Systems and methods for enhancing teleconferencing collaboration

摘要

An advanced video teleconferencing system facilitates an engaging and realistic video conferencing experience. Key design elements and video, audio, and control capabilities are provided for a video conferencing experience that cannot be attained with conventional methods, which elements and capabilities include careful design of the table and room at each site, supplementary displays showing imagery in a mirrored manner, networked environmental control, an AutoDirector with keyword and gesture recognition, and audio reflection from a display or beam splitter.

主权项

1. An apparatus for providing networked environmental control at a plurality of conference sites, comprising:
a mechanism for storing a conference state for each of the plurality of conference sites in a distributed fashion in regard to an environmental variable; a user interface at one or more of the conference sites for receiving an adjustment of the environmental variable by a user during a conference; and a mechanism for maintaining synchronization of the conference state in an event driven manner to synchronize the environmental variable between at least two of the plurality of conference sites, upon a receipt of the adjustment of the environmental variable, wherein the synchronized environmental variable enhances a same-room experience during the conference.