Patent ID: 7113200

Claim:
A method of preparing an image for an endpoint of a video conference, the endpoint capable of handling an aspect ratio of about 4:3 and being associated with a wide screen display, the wide screen display having an aspect ratio of about 16:9 and capable of being set to a zoom mode or a wide mode, the method comprising: a) creating an original image with an aspect ratio of about 16:9; b) changing the aspect ratio of the original image from about 16:9 to about 4:3 by increasing an original height of the original image by adding one or more segments to the original height, the one or more segments having a combined height of about one third of the original height of the original image; or by distorting the original height by a factor of about 4/3; and c) transmitting the altered image to the endpoint, wherein the wide screen display set to the zoom mode or wide mode is capable of substantially displaying the original image with the aspect ratio of about 16:9 and without the altered height.