332 patents
Utility
Distributed Network of Ceiling Image-Derived Directional Microphones
21 Dec 23
A method and apparatus for capturing audio including a ceiling mountable second-order differential microphone module.
Peter L. Chu, Jay McArdle
Filed: 17 Jun 22
Utility
Group Framing In a Video System
14 Dec 23
A method may include obtaining, using a head detection model and for an image in a video stream, head detection information on the video stream, identifying a group vertical size of a group on a vertical axis using the head detection information, and identifying a group horizontal size of the group on a horizontal axis using the head detection information.
Nhu Quynh Pham Nguyen, Kishore Venkat Rao Goka, Joshua Raglin, Dhaval Patel, Sakshi Gupta, Venkateswarlu Lakkamraju, Krishna Balusu
Filed: 21 Oct 22
Utility
Proximity Framing In a Video System
14 Dec 23
A method may include obtaining, using a head detection model and for an image of a video stream, head detection information, where the head detection information identifies heads detected in the image.
Nhu Quynh Pham Nguyen, Kishore Venkat Rao Goka, Joshua Raglin, Dhaval Patel, Sakshi Gupta, Venkateswarlu Lakkamraju, Krishna Balusu
Filed: 21 Oct 22
Utility
Head Framing In a Video System
14 Dec 23
A method may include obtaining, using a head detection model and for an image of a video stream, head detection information, where the head detection information identifies heads detected in the image, selecting a set of templates for the heads, and creating, individually, head frame definitions for the heads using the set of templates.
Nhu Quynh Pham Nguyen, Kishore Venkat Rao Goka, Joshua Raglin, Dhaval Patel, Sakshi Gupta, Venkateswarlu Lakkamraju, Krishna Balusu
Filed: 21 Oct 22
Utility
User status detection and interface
28 Nov 23
A computer implemented method includes gathering metrics from components of a conferencing endpoint in a conference call, and determining status indicator values according to the metrics.
Jonathan Grover
Filed: 7 Sep 21
Utility
System and Techniques for Reflection Reduction In Video Data
23 Nov 23
Reflective surfaces and display devices adversely affect a videoconferencing camera.
STEPHEN PAUL SCHAEFER
Filed: 23 May 22
Utility
Image demosaicing taking account of chromatic aberration
21 Nov 23
A method of chromatically-corrected image demosaicing for a sensor with a colour filter array (CFA) such as a Bayer filter array.
Gareth John McCaughan, Euan Christopher Smith
Filed: 26 Jun 20
Utility
Secure Connection for a Public Wireless Communications Device
16 Nov 23
A public telecommunications device (100, 201, 301, 401, 501, 901) configured to detect a channel connection-initiation signal (403, 503) from a wireless communications device (100, 202, 302, 402, 502, 902) which is paired with the public telecommunications device and render a prompt (408, 410) in response.
Ashley Hellmann, Xiaohui Dang, Robert Benjamin Foster, Nhu Quynh Pham Nguyen, Titi Chen
Filed: 2 Oct 20
Utility
Shared Speakerphone System for Multiple Devices in a Conference Room
2 Nov 23
A speakerphone system is shared with multiple participant devices of participants in a physical meeting that are using a web conferencing service.
Peter L. Chu, Yibo Liu, Kwan Kin Truong, Hua Chen, Xiangdong Wang
Filed: 30 Apr 22
Utility
Reducing False Positive Identifications During Video Conferencing Tracking and Detection
2 Nov 23
A method including detecting, in a digital image, a set of sub-images matching a selected object type.
Raghavendra Balavalikar Krishnamurthy, Rajen Bhatt, David Bryan, Yong Yan
Filed: 2 May 22
Utility
Optimal view selection in a teleconferencing system with cascaded cameras
31 Oct 23
A method (1000) for operating cameras (202) in a cascaded network (100), comprising: capturing a first view (1200) with a first lens (326) having a first focal point (328) and a first centroid (352), the first view (1200) depicting a subject (1106); capturing a second view (1202) with a second lens (326) having a second focal point (328) and a second centroid (352); detecting a first location of the subject (1106), relative the first lens (326), wherein detecting the first location of the subject (1106), relative the first lens (326), is based on audio captured by a plurality of microphones (204); estimating a second location of the subject (1106), relative the second lens (326), based on the first location of the subject (1106) relative the first lens (326); selecting a portion (1206) of the second view (1202) as depicting the subject (1106) based on the estimate of the second location of the subject (1106) relative the second lens (326).
Yongkang Fan, Hai Xu, Wenxue He, Hailin Song, Tianran Wang, Xi Lu
Filed: 4 Jun 20
Utility
Audio device and method of audio processing with improved talker discrimination
31 Oct 23
An audio device for improved talker discrimination is provided.
Iain McNeill, Matthew Neves, Gavin Radolan
Filed: 22 Sep 21
Utility
Tracker activation and deactivation in a videoconferencing system
31 Oct 23
A method of tracking a presenter during a videoconference, comprising: detecting, in a data stream, data indicating a presence of one or more persons at a videoconferencing endpoint, the data stream comprising a plurality of frames; detecting tracker initiation data (e.g., that a person is actively talking, or that a person has raised their hand, or both) in the data stream; determining a subject of interest responsive to the tracker initiation data, and tracking the subject of interest as they move while making a presentation.
Hai Xu, Xi Lu, Yongkang Fan, Wenxue He, Hailin Song
Filed: 10 Jun 20
Utility
Wireless charging dock
31 Oct 23
A headset charging dock includes a headset mechanical support configured to hang a first headset by a headband of the first headset; and a wireless charging interface for the first headset, the wireless charging interface integrated in the headset mechanical support.
John A. Kelley, Jacob T. Meyberg Guzman, Nicholas W. Paterson, David Laniado Lacarra, Rogers Van Buren Clark, III, Roman M. Duran, Darrin Caddes, Bowman Wang, John B. Ledingham, Dave Hansung Kim
Filed: 28 May 21
Utility
Wireless In-Line Dock for Headsets
26 Oct 23
Methods and apparatuses for headset control and interfaces are described.
Hytham Alihassan
Filed: 20 Apr 22
Utility
Removing reflected information from within a video capture feed during a videoconference
24 Oct 23
Systems and methods for detecting information displayed by a display device and reflected into a camera feed are disclosed.
Jonathan Grover, Cary Arnold Bran
Filed: 1 Nov 21
Utility
Adjustable mounting system for a telepresence device
24 Oct 23
An adjustable mounting system enables a telepresence device to be easily mounted to a wall.
Nicholas W. Paterson, Stann N. Sheperd
Filed: 29 Jun 21
Utility
System and method of speaker reidentification in a multiple camera setting conference room
24 Oct 23
In a multi-camera videoconferencing configuration, the locations of each camera are known.
Yong Yan, Kui Zhang, David Young
Filed: 31 Dec 21
Utility
Speaker Identification Based Device Pairing
19 Oct 23
Pairing two or more network devices in the same room or area is performed.
Peter L. Chu, Yibo Liu, Kwan Kin Truong, Hua Chen, Daniel Jochelson
Filed: 19 Apr 22
Design
Communications headset
3 Oct 23
John A Kelley, Joseph W. Yang, Nicholas W. Paterson
Filed: 13 Aug 21