358985 |
Systems and methods for computer-assisted meeting capture
A computer assisted meeting capture system in which camera selection, camera control and sensor notification of candidate activity event for camera image changes are integrated. The information is...
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7355622 |
System and process for adding high frame-rate current speaker data to a low frame-rate video using delta frames
A system and process for highlighting the current speaker on an on-going basis in each frame of a low frame-rate video of an event having multiple people in attendance is presented. In general,...
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7355621 |
Digital television with subscriber conference overlay
Digital television system overlays subscriber two-way communication during broadcast program delivery to create virtual audience community. Individual or group billing and advertisement is...
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7346912 |
Method and system for managing video devices
Hot deployable video management modules maintain a video device management platform by integrating independently developed support for new or updated video devices at runtime. A video device module...
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7342601 |
Communication system, communication device, seating-order determination device, communication method, recording medium, group-determination-table generating method, and group-determination-table generating device
In a communication system having at least three communication devices communicating with each other, a seating-order determination device for generating seating-order information for information...
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7336294 |
Arrangement and method for improved communication between participants in a videoconference
An arrangement and a method of a videoconferencing end-point provide for eye contact between users at different sites. A conference camera is placed in the light beam of a projector apparatus...
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7321384 |
Method and apparatus for using far end camera control (FECC) messages to implement participant and layout selection in a multipoint videoconference
A method and an apparatus for providing layout selection, participant selection, and/or participant-to-participant far end camera control of the selected participant for use in a continuous...
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7321383 |
Method and apparatus for bi-directional video teleconferencing on mobile platforms
Bidirectional video teleconferences are provided on a mobile platform. A first video teleconference terminal is disposed on a mobile platform. A first local area network is arranged to provide...
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7317911 |
Method for operating a telecommunications system
The invention relates to a method for operating a telecommunications system and to a corresponding telecommunications system comprising at least one centralized device and at least one...
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7313243 |
Sound pickup method and system with sound source tracking
A sound pickup system includes a sound source tracking device that is operable to obtain distance and direction values of a target sound source relative to the sound source tracking device, and...
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7308476 |
Method and system for participant automatic re-invite and updating during conferencing
A method for conferencing may include monitoring a status of participants in a conference and recording the conference in response to at least one participant being disconnected or exiting the...
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7308090 |
Conference call facility
A conference call is established in response to receiving a request 4 from a first communication terminal 3 a . The request 4 preferably is an SMS or MMS and comprises one or more identifiers ...
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7302050 |
Method and system for independent participant control of audio during multiparty communication sessions
A method and system for independent participant control of audio during a multiparty communication session includes receiving an audio stream from each of a plurality of participants to a...
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7283154 |
Systems and methods for videoconference and/or data collaboration initiation
Systems and methods to accept information regarding audio communication sessions (e.g., telephone calls) and, in response, initiate a videoconference and/or data collaboration session via for...
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7277117 |
Communication control apparatus, communication apparatus, communication system, and method of the same
A system friendly to users engaged in multipoint communication, wherein Multipoint communication using a plurality of multipoint communication terminal apparatuses connected via a fixed telephone...
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7277116 |
Method and apparatus for automatically controlling video cameras using microphones
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling video cameras ( 15, 16 ) using microphones ( 10 ) where the space-time coordinates of a sound event are calculated by first...
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7272243 |
Machine vision system and method for estimating and tracking facial pose
The present invention includes in a system and method for estimating and tracking an orientation of a user's face by combining head tracking and face detection techniques. The orientation of the...
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7266368 |
Method and apparatus for presenting assistance data in a communication conference system
The present invention provides a communication assistance process that is performed by a communication assistance device connected to a plurality of user terminals via a network. During a...
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7262788 |
Conference support system, information displaying apparatus, machine readable medium storing thereon a plurality of machine readable instructions, and control method
According to the present invention, the progress of the proceedings is supported by making the contents of the conference understand easily to the attendant of the conference. A conference support...
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7256816 |
Systems and processes for scheduling and conducting audio/video communications
Disclosed herein are methods of scheduling and conducting video visits, as well as computer architecture for providing such scheduling and conducting, where the participants in the visit are not...
