Method and system for video conferencing units

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016286166-A1
Application number	US-201615155020-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 15, 2016
Priority date	Mar 26, 2015
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In one embodiment a system and method is described, the system and method including a first camera, which, when activated, captures a first video of a first field of view (FOV) a first display spatially associated with the first camera, the first display for displaying video received from a remote site when the first camera is activated, a second camera, which, when activated, captures a second video of a second FOV, a second display spatially associated with the second camera, the second display for displaying video received from the remote site when the second camera is activated, and a processor which controls the first camera, the second camera, the first display, the second display, and a triggering mechanism, wherein the triggering mechanism activates the first camera to capture video in the first FOV, identifies over time if a mode change occurs and upon identifying the mode change, deactivates the first camera and the first display and activates the second camera and the second display. Related apparatus, systems and methods are also described.

First claim

1 . An apparatus comprising:
a first camera, which, when activated, captures a first video of a first field of view (FOV); a first display spatially associated with the first camera, the first display for displaying video received from a remote site when the first camera is activated; a second camera, which, when activated, captures a second video of a second FOV; a second display spatially associated with the second camera, the second display for displaying video received from the remote site when the second camera is activated; and a processor which controls:
the first camera;
the second camera;
the first display;
the second display; and
a triggering mechanism,
wherein the triggering mechanism activates the first camera to capture video in the first FOV, identifies over time if a mode change occurs and upon identifying the mode change, deactivates the first camera and the first display and activates the second camera and the second display.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the triggering mechanism identifies the mode change upon a detection of a signal input to a media input port.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises a face detection mechanism which detects a face within a predefined area in proximity of a speaker stand, the detection of the face within the predefined area in proximity of the speaker stand comprising the mode change.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises a voice detection mechanism which detects a voice in proximity of a speaker stand, the detection of the voice in proximity of the speaker stand comprising the mode change.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises a detection mechanism which detects a physical object within a predefined area in proximity of a speaker stand, the detection of the physical object within the predefined area in proximity of the speaker stand comprising the mode change.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises a detection mechanism which detects starting of sharing of a presentation at a remote site, the sharing of the presentation at the remote site comprising the mode change.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises detection of an actuation of a pressure mat or a look-at-me button at a speaker stand, the detection of the actuation of the pressure mat or the look-at-me button at the speaker stand comprising the mode change.

8 . The apparatus claim 1 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises detection of a change of a idea layout the detection of the change of the video layout comprising the mode change.

9 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the first display is disposed in proximity to the first camera.

10 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the second display is disposed in proximity to the second camera.

11 . A method comprising:
capturing a first video of a first field of view (FOV) when a first camera is activated; displaying video received from a remote site on a first display which is spatially associated with the first camera, when the first camera is activated; capturing a second video of a second field of view (FOV) when a second camera is activated; displaying video received from the remote site on a second display which is spatially associated with the second camera, when the second camera is activated; and activating, by a processor comprising a triggering mechanism, the first camera, to capture video in the first FOV; identifying over time by a processor, if a mode change occurs; and upon identifying the occurrence of mode change, deactivating, by the processor, the first camera and the first display; and activating the second camera and the second display.

12 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the triggering mechanism identifies the mode change upon detection of a signal input to a media input port.

13 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises a face detection mechanism which detects a face within a predefined area in proximity of a speaker stand, the detection of the face within the predefined area in proximity of the speaker stand comprising the mode change.

14 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises a voice detection mechanism which detects a voice in proximity of a speaker stand, the detection of the voice in proximity of the speaker stand comprising the mode change.

15 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises a detection mechanism which detects a physical object within a predefined area in proximity of a speaker stand, the detection of the physical object within the predefined area in proximity of the speaker stand comprising the mode change.

16 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises a detection mechanism which detects starting of sharing of a presentation at a remote site, the sharing of the presentation at the remote site comprising the mode change.

17 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises detection of an actuation of a pressure mat or a look-at-me button at a speaker stand the detection of the actuation of the pressure mat or the look-at-me button at the speaker stand comprising the mode change.

18 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the triggering mechanism comprises detection of a change of a video layout, the detection of the change of the video layout comprising the mode change.

19 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the first display is disposed in proximity to the first camera.

20 . The method according to claim 11 wherein the second display is disposed in proximity to the second camera.

Assignees

• Cisco Tech Inc

Inventors

• Sandvik Kristian
• Tangeland Kristian

Classifications

• H04N23/90

  Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums · CPC title

• H04N5/247

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N7/15 Primary

  Conference systems · CPC title

• H04N7/142 Primary

  Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display · CPC title

• G06K9/00228

  Physics · mapped topic