Two-way video conferencing system
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorCynthia Wessling
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Abstract
A video conferencing device that includes a camera and display system captures video of local participants and displays incoming video feeds from remote locations. For example, incoming video feeds of the remote participants may be displayed on an outward-facing circular screen mounted on a central pedestal. One or more cameras are also mounted on the pedestal in order to capture video of the local participants. The incoming video feed can be arranged or organized in various ways on the display based in part on the quantity of incoming feeds and/or the needs of the conference-room participants.
Claims20
An apparatus for video conferencing, comprising:
- a camera for capturing video frames of local participants in a video conference;
- and
- a cylindrical display that is physically coupled to the camera for displaying incoming video feeds one after another on a surface of the cylindrical display, the incoming video feeds being received from one or more remote cameras capturing video frames of one or more remote participants.
A system for video conferencing, comprising:
- a computing device having a processor and associated memory, the computing device operative to
- receive video images of local participants captured by a camera;
- receive one or more incoming video feeds from one or more remote cameras capturing video images of one or more remote participants;
- and
- display the one or more incoming video feeds in a sequential manner on a surface of a cylindrical display.
A method for interacting with a video conferencing device that includes a cylindrical display and a camera, comprising:
- receiving video frames from the camera;
- receiving incoming video feeds from one or more external locations;
- displaying each of the incoming video feeds received from the one or more external locations one after another on the cylindrical display of the video conferencing device;
- and
- rotating the cylindrical display to allow a viewing user to view all video feeds displayed on the surface of the cylindrical display as the cylindrical display is rotated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.