Space guidance and management system and method

A system for facilitating remote conferencing between conferees located at different locations, the conferees including at least a first local conferee located within a first conference space and a second remote conferee located in a second conference space that is different than the first conference space, the system comprising:

• a camera located within the first conference space and having a wide angle field of view (FOV) that corresponds to an area within the first conference space;
• a first user interface including a first display screen located within the first conference space;
• a first processor operably connected to the first user interface;
• a second user interface including a second display screen located within the second conference space;
• a second processor operably connected to the second user interface;
• the first processor programmed to perform the steps of:
• presenting images corresponding to the wide area FOV via the first display screen;
• presenting a default redaction window on the images corresponding to the wide area FOV that are presented on the first display screen and receiving input via the first display screen from the first conferee adjusting the boundaries of the default redaction window to change the first area within the FOV;
• and
• the second processor programmed to perform the steps of:
• presenting the images corresponding to the wide area FOV via the second display screen wherein portions of the images corresponding to the first area are visually distinguished on the second display screen to block viewing of the first area.

A system for facilitating remote conferencing between conferees located at different locations, the conferees including at least a first local conferee located within a first conference space and a second remote conferee located in a second conference space that is different than the first conference space, the first conferee using a portable computing device including a device display screen within the first conference space, the system comprising:

• a camera located within the first conference space and having a field of view (FOV) that corresponds to an area within the first conference space;
• a first user interface including a first display screen located within the first conference space;
• a first processor operably connected to the first user interface;
• a second user interface including a second display screen located within the second conference space;
• a second processor operably connected to the second user interface;
• the first processor programmed to perform the steps of:
• transmitting images corresponding to the FOV to the second processor;
• receiving an indication from the second processor indicating the portion of the FOV currently being presented by the second remote conferee on the second display screen;
• determining when the first conferee is located within the portion of the FOV currently being presented via the second display screen;
• and
• presenting an indication via the device display indicating that the first conferee is included within the portion of the FOV currently being presented via the second display screen;
• the second processor programmed to perform the steps of:
• presenting at least a portion of the images corresponding to the FOV via the second display screen;
• and
• receiving input via the second display screen changing the portion of the images corresponding to the FOV presented on the second display screen.