Video conference terminal and video conference system

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of conference terminals, in particular to a video conference terminal and a video conference system. The video conference terminal comprises a camera module, a display module and a display screen adjusting mechanism, and the display screen adjusting mechanism comprises two lifting assemblies and a turnover assembly; the display module comprises a mounting bottom plate, two sliding guide rails, two sliding seats, a mounting bracket and a display screen body, the two lifting assemblies are synchronously started, and the output ends of the lifting assemblies are connected with the sliding seats, so that the sliding seats are driven to slide on the sliding guide rails, and the height of the mounting bracket between the two sliding seats is adjusted; the height of the display screen body is adjusted, the overturning assembly is started, the display screen body is driven to rotate at the overturning frame through the rotating shaft, the inclination angle of the display screen body is adjusted, and by the adoption of the structure, the height and the inclination angle of the display screen body are adjusted, so that use requirements of different users are met, and practicability is higher.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of conference terminals, and in particular to a video conference terminal and a video conference system. Background Art

[0002] A video conferencing terminal is a terminal product for conducting video conferencing and collaborative office work based on the Internet. The camera of the video conferencing terminal can rotate in the horizontal and vertical planes to capture video information at different positions. Existing video conferencing terminals all use two support rods to support and drive the camera to rotate, and the camera is located in the middle of the support rod, which has a complex structure and high cost.

[0003] To solve the above problems, a video conferencing terminal is disclosed in a patent document with publication number CN207234974U, including a camera, a first driving component that drives the camera to rotate in a horizontal plane, and a second driving component that is connected to the camera and drives the camera to rotate in a vertical plane. The video conferencing terminal also includes a support rod connected to the first driving component, and a fixed frame fixedly connected to the support rod, and the fixed frame is rotatably connected to the camera. The video conferencing terminal provided by this technical solution realizes the function of a single support rod driving the camera to rotate by setting a support rod fixedly connected to the fixing member, and one end of the fixed frame is rotatably connected to the camera, thereby simplifying the structure of the video conferencing terminal.

[0004] However, the existing video conferencing terminal only involves the adjustment of the shooting angle of the camera, and does not involve the adjustment of the height and angle of the display terminal. It cannot adapt to the usage habits of different users and has poor practicality. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a video conferencing terminal and a video conferencing system, aiming to solve the technical problem that the existing video conferencing terminal only involves the adjustment of the shooting angle of the camera, but does not involve the adjustment of the height and angle of the display end, cannot adapt to the usage habits of different users, and has poor practicality.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a video conferencing terminal, comprising a camera module, a display module and a display screen adjustment mechanism, wherein the camera module is composed of a mounting base, a rotating disk, a mounting frame and a camera body, wherein the rotating disk is rotatably disposed on the upper surface of the mounting base, the mounting frame is rotatably disposed on the upper surface of the rotating disk, a mounting frame is rotatably disposed on the mounting frame, and the camera body is disposed inside the mounting frame;

[0007] The display screen adjustment mechanism includes two lifting components and a flip component, the display module includes a mounting base plate, two sliding guides, two sliding seats, a mounting bracket and a display screen body, the sliding guides are arranged on both sides of the upper surface of the mounting base plate, the sliding seat is slidably arranged on each of the sliding guides, the mounting bracket is arranged between the two sliding seats, the lifting component is arranged inside each of the sliding guides, the output end of the lifting component is connected to the corresponding sliding seat, the mounting bracket is arranged with a flip frame, the display screen body is rotatably mounted on the flip frame by a rotating shaft, the mounting bracket is also arranged with the flip component, and the output end of the flip component is connected to the display screen body.

[0008] Among them, each lifting assembly includes a servo motor, a threaded rod and a ball screw nut pair. The servo motor is installed inside the sliding guide rail. The output end of the servo motor is provided with the threaded rod, and the ball screw nut pair is provided on the threaded rod. The ball screw nut pair is connected to the corresponding sliding seat.

[0009] Wherein, the flip assembly includes a drive motor, a gear reducer and a coupling, the drive motor is installed on the upper surface of the mounting bracket, the output end of the drive motor is provided with the gear reducer, the output end of the gear reducer is provided with the coupling, and the coupling is connected to the rotating shaft.

[0010] Wherein, the video conferencing terminal also includes two protective plates, each of the sliding seats is provided with a through slot, the protective plate is installed inside the through slot, and the two ends of the protective plate are respectively connected to the corresponding ends of the sliding guide rails.

