Patent ID: 7057636

Claim:
A method of calculating presets of camera parameters corresponding to participants in a video conferencing system, said method comprising: providing a camera having tilt, pan, and zoom parameters; defining a space based upon a layout of said video conferencing system; performing one of moving said camera through all pertinent panning values, said pertinent panning values being defined by said space in which said video conferencing system is located, and zooming said camera out so that all possible participants can be viewed by said camera and so that a location of each participant in said space can be determined; detecting said participants within said space; calculating said presents corresponding to said participants, said participants, said presets defining a camera view, said presents being based upon at least one of an optimal position of said participants in said camera view, an alignment of the center of a head of said participants with a center of said camera view, and an alignment of a center of a participant with said center of said camera view; and providing at least a second camera for updating said presets by executing said performing.