Systems and methods for enhancing teleconferencing collaboration
AssigneeApplied Minds, LLC
InventorsBran FERREN, W. Daniel Hillis, Thomas McKnight, Rudy Yukich, Braddock Gaskill
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Abstract
An advanced video teleconferencing system facilitates an engaging and realistic video conferencing experience. Key design elements and video, audio, and control capabilities are provided for a video conferencing experience that cannot be attained with conventional methods, which elements and capabilities include careful design of the table and room at each site, supplementary displays showing imagery in a mirrored manner, networked environmental control, an AutoDirector with keyword and gesture recognition, and audio reflection from a display or beam splitter.
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An apparatus for enhancing a same-room experience among participants at each of two or more conference sites, comprising:
- a computer programmed for synchronous control of at least one environmental variable at a first site and at any synchronized remote sites when a participant at said first site adjusts said at least one environmental variable.
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An apparatus for enhancing a same-room experience among participants at each of two or more conference sites, comprising:
- a computer programmed for synchronous control of at least one environmental variable at a first site and at any synchronized remote sites when a participant at said first site adjusts said at least one environmental variable;
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- a storage element containing a database for storing conference state in a tree data structure to effect synchronization between each of said two or more conference sites.
An apparatus for enhancing a same-room experience among participants at each of two or more conference sites, comprising:
- one or more computers programmed for adjusting lighting levels at both a first conference site and at any synchronized, remote conference sites when a participant at said first conference site adjusts lighting controls at said first conference site.
An apparatus for enhancing a same-room experience among participants at each of two or more conference sites, comprising:
- one or more computers programmed for adjusting audio levels at both a first conference site and at any synchronized, remote conference sites when a participant at said first conference site adjusts audio controls at said first conference site.
An apparatus for enhancing a same-room experience among participants at each of two or more conference sites, comprising:
- one or more computers programmed for adjusting climate control settings at both a first conference site and at any synchronized, remote conference sites when a participant at said first conference site adjusts climate control settings at said first conference site.
An apparatus for enhancing a same-room experience among participants at each of two or more conference sites, comprising:
- one or more computers programmed for adjusting security settings at both a first conference site and at any synchronized, remote conference sites when a participant at said first conference site adjusts security settings at said first conference site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.