CPC H04N 7/142 (2013.01) [H04N 7/155 (2013.01); H04L 12/1813 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for operating a videoconferencing device for transitioning between scenes of a room captured by an electronic pan, tilt, and zoom (EPTZ) camera with a view of the room and to be transmitted over a network in a videoconference, the method comprising:
determining a number of speakers in the room;
determining positions of any speakers in the room;
based on a change in the number of speakers or a change in the positions of the any speakers in the room, determine a need to transition a present scene to a new scene;
based on the number of speakers in the room, the positions of the any speakers in the room and the need to transition to the new scene, determine if the transition should be smooth or a cut;
performing the transition to the new scene based on the smooth or cut determination; and
transmitting the new scene to another videoconferencing device for display.
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