Method and apparatus for hands-free control of a far end camera
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsShaun Kirby, Dave Evans, Kristopher Charles Linquist
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for intuitively controlling a far-end camera via physical movements. The method includes the steps of receiving an image captured by a first camera and including a digital representation of at least a portion of a user of the first camera, analyzing the digital representation to identify a position of the user relative to the first camera, computing a value associated with a first property of a second camera based on the position of the user, and transmitting the value to the second camera, wherein, in response to receiving the value, a perspective of the second camera is modified based on the value.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving an image captured by a first camera and including a digital representation of at least a portion of a user of the first camera;
- analyzing the digital representation to identify a position of the user relative to the first camera;
- computing a value associated with a first property of a second camera based on the position of the user;
- and
- transmitting the value to the second camera, wherein, in response to receiving the value, a perspective of the second camera is modified based on the value.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving an image captured by a first camera and including a digital representation of at least a portion of a user of the first camera;
- analyzing the digital representation to identify a position of the user relative to the first camera;
- computing a value associated with a first property of a second camera based on the position of the user;
- and
- transmitting the value to the second camera, wherein, in response to receiving the value, a perspective of the second camera is modified based on the value.
A system, comprising:
- a remote camera;
- and
- a conferencing application coupled to the remote camera and configured to:
- receive an image captured by a first camera and including a digital representation of at least a portion of a user of the first camera,
- analyze the digital representation to identify a position of the user relative to the first camera,
- compute a value associated with a first property of a second camera based on the position of the user, and
- transmit the value to the second camera, wherein, in response to receiving the value, a perspective of the second camera is modified based on the value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.