[0011] Wherein, a plurality of mounting holes are arranged at the inner bottom of each through groove, a ball is arranged inside each mounting hole, and the surface of the ball fits with the bottom of the protective plate.

[0012] The present invention also provides a video conferencing system, comprising the video conferencing terminal as described above, and also comprising a control terminal, a data processing module, a feature extraction module, a user habit analysis module and a control module, wherein the data processing module is used to receive image data collected by the camera module, and pre-process the image data before uploading it to the control terminal, the control terminal is provided with the feature extraction module, the user habit analysis module and the control module, the feature extraction module extracts user behavior feature vectors based on a deep learning algorithm for subsequent face recognition and identity authentication, the user habit analysis module is used to establish a user usage demand model for the display module based on the user behavior feature vector and in combination with historical usage data, and the control module automatically adjusts the display module based on the user usage demand model.

[0013] Among them, the feature extraction module includes a face detection submodule, a behavior feature extraction submodule and a feature fusion submodule. The face detection submodule uses a face detection algorithm to detect the face area in the video frame, and performs feature extraction on the detected face area to obtain a face feature vector. The behavior feature extraction submodule is used to extract behavior features related to conference usage habits. The feature fusion submodule is used to fuse face features and behavior features to form a comprehensive user behavior feature vector.

[0014] Among them, the user habit analysis module includes a data integration submodule and a user behavior modeling submodule. The data integration submodule is used to integrate the user behavior feature vector extracted by the feature extraction module with the historical usage data. The user behavior modeling submodule uses a machine learning algorithm to analyze and model the user behavior feature vector to obtain a user usage demand model.

[0015] Among them, the control module includes a height adjustment submodule and a tilt angle adjustment submodule. The height adjustment submodule is used to control the operation of the lifting component to adjust the height of the display screen body. The tilt angle submodule is used to control the operation of the flip component to adjust the tilt angle of the display screen body.

[0016] Wherein, the control module also includes an auxiliary adjustment submodule, and the auxiliary adjustment submodule is used to adjust the brightness of the display screen body and the volume of the speaker.

[0017] A video conferencing terminal and a video conferencing system of the present invention synchronously start the two lifting components. Since the output end of the lifting component is connected to the sliding seat, the sliding seat is driven to slide on the sliding guide rail, thereby completing the adjustment of the height of the mounting bracket between the two sliding seats, completing the adjustment of the height of the display screen body, starting the flip component, and driving the display screen body to rotate at the flip frame through the rotating shaft to complete the adjustment of the inclination angle of the display screen body. With the above structure, the height and inclination angle of the display screen body can be adjusted to meet the usage needs of different users, and the practicality is stronger. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a video conferencing terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 The present invention provides Figure 1 A magnified view of the local structure at A.

[0021] Figure 3 2 is a schematic diagram of the back structure of the display module in the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 4 2 is a schematic diagram of the back structure of the display module in the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 5 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a sliding seat in a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 6 It is a principle block diagram of the video conferencing system provided by the present invention.

[0025] Figure 7 It is a principle block diagram of the control terminal provided by the present invention.

[0026] 101-camera module, 102-display module, 103-mounting base plate, 104-sliding guide rail, 105-sliding seat, 106-mounting bracket, 107-display body, 108-servo motor, 109-threaded rod, 110-ball screw nut pair, 111-drive motor, 112-gear reduction box, 113-coupling, 114-mounting base, 115-rotating disk, 116-mounting frame, 117-camera body, 118-mounting frame, 119-flip frame, 120-rotating shaft, 201- Protective plate, 202-through slot, 203-mounting hole, 204-ball, 301-control terminal, 302-data processing module, 303-feature extraction module, 304-user habit analysis module, 305-control module, 306-face detection submodule, 307-behavior feature extraction submodule, 308-feature fusion submodule, 309-data integration submodule, 310-user behavior modeling submodule, 311-height adjustment submodule, 312-tilt angle adjustment submodule, 313-auxiliary adjustment submodule. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0028] First embodiment:

[0029] See also Figures 1 to 3 ,in Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the video conferencing terminal of the first embodiment, Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The enlarged view of the local structure at A. Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the back structure of the display module in the first embodiment.

