Abstract: A live uplink transmission and broadcasting management system and method for managing a plurality of live uplink transmissions and broadcasting events, the system comprising: (i) a publication portal for publishing transmissions of live events; (ii) a database for storing metadata, system data, broadcast data and user data; (iii) a broadcast manager adapted for receiving and processing in real-time metadata information related to a plurality of live uplink transmission events wherein each live uplink transmission event transmits in a plurality of uplink channels, wherein processed metadata information generate data elements adapted for being used in telecom and datacom real time management applications, said broadcast manager also adapted for updating the publication portal with live event information and (iv) a set of Quality of Service (QoS) management methods to coordinate the usage of Uplink transmissions based on the received metadata and their processing in the broadcast manager.

Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed for training a machine learning model to identify constituent images within composite images. In one implementation, a composite image is generated, where the composite image comprises a first portion containing pixel data of a first constituent image, and a second portion containing pixel data of a second constituent image. A first training input comprising pixel data of the composite image and a first target output for the first training input are generated, where the first target output identifies a position of the first portion within the composite image. The training data is provided to train the machine learning model on (i) a set of training inputs comprising the first training input and (ii) a set of target outputs comprising the first target output.

Abstract: In an information providing terminal, a half mirror, which reflects display content of a third display panel toward an operator and causes incident light of a third camera to pass therethrough, is obliquely attached to a part above a fourth display panel by 45° with respect to a horizontal direction. The third camera is disposed behind the half mirror. The operator has a conversation with a user while viewing a facial picture of the user which is projected by the third display panel and is reflected in the half mirror. The third camera disposed at a back of the half mirror images a facial picture of the operator from the front over the half mirror. At this time, the facial picture of the operator, which faces the front, is projected onto a first display panel of an information displaying terminal.

Abstract: According to the present invention, in a speaker device including a microphone, sound propagating from a speaker unit to the microphone through a housing is effectively reduced, and noise picked up by the microphone is reduced. The speaker device includes the housing configured to support the speaker unit, and a film-shaped elastic body configured to support the microphone. The housing includes a holding portion configured to hold the elastic body with a distance from the microphone. The elastic body has a through-hole, a support portion on which the microphone is supported is provided around the through-hole on one side of the elastic body, and the elastic body is, at an outer peripheral portion separated from the support portion, held at the holding portion.

Abstract: This invention provides programmable intelligent agents that facilitate and manage voice or video conversations between human users and chatbots over the Internet or the Public Switched Telephone Network. Functions of said intelligent agents include providing the communication connectivity, coordinating the human-chatbot conversation, reacting and responding to the human user's conversational behavior, and in certain applications, sending controlling signals to peripheral devices according to intents of the conversation, or receiving data from peripheral sensors as references to alter the course of the conversation. Furthermore, a said intelligent agent can serve as a user interface that enables human users in the vicinity of the intelligent agent to engage in an interactive three-way conversation with a chatbot and remote human users.

Abstract: Systems and methods can support change management thresholds within human machine interfaces. An operation or feature may be introduced into a multi-user information system where a benefit is conveyed to specific benefited instances of events. A user indication associated with the specific benefited instances may be initially disabled. A quantity of the specific benefited instances may be calculated or counted. The calculated quantity may be compared to a threshold quantity. The user indication associated with the specific benefited instances may be enabled in response to the comparison indicating that the threshold has been exceeded. The user indication may be presented via a user interface mechanism associated with the multi-user information system. According to certain examples, sender authentication may be added to an email system such that instances of authentication are not displayed until a certain number or percentage of messages is being authenticated.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for detecting and remedying potential incongruence in a video conference. A camera of a video conferencing system may capture video images of a conference room. A processor of the video conferencing system may identify locations of a plurality of participants within an image plane of a video image. Using face and shape detection, a location of a center point of each identified participant's torso may be calculated. A region of congruence bounded by key parallax lines may be calculated, the key parallax lines being a subset of all parallax lines running through the center points of each identified participant. When the audio device location is not within the region of congruence, audio captured by an audio device may be adjusted to reduce effects of incongruence when the captured audio is replayed at a far end of the video conference.

