230 results about "Video chat" patented technology

Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for transforming product code snapshots into real-time, offer-driven electronic purchase transaction notifications that minimize fraud. In one embodiment, a smart phone scans a product identifier from a product package, a server accesses a products database for product purchase offers associated with the product identifier, a user authorizes a credit card from his or her wallet to charge, and then product purchase offers or other credit card offers (for loyalty points or otherwise) are provided to the user mobile device. After a user has purchased an item while in the aisle of the store, the user's smart phone displays a barcoded electronic receipt that can be scanned by the exit so that the consumer can walk out with the produce. In some embodiments, a video chat is requested by a customer service representative and a transaction risk score is lowered based on acceptance of the video chat.

A method for forming a composite multimedia product pertaining to a digital image captured of a scene. The method includes sharing the digital image with a remote user, and facilitating a conversation with the remote user across a communication network. A portion of the conversation that is relevant to the shared digital image is automatically extracted and combined with the digital image to form the composite multimedia product.

Real-time interactive broadcast sessions for client devices include: for each client device in the interactive broadcast session, configuring downstream video and audio ports for the interactive broadcast session between a central controller and the client device; receiving from each client device a selected broadcaster corresponding to a broadcaster flow control signal; in response to receiving the selected broadcaster from each client device, sending video and audio streams of the selected broadcaster to each client device over the interactive broadcast session; receiving a request from a given client device on the interactive broadcast session to interact with the selected broadcaster; configuring upstream and downstream video ports for one-to-one video chat session between the central controller and the given client device; and sending the video and audio streams of the given client device, and the video and audio streams of the selected broadcaster, to each client device over the interactive broadcast session.

A mobile device user interface method activates a camera module to support a video chat function and acquires an image of a target object using the camera module. In response to detecting a face in the captured image, the facial image data is analyzed to identify an emotional characteristic of the face by identifying a facial feature and comparing the identified feature with a predetermined feature associated with an emotion. The identified emotional characteristic is compared with a corresponding emotional characteristic of previously acquired facial image data of the target object. In response to the comparison, an emotion indicative image is generated and the generated emotion indicative image is transmitted to a destination terminal used in the video chat.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a video communication method, a video communication device and a video communication system and relates to the field of video communication. The invention solves the prior problem for strengthening real feeling only by specially arranging scenes of both communication parties. The embodiment of the invention comprises the following steps: firstly, extracting local target contents; then transmitting the local target contents and depth values of the local target contents to a remote end; synthesizing the received local target contents and a background at the remote end into one scene at the remote end by utilizing a relation of the depth values so as to display the scene, leading a display picture of the remote end and the local background of the display picture to correspond and strengthening the real feeling of users under the condition of no special arrangement of the scenes of both communication parties. The embodiment of the invention can be used for video communication, such as common video chat, office video telephones, video sessions, and the like.

A video communication method, device, and system are provided, which relate to the filed of video communications, so as to solve problems that currently scenes of two parties of communication need special arrangement to improve sense of reality and scene contents cannot be displayed in a 3D video mode. Therefore, scenes of two parties of communication do not need special arrangement to improve the sense of reality of users, and the scene contents can be displayed in a 3D video mode. The video communication method, device, and system are applicable to video communication such as common video chat, video telephony, and video conference.

An audio / video communication system displays the status of participants in a video chat session. The system includes multiple video chat capable (VCC) information handling systems (IHSs) that display video images of the participants. In this manner, each user may see the user's own video image as well as the video images of other users in the video chat session. When a user speaks, that user's VCC IHS detects audio, thus designating a speaker participant. This user's VCC IHS includes a gaze direction detector that determines at which particular user video image the user gazes, thus determining a target participant. The VCC IHS sends speaker participant ID information and target participant ID information to other VCC IHSs in the video chat session. In response, the other VCC IHSs display an indicator that designates one user video image as the speaker participant and another user video image as the target participant.

