Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamically switching cameras in web conference
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Application No.: US16595616Application Date: 2019-10-08
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Publication No.: US10893230B2Publication Date: 2021-01-12
- Inventor: Michael Bender , Gregory J. Boss , Jeremy R. Fox
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts, LLP
- Agent Michael Petrocelli
- Main IPC: H04N7/14
- IPC: H04N7/14 ; G06K9/00 ; G10L21/0272 ; H04N7/15 ; H04N5/247

Abstract:
A method and system for dynamically switching between at least two cameras. A first and second video input received from a first and second camera of the at least two cameras to identify first and second directional parameters of a face of a user, respectively. A first algorithm is executed on the first and second directional parameters to identify a first and second percentage associated with facial coverage of the user, respectively. It is determined that the first percentage exceeds the second percentage and in response, the first video input is utilized to capture the face of the user and the second video input is disabled. Either the first and second cameras are attached to the device or one camera of the first and second cameras is attached to the device and another camera of the first and second cameras is attached to a monitor associated with the device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200154077A1 DYNAMICALLY SWITCHING CAMERAS IN WEB CONFERENCE Public/Granted day:2020-05-14
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