Abstract: A service providing system includes a moving apparatus and a service provision instruction apparatus. The moving apparatus moves to a user who is within a service provision area within a predetermined zone, the predetermined zone including the service provision area and a service prohibition area, and provides a service to the user. The service provision instruction apparatus recognizes a position of a user within the zone and instructs the moving apparatus to provide a service to the user when the user is within the service provision area.

Abstract: There is provided a management apparatus configured to allocate a plurality of terminals to a plurality of proxy servers, the management apparatus including a memory, a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to collect first line information of a first line and second line information of a second line, which are used for a terminal of the plurality of terminals, calculate a speed difference between a first line speed of the first line and a second line speed of the second line, based on line speeds in accordance with the first line information and the second line information, and allocate the terminal to a proxy server of the plurality of proxy servers, based on the speed difference.

Abstract: A print apparatus configured to connect a plurality of wireless LAN adapters, the print apparatus includes a print mechanism configured to print on a print medium; a plurality of USB ports to which the wireless LAN adapter configured to be connected; and a processor configured to acquire information related to a wireless communication function of the wireless LAN adapter from the plurality of connected wireless LAN adapters in a case where it is detected that the wireless LAN adapters is in a state of being connected to the plurality of USB ports and executes processing which sets one higher function wireless LAN adapter to be in a usable state and sets the other wireless LAN adapter to be in an unusable state by comparing the acquired information items of the plurality of wireless LAN adapters.

Abstract: A smart camera system is disclosed. The camera can work with cloud data storage systems and compute cloud. A call center can access the cloud to provide security monitoring services.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for non-facial animation in facial performance driven avatar system are generally described herein. A method for facial gesture driven body animation may include capturing a series of images of a face, and computing facial motion data for each of the images in the series of images. The method may include identifying an avatar body animation based on the facial motion data, and animating a body of an avatar using the avatar body animation.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for real-time audio processing employs a gaze detection sensor to detect a direction of a user's gaze and output a gaze signal corresponding to the detected direction of the user's gaze. A digital signal processing unit responds to a plurality of signals corresponding to a plurality of sounds received at the apparatus, and the determined direction of gaze to identify a signal of interest from the plurality of signals using the gaze signal. The signal of interest is processed for output to the user. In embodiments, a microphone array provides the plurality of signals. An imaging sensor may work with either the microphone array or the gaze detection sensor to identify the signal of interest.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for playing sequential video streams. The technique involves initiating playback of a first video stream within a foreground of a display region and loading at least a portion of a second video stream during the playback of the first video stream. The technique further involves detects an event associated with the playback of the first video stream, and, in response, initiating playback of the second video stream within the foreground of the display region.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, each of a plurality of members of a social networking service is mapped to a weighted skill vector, each weighted skill vector including a list of skills for the member with an associated weight indicating a strength of the skill. Members of the social networking service who belong to an industry are aggregated to obtain a weighted matrix of members and skills along with compensation vectors indicating compensation for each of the members in the matrix. The weighted matrix of members and skills and corresponding compensation vectors are used to train a machine learning skill monetary value prediction model to output a predicted monetary value for a skill contained in a candidate vector fed to the machine learning skill monetary value prediction model. A recommendation is provided to a member of one or more skills to add based on output of the model.

Abstract: An eyewear device has an optical element, a source, a dichroic mirror, and a camera. The optical element has a front surface, a back surface, a rim, and an angled portion of the rim. The source emits light in a first band of light and is configured to illuminate a portion of an eye of a user of the eyewear device. The dichroic mirror is arranged proximate to the angled portion of the rim, is reflective in the first band of light, is transmissive in a second band of light, and is configured to direct light in the first band reflected from the portion of the eye toward a first position. The camera is located in the first position that is located in a plane of the optical element, and the camera is configured to capture images of the light in the first band reflected by the dichroic mirror.

Abstract: A method for reconfiguring a bus device from a first configuration into a second configuration, wherein the second configuration is not visible to, and is not selectable by, an unauthorized host device that connects to the bus device through a peripheral port of the bus device is described. In the bus device, a received message transmitted by the authorized host device through the peripheral port of the bus device to which the authorized host device is connected is parsed and an instruction to reconfigure the bus device from the first configuration into the second configuration is detected. Responsive to detecting the instruction, a daemon signals reconfiguration of the bus device into the second configuration, and responsive to the daemon signaling, the bus device is reconfigured into the second configuration. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, method, and user interfaces to facilitate communication between users via multiple modes of electronic communication. The system displays a conversation view that presents messages exchanged between a first user and at least one other user in an electronic chat conversation. The conversation view includes an interactive element to enable the first user to initiate a video call with the at least one other user. Based on receiving user input corresponding to an interaction with the interactive element, the system initiates the video call with the at least one other user. The system displays an active call view to facilitate the video call with the at least one other user. The system toggles from displaying the active call view to displaying the conversation view in response to further user input.