[0030] The present invention provides a video conference terminal: including a camera module 101, a display module 102 and a display screen adjustment mechanism, the display screen adjustment mechanism includes two lifting components and a flip component, the display module 102 includes a mounting base plate 103, two sliding guide rails 104, two sliding seats 105, a mounting bracket 106 and a display screen body 107, each of the lifting components includes a servo motor 108, a threaded rod 109 and a ball screw nut pair 110, and the flip component includes a drive motor 111, a gear reduction box 112 and a coupling 113. The above-mentioned scheme solves the problem that the existing video conference terminal only involves the adjustment of the shooting angle of the camera, but does not involve the adjustment of the height and angle of the display terminal, cannot adapt to the usage habits of different users, and has poor practicality. It can be understood that the above-mentioned scheme can be used in the structure of the video conference terminal.

[0031] According to this specific embodiment, the camera module 101 is composed of a mounting base 114, a rotating disk 115, a mounting frame 116 and a camera body 117. The rotating disk 115 is rotatably provided on the upper surface of the mounting base 114, the mounting frame 116 is provided on the upper surface of the rotating disk 115, a mounting frame 118 is rotatably provided on the mounting frame 116, and the camera body 117 is provided inside the mounting frame 118. Since the mounting frame 116 can rotate on the upper surface of the mounting base 114 through the rotating disk 115, and the camera body 117 can rotate on the mounting frame 116 through the mounting frame 118, the shooting range of the camera body 117 is larger.

[0032] The sliding guide rails 104 are arranged on both sides of the upper surface of the mounting base plate 103, the sliding seat 105 is slidably arranged on each of the sliding guide rails 104, the mounting bracket 106 is arranged between the two sliding seats 105, the lifting component is arranged inside each of the sliding guide rails 104, the output end of the lifting component is connected to the corresponding sliding seat 105, the mounting bracket 106 is provided with a flip frame 119, the display screen body 107 is rotatably installed on the flip frame 119 through the rotating shaft 120, the mounting bracket 106 is also provided with the flip component, the output end of the flip component is connected to the display screen body 107, and the flip frame 119 is provided with a flip component. The two lifting components are started in one step. Since the output end of the lifting component is connected to the sliding seat 105, the sliding seat 105 is driven to slide on the sliding guide rail 104, thereby completing the adjustment of the height of the mounting bracket 106 between the two sliding seats 105, completing the adjustment of the height of the display screen body 107, and starting the flip component. The display screen body 107 is driven to rotate at the flip frame 119 through the rotating shaft 120 to complete the adjustment of the inclination angle of the display screen body 107. With the above structure, the height and inclination angle of the display screen body 107 can be adjusted to meet the usage needs of different users, and the practicality is stronger.

[0033] Secondly, the servo motor 108 is installed inside the sliding guide rail 104, and the threaded rod 109 is provided at the output end of the servo motor 108. The ball screw nut pair 110 is provided on the threaded rod 109, and the ball screw nut pair 110 is connected to the corresponding sliding seat 105. The servo motor 108 is started to drive the threaded rod 109 to rotate. Since the ball screw nut pair 110 is connected to the sliding seat 105, the sliding seat 105 is driven to slide on the sliding guide rail 104.

[0034] At the same time, the driving motor 111 is installed on the upper surface of the mounting bracket 106, and the output end of the driving motor 111 is provided with the gear reduction box 112, and the output end of the gear reduction box 112 is provided with the coupling 113, and the coupling 113 is connected to the rotating shaft 120. After the driving motor 111 is started and the output speed is slowed down by the gear reducer, the rotating shaft 120 is driven to rotate through the coupling 113.

[0035] When using a video conferencing terminal of the present embodiment, since the mounting bracket 116 can rotate on the upper surface of the mounting base 114 through the rotating disk 115, and since the camera body 117 can rotate on the mounting bracket 116 through the mounting frame 118, the shooting range of the camera body 117 is larger, and the two lifting components are started synchronously. Since the output end of the lifting component is connected to the sliding seat 105, the sliding seat 105 is driven to slide on the sliding guide rail 104, and then the height of the mounting bracket 106 between the two sliding seats 105 is adjusted, and the height of the display screen body 107 is adjusted. The flip component is started, and the display screen body 107 is driven to rotate at the flip frame 119 through the rotating shaft 120 to complete the adjustment of the inclination angle of the display screen body 107. With the above structure, the height and inclination angle of the display screen body 107 can be adjusted to meet the usage needs of different users, and the practicality is stronger.

