Whiteboard activity noise detection system for immersive telepresence systems
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsFeng Bao, Subrahmanyam Venkata Kunapuli, Fei Yang, Tor Sundsbarm, David Paul Wunsch Desrosiers, Olin Daniel Williford, Jr., David Michael Sanguinet
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining a first signal from a first microphone, and determining when the first signal is indicative of activity on a first surface. The method also includes controlling a camera to focus on the first surface when it is determined that the first signal indicates the activity on the first surface. In such an embodiment, the first microphone and the camera may be part of a collaboration system, and the first surface may be a surface of a whiteboard.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- obtaining a first signal from a first microphone;
- determining when the first signal indicates activity on a first surface;
- and
- controlling a camera to focus on the first surface when it is determined that the first signal indicates the activity on the first surface.
A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code, the computer program code, when executed, configured to:
- obtain a first signal from a first microphone;
- determine when the first signal indicates activity on a first surface;
- and
- control a camera to focus on the first surface when it is determined that the first signal indicates the activity on the first surface.
An apparatus comprising:
- an input/output (I/O) interface, the I/O interface arranged to obtain a first audio signal from a whiteboard microphone;
- a camera control arrangement, the camera control arrangement configured to cause movement of a camera to be controlled;
- and
- a sound processing arrangement, the sound processing arrangement being configured to process at least the first audio signal to determine if the first signal indicates activity on a whiteboard, wherein the camera control arrangement is arranged to cause the movement of the camera to be controlled to focus on the whiteboard when the first audio signal indicates the activity on the whiteboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.