Patent ID: 7554571

Claim:
A method for dynamically determining a layout of a video output, comprising: obtaining a first image from a first location; determining a number of faces included within said first image; obtaining a second image from a second location; determining a number of faces included within said second image; determining a size of a first area within at least a first display device in which said first image from said first location is to be reproduced, wherein said size of said area is determined with reference to at least said number of faces included within said first image, wherein said first image includes a first determined number of faces, and wherein a first area size is selected for said first image; determining a size of a second area within said at least a first display device in which said second image from said second location is to be reproduced, wherein said size of said second area is determined with reference to at least said number of faces included within said second image, wherein said second image includes a second determined number of faces, wherein a second area size is selected for said second image, and wherein said first determined number of faces is greater than said second determined number of faces; and displaying said first image and said second image on said first display device, wherein said first area size in which said first image is included is larger than said second area size in which said second image is included.