US 12,277,742 B2
Virtual action center based on segmented video feed for a video communication session
Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore (IN); Jeffrey S Vanhoof, Gurnee, IL (US); Bill Ryan, Libertyville, IL (US); and Daniel M Vacura, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on May 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/826,603.
Prior Publication US 2023/0386162 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01)
CPC G06V 10/25 (2022.01) [G06V 40/103 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
at least one image capturing device that captures video of a local scene;
an interface by which the electronic device connects to a local display device;
a memory having stored thereon a video image segmentation and control module (VISCM) comprising program instructions for spatially delineating video images into two or more segments that can be individually presented within or excluded from a video feed; and
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the local display device, to each of the at least one image capturing device, and to the memory, the at least one processor executing the program instructions of the VISCM, which configures the at least one processor to:
identify a primary region of interest (ROI) within a video image captured by the at least one image capturing device, the primary region of interest being a smaller area than the video image;
delineate the video image into two or more segments, including a primary segment that encompasses the primary ROI and at least a secondary segment;
associate an action center with a virtual interface with a location of the secondary segment in the video image, the virtual interface presenting at least one feature that can be selected via one of air gestures and screen touches during presentation of the primary segment of the video image; and
present a preview of the delineated segments of the video image and the virtual interface on the local display device, with at least the primary segment and the secondary segment of the video image, and with the virtual interface of the action center being visibly adjacent to or integrated as an overlay on top of the secondary segment.