US 2025/0168210 A1 · APPARATUS AND METHODS THEREIN, IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

Abstract

A video stream is provided by a first meeting device. The video stream is displayed at least in a second meeting device in a visual digital meeting. The video stream is provided by a camera targeted towards an environment of a user of the first meeting device. A message is received from the second meeting device. The message includes a request for zooming the displayed video stream to be displayed at the second meeting device. A type of the visual digital meeting determined and any face and/or object present anywhere in the video stream provided by the camera is identified. It is then decided whether the request for zooming fulfils a first criteria based on the determined type and any identified face and/or object present. When the request fulfils the first criteria the requested zooming is allowed, and when the request does not fulfil the requested zooming is denied.

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Dependent claims

A method for controlling a zoom level of a video stream provided by a first computing device in a communications network, which video stream is displayed at least by a second computing device operating to provide a visual digital meeting, and which video stream is provided by a camera associated with the first computing device, the method comprising:

receiving from the second computing device a request for zooming the video stream to be displayed at the second computing device,
determining a type of the visual digital meeting,
identifying presence of a face and/or object in the video stream provided by the camera,
deciding whether or not the request for zooming fulfils one or more first criteria based on the determined type of the visual digital meeting and the identified presence of the face and/or object in the video stream,
when the request for zooming fulfils the one or more first criteria allowing the requested zooming of the video stream to be displayed at the second computing device, and
when the request for zooming does not fulfil the one or more first criteria denying the requested zooming of the video stream from being displayed at the second computing device.

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An apparatus configured to control a zoom level of a video stream provided by a first computing device, which video stream is to be displayed at least by a second computing device operating to provide a visual digital meeting, and which video stream is provided by a camera associated with the first computing device, the apparatus further being configured to:

receive from the second computing device a request for zooming the video stream provided by first computing device,
determine a type of the visual digital meeting,
identify presence of a face and/or object in the video stream provided by the camera,
decide whether or not the request for zooming fulfils one or more first criteria based on the determined type of the visual digital meeting and any identified face and/or object present in the video stream,
when the request for zooming fulfils the one or more first criteria allow the requested zooming of the video stream to be displayed at the second computing device, and
when the request for zooming does not fulfil the one or more first criteria deny the requested zooming of the video stream from being displayed at the second computing device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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