US 10,951,859 B2 · Videoconferencing device and method

Abstract

A first device is disclosed, which is located at a first site and in communication with a second device located at a second site geographically separated from the first site. The first device includes a controller configured to automatically control selection of a view defining an area of the second site to be displayed by the first device. The controller automatically selects the view based on a display configuration of the first device. The controller is also configured to automatically control selection of a sound of the second site to be rendered by the first device. The controller automatically selecting the sound based on the selected view. The first device also includes a display configured to display the selected view of the second site based on a video image of the second site captured by the second device. The display has the display configuration. The first device further includes a speaker configured to render the selected sound of the second site based on an audio of the second site captured by the second device.

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Dependent claims

A first device located at a first site and in communication with a second device located at a second site, comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory in communication with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the first device to perform functions of:
determining a display configuration of a display device located at the first site;
transmitting, via a communication network to the second device, a control signal configured to control the second device to select, based on the display configuration, an area of the second site to be captured by the second device;
receiving, via the communication network, video data including a view of the selected area of the second site and spatial audio data including a sound captured at the second site and coordinate information of the captured sound;
causing the display device to display, based on the received video data, a video image showing the view of the selected area of the second site;
processing, based on the view of the selected area of the second site, the received spatial audio data to generate audio data that spatially corresponds to the view of the selected area of the second site;
and
causing an audio device located at the first site to generate, based on the generated audio data, an audio of the second site.

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A method of operating a first device located at a first site and in communication with a second device located at a second site, comprising:

determining a display configuration of a display device located at the first site;
transmitting, via a communication network to the second device, a control signal configured to control the second device to select, based on the display configuration, an area of the second site to be captured by the second device;
receiving, via the communication network, video data including a view of the selected area of the second site and spatial audio data including a sound captured at the second site and coordinate information of the captured sound;
causing the display device to display, based on the received video data, a video image showing the view of the selected area of the second site;
processing, based on the view of the selected area of the second site, the received spatial audio data to generate audio data that spatially corresponds to the view of the selected area of the second site;
and
causing an audio device located at the first site to generate, based on the generated audio data, an audio of the second site.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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