Residential video communication system

AF Kurtz, JN Border, KM Costello, KA Jacoby… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
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Videoconferencing endpoint having multiple voice-tracking cameras

J Feng, P Chu, W Dunlap, J Gallmeier - US Patent 8,395,653, 2013 - Google Patents
OUPUTCURRENT WIEW far-end. When there is a dominant speaker in the room, the
apparatus directs the people-view camera at the dominant speaker and Switches from the …

Stereo-based image processing

A Criminisi, A Blake, G Cross - US Patent 7,512,262, 2009 - Google Patents
Images of the same scene from multiple cameras may be use to generate a stereo disparity
map. At least a portion of the Stereo disparity map may be compared to a kernel image to …

Real-time animations of emoticons using facial recognition during a video chat

B Bouguerra - US Patent App. 12/886,482, 2012 - Google Patents
Embodiments are directed towards displaying an animated video emoticon by augmenting
features identified in a video stream. Augmenting features identified in the video stream may …

Image capturing apparatus

S Ono - US Patent App. 10/166,271, 2003 - Google Patents
An image capturing apparatus for capturing an image of a Subject includes: a capturing unit
having a plurality of capturing optical Systems and a plurality of capturing devices for …

Multi-mode region-of-interest video object segmentation

KH El-Maleh, H Wang - US Patent 8,150,155, 2012 - Google Patents
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Image enhancement using face detection

Q Lin, C Atkins, D Tretter - US Patent App. 09/854,580, 2002 - Google Patents
An image enhancement apparatus and a corresponding method use face detection to
provide for automatic enhance ment of appearances of an image based on knowledge of …

Methods and apparatus for providing privacy in a communication system

J Watlington, T Lamadon, P Chesnais… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2007 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for providing privacy during video or other communication across a
network. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed wherein digital video camera is coupled …

Analytics-modulated coding of surveillance video

L Cheok, N Gagvani - US Patent 9,215,467, 2015 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus for encoding surveillance video where one or more regions of
interest are identified and the encoding parameter values associated with those regions are …

Videoconferencing system having adjunct camera for auto-framing and tracking

J Feng, LIU Yibo, X Wang, PL Chu - US Patent 8,842,161, 2014 - Google Patents
A videoconference apparatus and method coordinates a stationary view obtained with a
stationary camera to an adjustable view obtained with an adjustable camera. The stationary …