Method and system for controlling an imaging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9294716-B2
Application number	US-201213479504-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2012
Priority date	Apr 30, 2010
Publication date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Mar 22, 2016

Abstract

First image data representing a first view, captured by a camera system, of a second location, is displayed at the first location. The first view is associated with a first orientation relative to the second location. A first angular displacement associated with a motion of a chair disposed at the first location is determined. Information representing the first angular displacement is transmitted to the camera system. Second image data representing a second view of the second location associated with a second orientation is displayed at the first location, the second orientation having a relationship to the first orientation based on the first angular displacement.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for displaying image data, the method comprising:
displaying, at a first location, first image data representing a first view, captured by a camera system, of a second location, the first view being associated with a first orientation relative to the second location;
determining a first angular displacement associated with a motion of a chair disposed at the first location;
transmitting information representing the first angular displacement to the camera system disposed at a video conference room; and
displaying, at the first location, second image data representing a second view of the second location associated with a second orientation, the second orientation having a relationship to the first orientation based on the first angular displacement.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving motion data representing a motion of a chair.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
transmitting information representing the first angular displacement, by a device located at the first location, to the camera system.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the device comprises one of:
a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cell phone, a wireless device, a personal digital assistant, and a television.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
detecting, by a sensor mounted on the chair, a motion of the chair.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
causing the video camera to turn from the first orientation to the second orientation, based on the determined first angular displacement.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying, at a first location, first image data representing a first view further comprises:
generating, by a camera system disposed at the second location, first image data representing the first view of the second location;
transmitting the first image data from the second location to the first location; and
displaying the first image data on the device located at the first location.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a second motion at the first location; and
causing the camera system to zoom based on the detected second motion.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions stored thereon, that, in response to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
displaying, at a first location, first image data representing a first view, captured by a camera system, of a second location, the first view being associated with a first orientation relative to the second location;
determining a first angular displacement associated with a motion of a chair disposed at the first location;
transmitting information representing the first angular displacement to the camera system disposed at a video conference room; and
displaying, at the first location, second image data representing a second view of the second location associated with a second orientation, the second orientation having a relationship to the first orientation based on the first angular displacement.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising program instructions defining the step of:
receiving the first image data from the camera system via a network.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising program instructions defining the step of:
receiving motion data representing a motion of a chair.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium resides in a device located at the first location.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the device comprises one of: a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cell phone, a wireless device, a personal digital assistant, and a television.

14. A system for displaying image data, the system comprising:
a sensor configured to:
detect a motion of a chair; and
transmit motion data representing the motion; and a device configured to:

display, at a first location, first image data representing a first view, captured by a camera system, of a second location, the first view being associated with a first orientation relative to the second location;
determine a first angular displacement associated with the motion of the chair, based on motion data received from the sensor;
transmit information representing the first angular displacement to the camera system disposed at a video conference room; and
display second image data representing a second view of the second location associated with a second orientation, the second orientation having a relationship to the first orientation based on the first angular displacement.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the device is further configured to:
transmit data representing the first angular displacement to the camera system.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the device comprises one of: a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cell phone, a wireless device, a personal digital assistant, and a television.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the sensor is mounted on the chair.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the sensor comprises one of a magnetometer and a compass sensor.

19. The system of claim 18 , further comprising:
a camera system disposed at the second location, configured to:
generate the first image data representing the first view of the second location; and
transmit the first image data from the second location to the first location.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the camera system comprises a video camera.

21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the device is further configured to:
cause the video camera to turn from the first orientation to the second orientation, based on the determined first angular displacement.

Assignees

• Sutter Edward L
• Ng Hock M
• Alcatel Lucent

Inventors

• Sutter Edward L
• Ng Hock M

Classifications

• G06F3/011

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• H04N7/144 Primary

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