Patent ID: 8730296
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for video communication, comprising: obtaining video image signals and voice information of a first site; determining azimuth information of a conference participant relative to a camera device at the first site according to the video image signals for the first site; determining azimuth information of conference participant speakers relative to the camera device at the first site according to the voice information; finding participants whose azimuth information are consistent with that of the conference participant speakers from the conference participants as video objects, wherein a video object is of a conference participant speaker at the first site; when the video objects are not displayable simultaneously by a video presenting device of a second site, clipping image signals corresponding to the video objects needed to be displayed at the second site from the video image signals for the first site, and combining the clipped image signals into video image signals comprising the video objects; and sending combined video image signals comprising the video objects to the video presenting device of a second site for playback.