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7254241 |
System and process for robust sound source localization
A system and process for finding the location of a sound source using direct approaches having weighting factors that mitigate the effect of both correlated and reverberation noise is presented....
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7239338 |
Videophone system and method
System and method for providing personal videotelephony in which a plurality of videophones are connected to a communications network that is configured for transmitted video and audio...
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7233345 |
Communication apparatus and method
A communication apparatus includes an image sensing unit, voice recognition unit, keyword detection unit, auxiliary image selection unit, input image selector switch, and transmission unit. The...
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7231603 |
Communication apparatus, communication system, video image display control method, storage medium and program
A communication apparatus of the present invention has a function of displaying a plurality of video images on a same screen. The communication apparatus includes a first synthesizing unit with...
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7230639 |
Method and apparatus for selection of signals in a teleconference
A method and apparatus for providing appropriate output signals to output devices in a teleconference setting is disclosed. Input signals are obtained from input devices, and descriptive...
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7227567 |
Customizable background for video communications
A video telecommunications system 100 for effecting a communication between at least first and second participants including
an image alteration agent 358 that (i) removes desired and/or...
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7227566 |
Communication apparatus and TV conference apparatus
Provision of a communication apparatus and a TV conference apparatus able to take a picture of a speaker automatically and correctly. A sound analyzer selects a speaker correctly. A voiceprint...
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7218338 |
Apparatus, method, and computer program for providing pass codes related to conference calls
A call conferencing apparatus, method, and computer program allow a chairperson or other participant to enter a pass code for a conference call dynamically. Other participants are then prompted for...
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7209160 |
Versatile teleconferencing eye contact terminal
The present invention enables eye contact between conferees during a teleconference using a terminal equipped with a beam-splitter. The camera is positioned behind the viewing side of the...
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7206016 |
Filtering artifacts from multi-threaded video
There is provided herein a system for reducing artifacts associated with multi-threaded video coding. The system generates a virtual thread from the multi-threaded data. The virtual thread combines...
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7202887 |
Method and apparatus maintaining eye contact in video delivery systems using view morphing
A view morphing algorithm is applied to synchronous collections of video images from at least two video imaging devices, and interpolating between the images, creates a composite image view of the...
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7202884 |
Surveillance method and system
The present invention is directed to a low-cost, remotely accessible surveillance method and system easily adaptable for personal or small-entity use. In one example embodiment, a request for image...
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7190388 |
Communication terminal and system
A videoconference terminal comprises image restoring means having a display arranged substantially horizontally. The terminal preferably has the shape of a well seat closed at one end by the...
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7184559 |
System and method for audio telepresence
A system and method for audio telepresence. The system includes a user station and a telepresence unit. The telepresence unit includes a directional microphone for capturing sounds at the remote...
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7180535 |
Method, hub system and terminal equipment for videoconferencing
The invention relates to method for videoconferencing, where videoconferencing signals are received as inputs of each including video- and audio streams in a plurality of downlink ports presenting...
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7176957 |
Local video loopback method for a multi-participant conference system using a back-channel video interface
A multi-participant videoconference system incorporating a back-channel connection and a client video mixer is disclosed. The multi-participant videoconference system includes a client component...
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7174365 |
System and method for controlling one or more multipoint control units as one multipoint control unit
A video teleconferencing system for controlling multiple multipoint control units (MCU) from a single apparatus. The system utilizes a Virtual MCU (VMCU) ( 110 ) to communicate with a plurality of...
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7170545 |
Method and apparatus for inserting variable audio delay to minimize latency in video conferencing
A method and apparatus to insert variable audio delay during video conferencing to achieve conflicting goals of lip-sync and interactive conversation. The amount of audio delay is variable...
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7164435 |
Videoconferencing system
A videoconferencing system uses a stand-alone video/audio transcapture module with an H.323-compliant broadband Internet connection through a server to conduct real-time videoconferencing. The...
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7155480 |
Client-server conference and user seeking through a server storing a list comprising active conference servers and excluding nonactive conference servers
Client-server conference and user seeking is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes at least one server of a first type, a server of a second type, and a client. Each of the at least one...
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7154526 |
Telepresence system and method for video teleconferencing
A system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention comprises a device for facilitating video communication between a remote participant and another location. The device can...
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