Patent ID: 8379075
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for processing images during a conference between a plurality of video conferencing terminals, the method comprising: inputting to a processor a first image from a first camera at a first video conferencing terminal; inputting to the processor a second image from a second camera at a second video conferencing terminal; inputting to the processor a third image from a third camera at a third video conferencing terminal; generating, with the processor, a first composite image that has the third image inserted at a first position into the second image; generating, with the processor, a second composite image that has the third image inserted at a second position into the first image, wherein the first position and the second position are located in horizontally opposite portions of the first composite image and the second composite image, respectively; sending the first composite image to the first video conferencing terminal; and sending the second composite image to the second video conferencing terminal.