Video communication method and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018191998-A1
Application number	US-201815906470-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 27, 2018
Priority date	Aug 28, 2015
Publication date	Jul 5, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure provide a video communication method and system, applied to a scenario of video communication between a first location and a second location, and at least two users at the second location participate in the video communication. The method includes: determining a first user and a second user that are in a call or that are going to have a call with each other; obtaining an eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user; and displaying the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user on a display at the second location in a manner used for corresponding to the second user, so that the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user corresponds to the second user.

First claim

1 . A video communication method, applied to a scenario of video communication between a first location and a second location, and at least two users at the second location participate in the video communication, wherein the method comprises:
determining a first user and a second user that are in a call or that are going to have a call with each other, wherein the first user is located at the first location, the second user is located at the second location, and the second user is any one of the at least two users; obtaining an eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user; and displaying the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user on a display at the second location in a manner used for corresponding to the second user, so that the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user corresponds to the second user, wherein the manner used for corresponding to the second user is used to indicate that the first user and the second user are in a call or are going to have a call with each other.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein
different users at the second location correspond to different display areas on the display at the second location, and the displaying the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user on a display at the second location in a manner used for corresponding to the second user comprises: displaying, using the display, the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user in an area corresponding to the second user on the display.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
marking the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user using a characteristic corresponding to the second user; and the displaying the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user on a display at the second location in a manner used for corresponding to the second user comprises: displaying, using the display, an image obtained after the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user is marked using the characteristic corresponding to the second user.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the determining a first user and a second user that are in a call or that are going to have a call with each other comprises: detecting body action changes or input call instructions of the first user and the second user; determining, according to the body action change or the input call instruction of the first user, that the first user is in a call or is going to have a call with the second user; and determining, according to the body action change or the input call instruction of the second user, that the second user is in a call or is going to have a call with the first user.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein
the determining, according to the body action change or the input call instruction of the first user, that the first user is in a call or is going to have a call with the second user comprises: determining, when the body action change of the first user matches a preset body action change, that the first user is in a call or is going to have a call with the second user, or determining, according to an indication of the input call instruction of the first user, that the first user is in a call or is going to have a call with the second user; and the determining, according to the body action change or the input call instruction of the second user, that the second user is in a call or is going to have a call with the first user comprises: determining, when the body action change of the second user matches a preset body action change, that the second user is in a call or is going to have a call with the first user, or determining, according to an indication of the input call instruction of the second user, that the second user is in a call or is going to have a call with the first user.

6 . A video communication system, applied to a scenario of video communication between a first location and a second location, and at least two users at the second location participate in the video communication, wherein the system comprises:
a processor, configured to determine a first user and a second user that are in a call or that are going to have a call with each other, wherein the first user is located at the first location, the second user is located at the second location, and the second user is any one of the at least two users; a transceiver, configured to obtain an eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user; and a display unit, configured to display the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user on a display at the second location in a manner used for corresponding to the second user, so that the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user corresponds to the second user, wherein the manner used for corresponding to the second user is used to indicate that the first user and the second user are in a call or are going to have a call with each other.

7 . The system according to claim 6 , wherein
different users at the second location correspond to different display areas on the display at the second location, and the display unit is configured to display, using the display, the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user in an area corresponding to the second user on the display.

8 . The system according to claim 6 , wherein the:
processor is further configured to mark the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user using a characteristic corresponding to the second user; and the display unit is configured to display, using the display, an image obtained after the eye-to-eye virtual view image of the first user is marked using the characteristic corresponding to the second user.

9 . The system according to claim 6 , wherein
the processor is configured to: detect body action changes or input call instructions of the first user and the second user; determine, according to the body action change or the input call instruction of the first user, that the first user is in a call or is going to have a call with the second user; and determine, according to the body action change or the input call instruction of the second user, that the second user is in a call or is going to have a call with the first user.

10 . The system according to claim 9 , wherein
the processor is configured to: determine, when the body action change of the first user matches a preset body action change, that the first user is in a call or is going to have a call with the second user, or determine, according to an indication of the input call instruction of the first user, that the first user is in a call or is going to have a call with the second user; and determine, when the body action change of the second user matches a preset body action change, that the second user is in a call or is going to have a call with the first user, or determine, according to an indication of the input call instruction of the second user, that the second user is in a call or is going to have a call with the first user.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd
• Fraunhofor Ges Zur Forderung Der Angewand Der Angewandten Forschung E V

Inventors

• Reinhardt Michael
• Schreer Oliver
• Feldmann Ingo
• Gao Shan
• Yao Jun

Classifications

• H04L65/403

  Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences (data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15) · CPC title

• H04N7/15 Primary

  Conference systems · CPC title

• H04N7/144 Primary

  camera and display on the same optical axis, e.g. optically multiplexing the camera and display for eye to eye contact · CPC title