Abstract: A video recorder cluster for use in a video surveillance system includes multiple recorder nodes that can each participate in processing of user-specified operations such as playback, recording, and analysis of the video streams. The video recorder cluster determines the required resources for processing the video data of streams, determines the available resources on each of the recorder nodes, and forwards the video data of the streams to recorder nodes that either include the required resources or include a preferred set of available resources in accordance with the required resources. The video recorder cluster presents a single cluster address for client user devices to access the resources of the video recorder cluster, thereby enabling the video recorder cluster to appear as a single virtual network video recorder to clients.

Abstract: In an information providing terminal, a display switching controller instructs to switch between pieces of display content of a third display panel from an image of a face of a user captured by a first camera to an image captured by any one of a second camera, a third camera, and a fourth camera. The display switching controller instructs to switch between pieces of display content of a fourth display panel from an image of hands of the user captured by the second camera to an image which is captured by any one of the first camera, the third camera, and the fourth camera.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first interface for connecting to a personal computer, a second interface for connecting to a communications device, a third interface for connecting to a headset, a fourth interface for connecting to a speaker, and a processor in control of each of the interfaces. The processor is configured to route audio associated with a communications session on one of the personal computer or the communications device to the speaker, and in response to a user putting on the headset, re-route the audio to the headset.

Abstract: A multi-format digital video production system is capable of maintaining full-bandwidth resolution of subject material while providing professional quality editing and manipulation of images intended for digital television and other applications, including digital HDTV programs and specialized video monitoring applications. This allows emerging broadband video transmission media, including Internet broadcast schemes, to overcome existing technology limitations. The approach facilitates high-quality/large-screen video production and monitoring through the use of conventional broadband channels, including those which currently only exhibit bandwidths on the order of 4 Mbps. In formats utilizing substantially 24 fps progressive scan multi-format system, direct streaming is made possible from HDTV (16:9) high-quality data, thereby expanding market applications which require these higher levels of resolution, bits per pixel, and so forth.

Abstract: A conference management system that is capable of managing one or more panels within a teleconference. The conference manager is capable of receiving commands for the purposes of configuring one or more panels and, during a teleconference, activating various panels at various times. In particular, the conference manager is configured to add participants in a teleconference to a panel. The conference manager is also configured to activate a panel, which has the effect of unmuting the audio and video media of the participants previously identified as members of the panel. The conference manager can be further configured to restore the conference to its previous mode, such as a lecture mode in which a lecturer participant is identified as a permanent speaker such that activating and deactivating a panel does not result in the lecturer being muted. Muting treatments other than activating a panel can also be applied to the teleconference.

Abstract: A wireless configurable flash memory that facilitates wireless access of data includes a storage module configured to store the data, a configurable protocol module configured to parse frames of various protocols according to a configuration parameter and a control module configured to control wireless reception and transmission of the data and parsing of wireless protocols. By means of the configurable protocol module, the value of each field defined in a protocol are reconfigurable, so that the wireless configurable flash memory can be self-adaptive to changes in the protocols, identification of protocols is converted to simple comparison on the values of respective fields of the protocols, and data of multiple protocols can be transmitted and received though a simple configurable protocol module. Thus, the wireless configurable flash memory for wireless access of the data has the characteristics of high self-adaptability, small area and low power consumption.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a terminal side association processing unit which associates first additional information with sound information, an imaging unit which images second additional information, and a detection unit which detects positional information and azimuth information of the imaging unit. The main body side association processing unit associates the associates the third additional information with the first additional information and the sound information based on an imaging time when the second additional information is imaged.

Abstract: In a communication event between a first user and one or more second users via a communication network. A plurality of video streams is received via the network at a computer connected to the network. Each of the streams carries a respective moving image of at least one respective user. The computer causes the respective moving image of a first of the video streams to be displayed at a user device of the first user for a first time interval. The computer detects, in the respective moving image of a second of the video streams that is not displayed at the user device in the first time interval, a change in the visual content thereof. In response to detecting said change in the visual content, the computer causes at least the second video stream to be displayed at the user device for a second time interval.

