Patent ID: 8977063
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from a local user of a local device, a first description of a first region of interest (ROI) within near-end video that is to be encoded by the local device, wherein the first description defines the first ROI with respect to the near-end video to be encoded by the local device; receiving, from a remote user of a remote device, a second description of a second ROI within the near-end video that is to be encoded by the local device, wherein the second description defines the second ROI with respect to the near-end video to be encoded by the local device; determining processing resources of the local device; selecting either the first ROI or the second ROI based on the determined processing resources of the local device; generating information specifying the selected ROI in the near-end video based on the corresponding description of the selected ROI; encoding the near-end video on the local device based on the information specifying the selected ROI to enhance image quality of the selected ROI relative to non-ROI areas of the near-end video; and transmitting the encoded near-end video and the information specifying the selected ROI from the local device to the remote device.