Appeal No. 2000-0546
Application 08/509,228
controlling a camera to track a position of a speaker, the
automatic camera controller comprising:
a camera controller operable:
to receive speaker position data representing the position
of the speaker as coordinates for a point in space,
to determine an appropriate responsive camera movement based
upon the coordinates for the point in space,
to generate camera control signals based upon the
appropriate responsive camera movement, and
to provide the camera control signals to at least one camera
such that a view of the at least one camera automatically tracks
the position of the speaker; and
an interface coupled to the camera controller, the interface
operable to communicate with a host video conference system and
with the camera controller.
20. A method of automatically controlling a camera to track
a position of a speaker using a voice of the speaker, comprising:
receiving a voice of the speaker and providing an audio
signal representing the voice;
processing the audio signal to generate speaker position
data representing the position of the speaker as coordinates for
a point in space;
determining an appropriate responsive camera movement from
the speaker position data based upon the coordinates for the
point in space;
generating camera control signals based upon the appropriate
responsive camera movement; and
providing the camera control signals to a first camera such
that a view of the first camera automatically tracks the position
of the speaker.
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