Patent ID: 6219086
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A terminal apparatus for holding a TV conference by communicating at least images and voices, comprising:a zoomable camera, arranged to take a picture to obtain video information;a plurality of audio input units, arranged to input audio information;a presetting unit, arranged to preset a zoom ratio of said zoomable camera in correspondence with respective setting positions of each of said plurality of audio input units;a detector, arranged to detect an audio information input state of each of said plurality of audio input units; anda controller, arranged to adaptively control said zoomable camera in accordance with an output of said detector and an output of said presetting unit,wherein said controller adaptively controls the zoom ratio of said zoomable camera in accordance with a number of audio input units inputting audio information and respective setting positions of each of the audio input units inputting the audio information.