Patent ID: 8797376
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for video conferencing between a near end conference unit, the near end conferencing unit comprising a controller, a wide-aspect ratio camera, one or more codecs, and a transceiver, and a far end conference unit, the method comprising: capturing a wide aspect ratio video frame using the wide-aspect ratio camera; accessing configuration information of the far end conferencing unit by the controller, the configuration information including a number of display devices at the far end conference unit; selecting, by the controller, a plurality of adjacent, non-overlapping, and horizontally aligned portions of the captured wide aspect ratio video frame, the number of plurality of portions being equal to the number of display devices at the far end conference unit; adjusting wide-aspect ratio camera controls, by the controller, such that a required number of near end participants are encompassed within the selected plurality of portions; encoding, by the one or more codecs, each of the plurality of portions into a separate encoded data stream; and transmitting, by the transceiver, the plurality of separate encoded data streams to the far end conference unit.