US 11,695,900 B2
System and method of dynamic, natural camera transitions in an electronic camera
Rommel Gabriel Childress, Jr., Austin, TX (US); Alain Elon Nimri, Austin, TX (US); and Stephen Paul Schaefer, Cedar Park, TX (US)
Assigned to Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed by Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/305,813.
Application 17/305,813 is a continuation of application No. 16/993,651, filed on Aug. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,095,849.
Application 16/993,651 is a continuation of application No. 16/585,719, filed on Sep. 27, 2019, granted, now 10,778,941, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0360193 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 7/142 (2013.01) [H04N 7/155 (2013.01); H04L 12/1813 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.