The present invention contemplates an interactive event experience capable of coupling and strategically synchronizing multiple (and varying) venues, with live events happening at one or more venues. For example, the system equalizes between local participants and remote ones, and between local shared screens and remote ones—thus making experience of events synchronized. In one event, a host participant creates and initiates the event, which involves inviting participants from the host participant's social network, and programming the event either by selecting a predefined event or defining the specific aspects of an event. In one specific instance, and event may have: a first layer with live audio and video dimensions; a video chat layer with interactive, graphics and ensemble dimensions; a Group Rating layer with interactive, ensemble, and i / o commands dimensions; a panoramic layer with 360 pan and i / o commands dimensions; an ad / gaming layer with game mechanics, interaction, and i / o commands dimensions; and a chat layer with interactive and ensemble dimensions. In addition to aspects of the primary portion of the event experience, the event can have pre-event and post-event activities.

This invention discloses a video communication for video chat which mainly utilizes a camera to pick up images of facial expression or limbs actions of a chatter and transmits the image data to the communication terminal which analyses the data to get the chatter's facial expression and limbs actions so as to express them by cartoons to be sent to the object to realize the delivery process of converting video images to cartoons.

Systems and methods for controlling the display of content are provided. In at least one embodiment, a method for controlling the display of live video feeds in a video chat is provided. The method includes displaying the video feed in a first manner, altering the display of the video feed when a predefined time elapses, and maintaining the altered display of the video feed until at least one predetermined event occurs.

Enabling a user of a video chat application to a virtual video message answering machine to contextually provide a video message to at least one other user of the video chat application for play back if the user is unavailable. The video message can be arranged to be played when another user attempts to initiate a video communication session with the unavailable user or during an existing video chat session after the user becomes unavailable. Also, the user can choose one or more contexts for playing back a video message to one or more other users that are likely to be participants in a future video communication session. The other user is provided with a user interface that enables the other user to record a video message reply for subsequent playback by the unavailable user.

A method of exchanging audio-visual communication information between users includes detecting using an image capturing device associated with a wearable communication device, a mirror or image reflecting surface disposed in an environment of a first user, detecting a boundary of the mirror or image reflecting surface in response to the mirror being detected in the environment of the first user, selecting a portion of a first image displayed on the mirror or image reflecting surface within the boundary of the mirror or image reflecting surface, and displaying the portion of the first image as an overlay on a second image to a second user. A corresponding system and computer-readable device are also disclosed.

A system and method for mobile interactive communication on a local social networking platform is presented. In particular, the invention comprises a plurality of mobile user interfaces disposed in a communicative relation with at least one local network, such as WLAN, LAN, WIFI hotspot, etc. Each of the mobile devices or interfaces are structured to execute, access or run a social networking application which, in at least one embodiment, is capable of automatically receiving and displaying promotional media communicated by or on behalf of a nearby commercial establishment, wherein the commercial establishment is located within a user-selected promotional range. A number of mobile devices connected to either common or different local networks may also communicate to one another (via chat, voice or video chat, send images, data, etc.) so long as the mobile devices are disposed within a user-selected communication range.

The invention relates to a network video chat entertainment auxiliary system which does not depend on a specific network video chat software and hardware platform and has an interactive capability. The system comprises a server side positioned at the Internet, and a client terminal arranged at a computer of a user or an intelligent terminal. In the invention, after the client receives video streams provided by a local camera, various entertainment contents such as virtual picture frames, cartoon characters, shadow special efficiency and other video post effects which are operated by the user and provided by the server side of the system as well as the contents such as self-timer video played by the user and video advertisements provided by the server side, and the like are added in real time, then the video streams which are processed are provided to a network video chat system used by the user in a virtual camera form, so that the video chat entertainment specific service which does not depend on the specific network video chat software and hardware platform can be realized. According to the invention, when both parties or many parties of the video communication use the system, the interactive entertainment specific efficiency in the video chat can be realized.

The invention relates to a method and device for video communication. The method for video communication comprises the steps that a first terminal obtains a first video image of the first terminal; the first terminal recognizes the position of a face in the first video image; the first terminal generates a first rendering image, and the first video image is rendered according to the first rendering image and the recognized position of the face; the first terminal sends the first rendered video image to a second terminal so that the first rendered video image can be displayed by the second terminal. The invention further relates to the device for video communication. According to the method and device for video communication, perfect combination of an actual image and a virtual image is achieved through the techniques such as the face reorganization technique, the facial expression recognition technique, the machine learning technique and the reality augmentation technique, and the content of video chats is enriched.

