Method and apparatus for providing video conferencing

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing images that are associated with a video conference communication session, obtaining a video conference policy associated with the video conference communication session, applying object pattern recognition to the images to detect an object in the images, and retrieve first replacement image content according to the video conference policy. The images can be adjusted by replacing a first portion of the images other than the detected object with the first replacement image content to generate first adjusted video content. The first adjusted video content can be provided to the first recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Non-adjusted video content can be provided according to the video conference policy to the second recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A server, comprising:
a memory to store computer instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising:
receiving images captured by a source communication device associated with a video conference communication session established among video conference participant devices comprising the source communication device, a first recipient communication device, a second recipient communication device and a third recipient communication device;obtaining a video conference policy associated with the video conference communication session, wherein the video conference policy comprises a first presentation policy to be applied to the first recipient communication device, a second presentation policy to be applied to the second recipient communication device, and a third presentation policy to be applied to the third recipient communication device, and wherein the first presentation policy, the second presentation policy, and the third presentation policy differ from each other;analyzing subject matter of the video conference communication session to determine a list of objects to be removed from the images;applying object pattern recognition to the images to detect a listed object;applying facial pattern recognition to the images to detect a facial object in the images;retrieving first replacement image content according to the video conference policy, wherein the first replacement image content is provided by a first user of the source communication device or by a second user of the first recipient communication device;based on the first presentation policy associated with the first recipient device, adjusting the images by replacing a portion of the images other than the facial object with the first replacement image content to generate first adjusted video content, wherein the portion of the images comprises the detected listed object and wherein the first replacement image content comprises a replacement object for the detected listed object;providing the first adjusted video content to the first recipient communication device via the video conference communication session;retrieving second replacement image content according to the video conference policy;based on the second presentation policy associated with the second recipient device, adjusting the images by replacing the portion of the images other than the facial object with the second replacement image content to generate second adjusted video content;providing the second adjusted video content to the second recipient communication device via the video conference communication session; andbased on the third presentation policy associated with the third recipient device, providing non-adjusted video content including the images according to the video conference policy to the third recipient communication device via the video conference communication session, wherein the first adjusted video content is provided to the first recipient communication device without providing the non-adjusted video content to the first recipient communication device, and wherein the second adjusted video content is provided to the second recipient communication device without providing the non-adjusted video content to the second recipient communication device.