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AssigneeMitel Networks Corporation
InventorsDieter Schulz, Graham Thompson, Charn Leung (David) Lo, Rafik Goubran, Marco Nasr
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A method of self-discovery and self-calibration is provided for allowing arbitrary placement of audio and video components in a multimedia conferencing system. In particular, one or more markers are provided on the audio components (e.g. microphone arrays, etc.) that are detectable by the video components (e.g. cameras). A unique signature (e.g. flashing sequence, color, etc.) characterizes each marker so that its exact location relative to the camera may be calculated. A self-calibration operation is then performed to relate, regulate and standardize dimensions and locations in the conferencing environment to the video system.
A method of self-discovery of at least one video component in a multimedia conferencing system having at least one source of directional information, comprising:
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