The invention relates to automatically tracking user movement in video chat application. A system for automatically tracking movement of a user participating in the video chat application executing in a computing device is disclosed. A capture device connected to the computing device captures a user in a field of view of the capture device and identifies a sub-frame of pixels identifying a position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user in a capture frame of a capture area. The sub-frame of pixels is displayed to a remote user at a remote computing system who is participating in the video chat application with the user. The capture device automatically tracks the position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user as the user moves to a next location within the capture area. A next sub-frame of pixels identifying a position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user in the next location is identified and displayed to the remote user at the remote computing device.

A system and method for stereoscopic image creation, transmission, and rendering includes a camera having a plurality of fixed position and orientation image capture devices in combination with a multiplexer for creating stereoscopic image data. The stereoscopic image data may be transmitted via a computer network for remote rendering and viewing, stored for subsequent transmission, and / or stored to a physical medium for distribution and / or publication. The system and method are adapted for use with currently-available personal computers and Internet connections, wherein individuals may use the system for 3-D video chat rooms, 3-D video conferencing, and 3-D video production and webcast.

A video chat apparatus includes an image pickup unit having two cameras, a three-dimensional information acquiring unit, a window position acquiring unit, a rotational amount determining unit, an image generating unit, an image output unit, and a parameter storage unit. Eye-gaze correction is achieved only by changing the position of viewpoint of virtual cameras by the position of a window on the display and gazing at the other party of the chat.

The invention relates to a technology in the internet website field, in particular to the technology that an internet virtual guest hall is established by utilizing a flash plug-in unit technology to simultaneously realize synchronous and asynchronous communication platform on an interface. Various information communication means of the internet are extracted and simplified to be only one virtual space interface for virtual reality operation in order to ensure that the internet communication is visualized. In the invention, instantaneous communication means, video chat rooms, video playing, video BLOG, e-mails, BBS and mail groups are concentrated into a platform. The operation of the internet is simplified, the difficulty and the threshold of the internet communication are lowered to ensure that the internet communication can be used by more people, and the virtual guest hall is used as a real-time communication carrier. The invention replaces the instantaneous communication means, takes the virtual guest hall as a non real-time communication carrier, and replaces the e-mails, podcast and BBS. Various information communication means of the internet are extracted and simplified to be activities and operations performed in a virtual room program, thereby the internet communication is visualized, and more people can enjoy more convenient, more visualized and quicker communication. The invention brings great propelling force for modernized information construction of the society, and all the traditional Internets are innovated by using the room concept in the invention to meet the information communication requirement of all industries. The internet is composed of countless rooms.

The invention relates to a method for detecting sensitive videos on the basis of an audio and video fusing strategy, which comprises the steps: building a mixed Gauss model of sensitive sound, separating audio data, adding a window, extracting characteristics, positioning a sensitive sound fragment, outputting the sensitive degree of the sensitive sound fragment, detecting a sensitive fragment video image frame, carrying out an audio and video fusing decision on the basis of Bayes, and the like. The method is combined with information of two modes of audio and video to filter the sensitive videos, the uncertainty which may appear due to adopting a single mode is greatly lowered, and the recognition efficiency is prominently improved. The method can be used to detect whether video streams on internet and audio-visual products contain sensitive contents or not and also can be used to monitor network video chat rooms, and eroticism performances can be obstructed once being discovered.

To allow for greater interactivity in video chat environments, displaying multiple effects from a sender of a first electronic device to a chat client of a second electronic device on a video chat region starts with the sender selecting an effect. If the selected effect has a predetermined mapping interactive effect, the interactive effect is displayed on the chat client. Then, the sender applies the effect or the interactive effect to an application region of the video chat region of the chat client. The application region is a partial or an entire region of the video chat region.

The invention relates to an auxiliary entertainment system for video chatting. The system can be used for adding cartoon expression pictures for video images of a user undergoing video chatting in real time so as to increase the chatting pleasure for the user. According to the system, cartoonlized expression patterns are located and drawn on various body parts, such as the face, fingers and the like, of a user in the video by using a mode recognition technology, and a specific expression pattern can also be drawn at an appointed position of the user in a video picture. The patterns can be changed according to the changes on pleasure, anger, sorrow, joy and other emotions selected by the user, and can also be changed by automatically recognizing the expressions and actions of the user according to mode recognition. Meanwhile, the system can also be compatible with the expression patterns, in general formats, used in word chatting software, and can be used for drawing the expression patterns in the video according to user settings. All the cartoon drawings are completed in real time, and a modified video stream is provided for any video chatting system used by the user in a virtual camera manner.

