Visual teleconferencing apparatus

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20040008423A1
SERIAL NO

10462217

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An audio/visual conference station that sits in the middle of a conference table, and includes a panoramic lens to capture and record a panoramic scene (e.g., meeting participants) that are surrounding the conference table and facing the conference station. The panoramic scene is captured as an annular image that is 'unwrapped' and processed to form a rectangular panoramic image. The station also includes communication mechanisms to compress the panoramic image for transmission to a remote audio/visual conference station for display. Thus, people around the remote audio/visual conference station are able to both hear and see those at the local audio/visual conference station and vice versa. In addition, the audio/visual conference station includes several independently controlled display devices that allow meeting participants to enhance selected portions of the panoramic image, such as a current speaker.

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BE HERE CORPORATION20300 STEVENS CREEK BLVD SUITE 100B CUPERTINO CA 95014

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burfine, Edward A Half Moon Bay, CA 2 84
DeMarta, Stanley P Pleasanton, CA 4 203
Driscoll, Edward C JR Portola Valley, CA 9 349
Hoffman, Robert G Fremont, CA 9 594

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