Patent ID: 8279262

Claim:
A system comprising: a first conference site comprising: a first conference table comprising a front edge, a back edge, and a top surface; a first plurality of cameras, each of the first plurality of cameras positioned such that a respective sightline for each of the cameras runs from the rear edge towards the front edge and wherein each of the cameras are positioned such that within a respective field of view of each of the first plurality of cameras there is a unique portion of the top surface of the first conference table that when displayed at a similarly configured conference site provides the perception of being a continuous table; and a first plurality of monitors, each monitor positioned at or behind the rear edge of the first conference table and configured to display at least a portion of a top surface of a second conference table such that the top surface of the first conference table and the displayed portion of the top surface of the second conference table provide the perception of forming a single continuous surface; and a second conference site comprising: the second conference table comprising a front edge, a back edge, and a top surface; a second plurality of cameras, each of the second plurality of cameras positioned such that a respective sightline for each of the cameras runs from the rear edge towards the front edge and wherein each of the cameras are positioned such that within a respective field of view of each of the second plurality of cameras there is a unique portion of the top surface of the second conference table that when displayed at a similarly configured conference site provides the perception of being a continuous table; and a second plurality of monitors, each monitor positioned at or behind the rear edge of the second conference table and configured to display at least a portion of a top surface of the first conference table such that the top surface of the second conference table and the displayed portion of the top surface of the first conference table provide the perception of forming a single continuous surface.