The invention discloses a video processing method, and the method comprises the following steps: starting a video processing mode, and obtaining video data; carrying out the human face recognition and modification of the obtained video data; and playing the video data after human face recognition and modification. The invention also discloses terminal equipment. When a user is carrying out video chat through the terminal equipment, the terminal equipment can carry out the human face recognition and modification for the user, thereby protecting the privacy of the user in a better manner, and improving the interestingness.

A system and method which allows celebrities to manage and fulfill memorabilia requests remotely including personalized audio or video greetings, simply, securely, remotely, and at the time and place of their choosing. They may also use this device to post video blog entries, video e-mail, video chat with others, or appear live.

The present disclosure provides a chat window presentation control method and system. The method includes the following steps: displaying a chat window; dividing the chat window into an upper text information display layer and a lower background layer when an instruction of enabling a video chat function or an instruction of enabling a voice chat function is received; and presenting a text chat window at the upper text information display layer and presenting a video chat window or a voice chat window at the lower background layer. According to the chat window presentation control method and system of the present disclosure, diversified information presentation manners are integrated effectively, and during a chat using text, voice, or a video, chat windows do not need to be switched frequently, thereby meeting a requirement for multi- scenario use and improving the utilization of an interface resource of a platform device.

A social networking system that allows video chatting in combination with other interactive social activities such as, for example, shopping, picture sharing and viewing streaming videos, amongst others, is disclosed. The method is implemented in a computer infrastructure. The method includes initiating a user session, and sharing the user session with an initiating user and one or more additional users, in real time. The sharing includes: viewing same item information, associated with a virtual store, on computing devices of the initiating user and the one or more additional users; and communicating amongst the initiating user and the one or more additional users by video chatting during the viewing.

A computer-implemented system and method of triaging a health-related inquiry includes receiving an input of at least one symptom of a patient into a virtual consultation application. The patient is asked at least one question relating to the at least one input symptom. A probability condition report having at least one probable condition of the patient is made based on the at least one symptom and an answer to the at least one question. A triaged recommendation to the patient is made based on the at least one probable condition, wherein the triaged recommendation instructs the patient to do at least one of: review existing information in a medical knowledge database; ask a question to a network of healthcare professionals; initiate a text-based electronic message or video chat communication with a healthcare professional; seek advice of a referral healthcare professional; and seek emergency medical care.

A system and method for recording videos of road views of a moving motor vehicle direction of travel, wirelessly uploading the recorded images to a remote server / cloud structure, wirelessly transmitting the recorded video images for display concurrent with the recording. The road view images can be displayed in real time. Also extracting and processing data from the images and displaying such data to a separate vehicle driver. Data may include images of other vehicles, vehicle speeds and distances, objects and object identification and road conditions including weather. Also extracting and processing data from recorded images of camera view of inside the vehicle cabin. System of incentivizing drivers to participate in the vehicle and traffic monitoring, driver performance and distraction detection, voice recognition for hands free operation, automatic vanishing point calibration, video chat / video streaming between vehicles, merchant advertising by location. There may be communication between a vehicle driver and remote monitor.

The Invention includes methods for video chat contained within a webpage and video instant messaging. A method of using video chat contained within a webpage allowing users of said webpage to video chat while utilizing all other features of the webpage and utilizing network resources rather than their own. A method of instant messaging using video wherein the user or users send a message in the same manner as a traditional instant message and the receiving user receives the message also in the same manner and both parties utilize video as the message body I.E. The message is a video and is instantly or nearly instantly received by the other party. A method of instant messaging using video wherein the user downloads software designed to allow video transfer in the form of a message instantly or nearly instantly between other users of the software.

When, for example, an acceptance processing unit, among several acceptance processing units, performs acceptance processing of a reservation request, whether or not there is availability in resources of a video chat device assigned to the acceptance processing unit is checked, and if there is availability in the resource, the use of the resource is reserved.