Audio source locator and tracker, a method of directing a camera to view an audio source and a video conferencing terminal

An audio locating and tracking apparatus, a method of directing a camera to view an audio source, and a video conferencing terminal are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) an audio source identifier configured to locate an audio source based on multimodal sensor data fro...

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Hauptverfasser:	SUTTER, JR. EDWARD L, ABBOT RICHARD M, NG HOCK M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEAF-AID SETS ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS
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Zusammenfassung:	An audio locating and tracking apparatus, a method of directing a camera to view an audio source, and a video conferencing terminal are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) an audio source identifier configured to locate an audio source based on multimodal sensor data from at least two different types of sensors and (2) an image selector configured to automatically direct a camera to view the audio source.