System and method for providing location specific sound in a telepresence system

A long-distance, voice-based technology used in communications to reduce shortcomings and problems

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-06
CISCO TECH INC
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This can be especially difficult in video conferencing where the screen is divided into several locations and each location has multiple users within the camera's field of view

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[0021] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system 10 for performing visual conferencing between various locations using at least one telepresence system. The illustrated embodiment includes a network 102 that facilitates visual conferencing between remote sites 100 using a telepresence instrument 106 . Site 100 includes any suitable number of users 104 participating in a visual conference. System 10 provides users 104 with a realistic video conferencing experience even though local site 100 may have fewer telepresence instruments 106 than remote site 100 .

[0022] Network 102 represents communications equipment, including hardware and any suitable control logic, for interconnecting the various elements coupled to network 102 and facilitating communications between sites 100 . Network 102 may include a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), any other public or private network, a local, regional or global communication netw...

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A system for providing location-specific sound in a telepresence system includes a plurality of remote microphones. Each remote microphone is associated with a respective area and operable to generate a sound signal from the voice of at least one user within the respective area. The system also includes a plurality of remote cameras. Each remote camera is associated with a respective remote microphone of the plurality of remote microphones and aligned to generate an image of its associated respective area. The system further includes a plurality of local displays. Each local display is operable to reproduce the image of a respective area generated by a respective remote camera. The system also includes a plurality of local loudspeakers. Each local loudspeaker is positioned proximate to a respective local display and operable to reproduce the sound signal from the voice of the at least one user within the respective area reproduced by the respective local display.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to communications, and more particularly to systems and methods for providing location-specific sound in telepresence systems. Background technique [0002] As the "global economy" continues to expand, so does the need to be able to communicate with other humans across potentially long distances. One area of ​​communication that has seen steady growth and increased customer trust is the use of the Internet and other networking topologies. With the constant growth and development of networking capabilities, it has become possible to implement more and better products and features. One area in particular that has seen growth and development, both in terms of quantity and quality, is that of Internet enabled (Internet enabled) telephone calls, eg using VoIP. IP phones are able to transmit audio signals over an IP network (eg, the Internet) by taking audio signals (voice of a speaker) and converting them into Inter...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04N7/14
Inventor 菲利普·R·格雷厄姆兰迪·K·哈瑞尔休·J·麦朗赫林菲利普·E·马尔科尔马克·L·瑞什曼塔克·阿比德余峰豪
Owner CISCO TECH INC
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