Abstract: A media prompting assembly enables various input sources to prompt images and text onto a beam splitter mirror with minimal light reflections. The assembly provides at least one interchangeable camera to capture the image from a user; a housing comprising sidewalls and an interchangeable camera panel that encloses the screen and the beam splitter mirror, the camera panel defined by a lens hole that is positioned and sized for operation with a correlating camera; an electronic device provides an image signal to a monitor, the monitor further comprises an internal mirror flip circuit that creates a mirror image of the signal to be projected from the monitor screen; and a beam splitter mirror adjustable and in front of the viewer inside the housing to reflect the image from the screen correctly oriented and readable by the user, so that a user may look directly into a camera when addressing an audience.

Abstract: A system for transmitting data over a network may include data processed according to a data-redundancy encoding technique such as erasure coding to be transmitted via an unreliable, connectionless transmission protocol, for example user datagram protocol (“UDP”). A transmitting manager may receive a request from an application to transmit data. The transmission manager may select encoding parameters and encode data to be transferred using a data-redundancy encoding technique. The transmission manager may initiate transmission of the encoded data and payload header data may via a network, for example via a network communication stream or protocol stack. A reconstruction manager associated with the receiving node may reconstruct the original data using the received erasure coding data and payload header data. In some embodiments, the receiving node may transmit telemetry data to the erasure coding algorithm.

Abstract: A portable patient-care kit is disclosed. The kit includes two-housing portions, a plurality of compartments, a touch-screen user interface device, and a light bar. The two-housing portions pivotally coupled together to form a container space. The plurality of compartments is disposed within at least one of the housing portions such that each compartment is configured to retain at least one medical apparatus. The touch-screen user interface device has a transceiver that can communicate via a mobile data network. The light bar is disposed along an exterior of one of the two-housing portions configured provide light.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing system, a storage medium and a control method through which a user privacy level in a telepresence system can be set depending on a counterpart. The information processing system includes a setting unit that automatically sets a privacy level depending on a user of a communication destination device; a communication unit that transmits a picture of a user of a communication source device to the communication destination device; and a controller that performs control to mask the picture of the user of the communication source device depending on the automatically set privacy level.

Abstract: An intercommunication system in an apartment complex comprises residential buildings, each including room parent devices installed in respective rooms; a collective entrance device having a call unit enabling a call manipulation for calling a visit destination room parent device; a storage unit stored with a call table having room numbers correlated with pieces of room parent device IDs for identification of the room parent devices, respectively; a processing unit performing processing of converting a signal input to the call unit into the room parent device ID of a call target room parent device based on the call table; and a transmission unit transmitting the room parent device ID to the room parent devices in the building of the terminal device; and a building control unit connecting the collective entrance device to the room parent devices of the rooms of the building of the building control unit, by an intercom line.

Abstract: A multi-part electronic device has a mode with at least two overlapped device parts comprising a first camera part mounted on a first device part and a second camera part mounted on a second device part. At least one of the first and second camera parts is resiliently mounted such that contact between the first and second camera parts when the first device part and the second device part are overlapped with each other aligns the first camera part and the second camera part within a selected angular deviation between the camera parts' respective optical axes. A camera part having a body and a flexible mount and a method of reducing tilt error are also described.

Abstract: In a computer implemented method, landmarks in a two dimensional image of a face are detected. In dependence on the detected landmarks, a three dimensional template head comprising texture, bones, animations and blend shapes is modified. The template head comprises bones corresponding to respective reference landmarks and which are moved in dependence on a respective detected landmark.

Abstract: An on-board vehicle navigation system (NAV system) may provide a variety of information and may be integrated with a variety of on-board vehicle systems or features. The NAV system may have the display set to show information about a single system in a full screen mode or have the display divided to show information about multiple systems simultaneously (mixed display mode). The NAV system may allow the user to select an automatic switching from a mixed display mode to a full display mode upon the occurrence of predetermined system conditions. The full display mode may be temporary and automatically return back to the previous display mode or may require a user acknowledgement prior to returning back to the previous display mode. The switch to the full display mode allows more information to be communicated to the user.