[0036] Second embodiment:

[0037] Based on the first embodiment, please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the back structure of the display module in the second embodiment. Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of the sliding seat in the second embodiment.

[0038] The present invention provides a video conferencing terminal which also includes two protection plates 201 .

[0039] According to this specific embodiment, each of the sliding seats 105 is provided with a through groove 202, and the protective plate 201 is installed inside the through groove 202. The two ends of the protective plate 201 are respectively connected to the corresponding ends of the sliding guide rail 104. Through the setting of the protective plate 201, the end surface of the sliding guide rail 104 is protected to prevent the external environment from affecting the operation of the lifting assembly in the sliding guide rail 104.

[0040] Among them, each of the through grooves 202 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes 203 at the inner bottom, and each of the mounting holes 203 is provided with a ball 204 inside, and the surface of the ball 204 fits with the bottom of the protective plate 201. Through the setting of the mounting holes 203 and the ball 204, the sliding seat 105 can slide more smoothly when sliding on the protective plate 201.

[0041] When using a video conferencing terminal of this embodiment, the end face of the sliding guide rail 104 is protected by the setting of the protective plate 201 to prevent the external environment from affecting the operation of the lifting assembly in the sliding guide rail 104, and the setting of the mounting hole 203 and the ball bearing 204 makes the sliding seat 105 slide more smoothly on the protective plate 201.

[0042] See also Figure 6 and Figure 7 The present invention also provides a video conferencing system, including the video conferencing terminal as described above, and also including a control terminal 301, a data processing module 302, a feature extraction module 303, a user habit analysis module 304 and a control module 305. The data processing module 302 is used to receive the image data collected by the camera module 101, and upload the image data to the control terminal 301 after pre-processing. The control terminal 301 is provided with the feature extraction module 303, the user habit analysis module 304 and the control module 305. The feature extraction module 303 extracts the user behavior feature vector based on the deep learning algorithm for subsequent face recognition and identity authentication. The user habit analysis module 304 is used to establish a user usage demand model for the display module 102 based on the user behavior feature vector and in combination with historical usage data. The control module 305 automatically adjusts the display module 102 based on the user usage demand model.

[0043] Preferably, the feature extraction module 303 includes a face detection submodule 306, a behavior feature extraction submodule 307 and a feature fusion submodule 308. The face detection submodule 306 detects the face area in the video frame using a face detection algorithm, and performs feature extraction on the detected face area to obtain a face feature vector. The behavior feature extraction submodule 307 is used to extract behavior features related to conference usage habits. The feature fusion submodule 308 is used to fuse face features and behavior features to form a comprehensive user behavior feature vector.

[0044] Preferably, the user habit analysis module 304 includes a data integration submodule 309 and a user behavior modeling submodule 310. The data integration submodule 309 is used to integrate the user behavior feature vector extracted by the feature extraction module 303 with the historical usage data. The user behavior modeling submodule 310 uses a machine learning algorithm to analyze and model the user behavior feature vector to obtain a user usage demand model.

[0045] Preferably, the control module 305 includes a height adjustment submodule 311 and a tilt angle adjustment submodule 312, the height adjustment submodule 311 is used to control the operation of the lifting component to adjust the height of the display screen body 107, and the tilt angle submodule is used to control the operation of the flip component to adjust the tilt angle of the display screen body 107.

[0046] Preferably, the control module 305 further includes an auxiliary adjustment submodule 313, and the auxiliary adjustment submodule 313 is used to adjust the brightness of the display screen body 107 and the volume of the speaker.

[0047] In this embodiment, each time the video conferencing terminal is used, the user's facial information and behavior information are collected through the camera module 101, the image data collected by the camera module 101 is received through the data processing module 302, and the image data is pre-processed and uploaded to the control terminal 301, the feature extraction module 303 uses a deep learning algorithm to extract the user behavior feature vector, and the user habit analysis module 304 establishes a user's usage demand model for the display module 102 based on the user's behavior feature vector and historical usage data. The control module 305 automatically adjusts the display module 102 based on the user's usage demand model. When the user uses the video conferencing terminal, the control module 305 can adjust the height of the display screen body 107 in the display module 102, the tilt angle of the display screen body 107, the brightness of the display screen body 107 and the volume of the speaker according to the user's identity information and current behavior characteristics, so that the use is more intelligent.

