Remote control operations in a video conference

摘要

Some embodiments provide a method for allowing a first device that is in a video conference with a second mobile device to remotely control the second mobile device. The method sends images captured by a camera of the first device to the second device. The method receives images captured by a camera of the second device. The method sends a command through a communication channel of a real-time communication session to the second device. The command is for instructing the second device to perform an operation that modifies the images captured by the camera of the second device.

主权项

1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium of a first mobile device, the machine-readable medium storing a program for allowing the first mobile device that is in a video conference with a second mobile device to remotely control the second mobile device, the program comprising sets of instructions for:
sending video images captured by a camera of the first mobile device to the second mobile device for display on the second mobile device during the video conference; receiving video images captured by a camera of the second mobile device for display on the first mobile device during the video conference; specifying a region of interest as a portion of the received video images based on a touch input at a location within a received video image displayed on the first mobile device; and sending, while sending video images captured by the camera of the first mobile device and receiving video images captured by the camera of the second mobile device during the video conference, a command through a communication channel of a real-time communication session to the second mobile device, said command for instructing the second mobile device to perform an operation that uses the specified region of interest to modify the video images captured by the camera of the second mobile device.