Method, computer-readable storage medium, and apparatus for modifying the layout used by a video composing unit to generate a composite video signal
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorHakon Skramstad
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method that includes providing, on a display, an object configured to be moved by a user along an axis, associating a plurality of predefined layouts with respective intervals along the axis, detecting a user action on the object indicating a position on the axis, and composing, in response to the detecting of the user action, a composite video signal using a layout, of the plurality of predefined layouts, associated with an interval among the intervals within which the position is lying.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- providing, on a display, an object configured to be moved by a user along an axis extending across video for a plurality of video conference streams;
- associating a plurality of predefined layouts for plurality of video conference streams with respective intervals along the axis;
- detecting a user action on the object indicating a position on the axis;
- and
- composing, in response to the detecting of the user action, a composite video signal using a layout, of the plurality of predefined layouts, associated with an interval among the intervals within which the position is lying.
A method comprising:
- providing, on a display, an object configured to be moved by a user along an axis;
- associating a plurality of predefined layouts with respective intervals along the axis;
- detecting a user action on the object indicating a position on the axis;
- identifying an interval among the intervals within which the position is lying;
- selecting the layout associated with the interval;
- and composing, in response to the detecting of the user action, a composite video signal using the layout, of the plurality of predefined layouts, associated with the interval among the intervals within which the position is lying.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
- providing, on a display, an object configured to be moved by a user along an axis;
- associating a plurality of predefined layouts with respective intervals along the axis;
- detecting a user action on the object indicating a position on the axis;
- selecting a layout, of the plurality of predefined layouts, associated with an interval among the intervals within which the position on the axis is lying;
- and
- composing, in response to the detecting of the user action, a composite video signal using the layout, of the plurality of predefined layouts, associated with the interval among the intervals within which the position on the axis is lying.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processing unit configured to
- provide, on a display, an object configured to be moved by a user along an axis,
- associate a plurality of predefined layouts with respective intervals along the axis, and
- detect a user action on the object indicating a position on the axis;
- and
- a video composing unit configured to compose, in response to the user action being detected by the processing unit, a composite video signal using a layout, of the plurality of predefined layouts, associated with an interval among the intervals within which the position is lying, wherein the processing unit is further configured to
- identify an interval among the intervals within which the position is lying,
- select the layout associated with the interval, and
- provide the selected layout to the video composing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.