Virtual circular conferencing experience using unified communication technology

摘要

A virtual circular conferencing experience using unified communication technology is described. An apparatus may comprise a communications module operative to receive a plurality of incoming video streams from corresponding client devices for a conference call, a multimedia controller operative to retrieve video information of participants from each of the incoming video streams and generate a seamless virtual circular video stream from the video information comprising a virtual circular image having a composite of participants in a virtual room, and a communications module operative to broadcast the seamless virtual circular video stream to the client devices. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a communications module operative to receive a plurality of incoming video streams from corresponding client devices for a conference call, with at least one of the plurality of incoming video streams comprising a panoramic video stream; a stream division module operative to divide the panoramic video stream into multiple video sub-streams; a multimedia controller operative to retrieve video information of participants from each of the incoming video streams and video sub-streams, and generate a seamless virtual circular video stream of a seamless panoramic view of a virtual room having 360 degrees of visibility of the virtual room from the video information comprising a virtual circular image having a composite of the participants in the virtual room; and the communications module operative to broadcast the seamless virtual circular video stream to the client devices.