[0048] What is disclosed above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it certainly cannot be used to limit the scope of rights of the present invention. Ordinary technicians in this field can understand that all or part of the processes of the above embodiment and equivalent changes made according to the claims of the present invention still fall within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A video conferencing terminal, comprising a camera module and a display module, wherein the camera module is composed of a mounting base, a rotating disk, a mounting frame and a camera body, wherein the rotating disk is rotatably disposed on the upper surface of the mounting base, the mounting frame is rotatably disposed on the upper surface of the rotating disk, a mounting frame is rotatably disposed on the mounting frame, and the camera body is disposed inside the mounting frame, characterized in that: Also included is a display screen adjustment mechanism; The display screen adjustment mechanism includes two lifting components and a flip component, the display module includes a mounting base plate, two sliding guides, two sliding seats, a mounting bracket and a display screen body, the sliding guides are arranged on both sides of the upper surface of the mounting base plate, the sliding seat is slidably arranged on each of the sliding guides, the mounting bracket is arranged between the two sliding seats, the lifting component is arranged inside each of the sliding guides, the output end of the lifting component is connected to the corresponding sliding seat, the mounting bracket is arranged with a flip frame, the display screen body is rotatably mounted on the flip frame by a rotating shaft, the mounting bracket is also arranged with the flip component, and the output end of the flip component is connected to the display screen body.

2. The video conferencing terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each lifting assembly includes a servo motor, a threaded rod and a ball screw nut pair. The servo motor is installed inside the sliding guide rail. The output end of the servo motor is provided with the threaded rod, and the ball screw nut pair is provided on the threaded rod. The ball screw nut pair is connected to the corresponding sliding seat.

3. The video conferencing terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that: The flip assembly includes a drive motor, a gear reduction box and a coupling. The drive motor is installed on the upper surface of the mounting bracket. The output end of the drive motor is provided with the gear reduction box. The output end of the gear reduction box is provided with the coupling, and the coupling is connected to the rotating shaft.

4. The video conferencing terminal according to claim 3, characterized in that: The video conferencing terminal also includes two protective plates. Each of the sliding seats is provided with a through slot, the protective plate is installed inside the through slot, and both ends of the protective plate are respectively connected to the ends of the corresponding sliding guide rails.

5. The video conferencing terminal according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inner bottom of each through groove is provided with a plurality of mounting holes, and a ball is provided inside each mounting hole, and the surface of the ball fits with the bottom of the protective plate.

6. A video conferencing system, comprising the video conferencing terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a control terminal, a data processing module, a feature extraction module, a user habit analysis module and a control module. The data processing module is used to receive the image data collected by the camera module, and upload the image data to the control terminal after pre-processing. The control terminal is provided with the feature extraction module, the user habit analysis module and the control module. The feature extraction module extracts the user behavior feature vector based on the deep learning algorithm for subsequent face recognition and identity authentication. The user habit analysis module is used to establish a user usage demand model for the display module according to the user behavior feature vector and in combination with historical usage data. The control module automatically adjusts the display module based on the user usage demand model.

7. The video conferencing system according to claim 6, wherein: The feature extraction module includes a face detection submodule, a behavior feature extraction submodule and a feature fusion submodule. The face detection submodule uses a face detection algorithm to detect the face area in the video frame, and extracts features from the detected face area to obtain a face feature vector. The behavior feature extraction submodule is used to extract behavior features related to conference usage habits. The feature fusion submodule is used to fuse face features and behavior features to form a comprehensive user behavior feature vector.

8. The video conferencing system according to claim 7, characterized in that: The user habit analysis module includes a data integration submodule and a user behavior modeling submodule. The data integration submodule is used to integrate the user behavior feature vector extracted by the feature extraction module with the historical usage data. The user behavior modeling submodule uses a machine learning algorithm to analyze and model the user behavior feature vector to obtain a user usage demand model.

9. The video conferencing system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The control module includes a height adjustment submodule and a tilt angle adjustment submodule. The height adjustment submodule is used to control the operation of the lifting component to adjust the height of the display screen body. The tilt angle submodule is used to control the operation of the flip component to adjust the tilt angle of the display screen body.

10. The video conferencing system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The control module also includes an auxiliary adjustment submodule, which is used to adjust the brightness of the display screen body and the volume of the speaker.

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