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US 11,057,443 B2Granted
Conference system, video conference apparatus, and video image processing method
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsNaoki Koga, Hiroshige Masuda, Keita Waseda, Satoshi Yashiki
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Abstract
A video conference apparatus includes a relay unit that is configured to transmit video image data acquired at a site of a first conference system to a second terminal provided in a second conference system and transmit video image data of the second conference system to a first terminal provided in the first conference system. The relay unit is configured to transmit only a combined video image of video images at respective sites of the first conference system to the second terminal as first video image data, and transmit a video image sent from the second terminal to the first terminal as second video image data.
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A conference system comprising:
- a first terminal that is communicatively coupled to at least one first additional terminal, the first terminal configured to generate first video image data;
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- a second terminal that is communicatively coupled to the first terminal and at least one second additional terminal, the second terminal configured to generate second video image data, wherein
- the first terminal is configured to transmit the first video image data to the second terminal, and the second terminal is configured to transmit the second video image data to the first terminal,
- in a case where a loop avoidance function is disabled, the first video image data includes combined video image that includes video images generated by the first terminal, the at least one first additional terminal communicatively coupled to the first terminal, the second terminal, and the at least one second additional terminal communicatively coupled to the second terminal, and
- in a case where the loop avoidance function is enabled, the first video image data includes a combined video image that includes video images generated by the first terminal and the at least one first additional terminal communicatively coupled to the first terminal, and omits video images generated by the second terminal and the at least one second additional terminal communicatively coupled to the second terminal.
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A video conference apparatus comprising:
- a first terminal that is communicatively coupled to at least one first additional terminal, the first terminal configured to generate first video image data and transmit the first video image data to a second terminal, wherein
- the second terminal is communicatively coupled to the first terminal and at least one second additional terminal,
- the second terminal is configured to generate second video image data and transmit the second video image data to the first terminal,
- in a case where a loop avoidance function is disabled, the first video image data include a combined video image that includes video images generated by the first terminal, the at least one first additional terminal communicatively coupled to the first terminal, the second terminal, and the at least one second additional terminal communicatively coupled to the second terminal, and
- in a case where the loop avoidance function is enabled, the first video image data includes a combined video image that includes video images generated by the first terminal and the at least one first additional terminal communicatively coupled to the first terminal, and omits video images generated by the second terminal and the at least one second additional terminal communicatively coupled to the second terminal.
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A video image processing method in a conference system, the video image processing method comprising:
- generating, by a first terminal, first video image data, the first terminal communicatively coupled to at least one first additional terminal;
- generating, by a second terminal, second video image data, the second terminal communicatively coupled to the first terminal and at least one second additional terminal;
- transmitting, by the first terminal, the first video image data to the second terminal;
- transmitting, by the second terminal, the second video image data to the first terminal, wherein
- in a case where a loop avoidance function is disabled, the first video image data includes a combined video image that includes video images generated by the first terminal, the at least one first additional terminal communicatively coupled to the first terminal, the second terminal, and the at least one second additional terminal communicatively coupled to the second terminal, and
- in a case where the loop avoidance function is enabled, the first video image data includes a combined video image that includes video images generated by the first terminal and the at least one first additional terminal communicatively coupled to the first terminal, and omits video images generated by to the second terminal and the at least one second additional terminal communicatively coupled to the second.
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