Remote Camera Direction Control in Video Calls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users participating in video calls with electronic devices, such as robots, cannot independently adjust the camera capturing direction of a counterpart's device, leading to inconvenience and suboptimal service quality.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a camera, communication module, and processor that allows users to control the camera of an external device through a control signal, enabling the adjustment of camera direction based on user input and permission approval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user wants to change the capturing direction of a counterpart's camera during a video call, then the user convenience and video call quality improve, but the user cannot directly control the counterpart's device without requesting permission
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a control signal transmission mechanism where the first electronic device acts as an intermediary to control the camera of the second electronic device during video calls. The system establishes a permission-based control channel that allows remote operation without direct physical access, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity by mediating through structured permission requests and approvals
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic permission management where control rights are not fixed but can be granted, revoked, or transferred during the video call based on user needs. The first device can request permission to control the second device's camera, and the second device can transfer control to another device, creating a flexible and adaptive control system that balances convenience with security
2Device complexity
If the camera capturing direction is fixed by the counterpart only, then the device complexity is reduced, but the user convenience and service quality deteriorate when the face is not captured or viewing from another place is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the camera control function into independent controllable parameters such as capturing direction, focus, and zoom. This allows the first electronic device to selectively control only the necessary aspects of the second device's camera without managing the entire camera system, thereby maintaining simplicity while enabling flexible adjustment of capturing direction to meet user needs
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides an electronic device for making a video call. The electronic device includes at least one camera, a communication module, and a processor that makes a video call with an external electronic device by using an image captured by the at least one camera, and if a control signal is received from the external electronic device, through the communication module, controls the at least one camera, based on the control signal.