Abstract: A digital camera adapted to be used with an SD card, which has a security-lock function, includes a password inputting part configured to input a password for releasing the security lock into the SD card. The digital camera releases the security-lock function of the SD card and establishes a communication between the SD card and a personal computer.

Abstract: A method for three dimensional wireless network monitoring that includes receiving endpoint device data at one or more access points and receiving wireless coverage data at the one or more access points. The method further includes transmitting the endpoint device data to a client device, wherein, when the endpoint device data is received by the client device, causes the client device to display an endpoint device indicator in a three dimensional graphic visualization using a first set of visual characteristics determined based on the endpoint device data; and transmitting the wireless coverage data to the client device, wherein, when the wireless coverage data is received by the client device, causes the client device to display a wireless coverage indicator in the three dimensional graphic visualization using a second set of visual characteristics determined based on the wireless coverage data.

Abstract: An information processing system includes first and second terminals for acquiring a desired image captured actively using a speech communication partner's apparatus during speech communication. The first terminal includes a first microphone, a first transmitter that transmits voice data to the second terminal, and a first receiver that receives voice data from the second terminal. The second terminal includes a camera, a second microphone, a second transmitter that transmits the voice data to the first terminal, and a second receiver that receives the voice data from the first terminal. During speech communication, the first transmitter transmits, together with the voice data, an operation command for operating the camera. The second receiver receives the operation command and operates the camera. During speech communication with the first terminal, the second transmitter transmits, together with the voice data, the image data captured by the camera.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for orientation negotiation are described. In one innovative aspect, a method includes receiving an orientation negotiation message at a video processing device from a first device associated with a communication session with the video processing device. The orientation negotiation message includes an indication of an orientation of the first device and at least one characteristic associated with the first device. The method also includes identifying either the video processing device or the first device perform orientation processing based at least in part on the received at least one characteristic of the first device. The method further includes transmitting a message is transmitted to said first device, said message including information indicating a result of said identifying. The identified device performs subsequent orientation processing such as rotation of images included in the communication session.

Abstract: A heat spreading and insulating material using densified foam is provided that has a heat spreading layer that is adhered to an insulating layer. The material is designed to be used with mobile devices that generate heat adjacent to heat sensitive components. The insulating layer is formed from a compressed layer of polyimide foam to increase its density. The polyimide foam retains a significant amount of insulating properties through the densification process. In some embodiments, an EMI shielding layer is added to improve electrical properties of the device. The heat spreading layer is commonly a graphite material with anisotropic heat properties that preferentially conduct heat in-plane. The material may also include pressure sensitive layers to permanently apply the material to the mobile device.

Abstract: A face liveness detection method includes outputting a prompt to complete one or more specified actions in sequence within a specified time period, obtaining a face video, detecting a reference face image frame in the face video using a face detection method, locating a facial keypoint in the reference face image frame, tracking the facial keypoint in one or more subsequent face image frames, determining a state parameter of one of the one or more specified actions using a continuity analysis method according to the facial keypoint, and determining whether the one of the one or more specified actions is completed according to a continuity of the state parameter.

Abstract: A voice dialog device, comprises a voice processing unit configured to obtain a voice pronounced by a user and a result of recognizing the voice; a plurality of estimation units configured to estimate emotion of the user by different methods; and a response unit configured to create a response sentence, based on results of estimating the emotion of the user, and provide the response sentence to the user, wherein when a discrepancy exists between the results of estimating the emotion of the user by the plurality of estimation units, the response unit makes an inquiry to the user, and determines which estimation result is to be adopted, based on content of an obtained response.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques implemented partly by a communications service for identifying and altering undesirable portions of communication data, such as audio data and video data, from a communication session between computing devices. For example, the communications service may monitor the communications session to alter or remove undesirable audio data, such as a dog barking, a doorbell ringing, etc., and/or video data, such as rude gestures, inappropriate facial expressions, etc. The communications service may stream the communication data for the communication session partly through managed servers and analyze the communication data to detect undesirable portions. The communications service may alter or remove the portions of communication data received from a first user device, such as by filtering, refraining from transmitting, or modifying the undesirable portions.

Abstract: A method of performing communication by using a plurality of network interfaces mounted on a communication terminal apparatus and a communication terminal apparatus are provided. The method includes allocating different Internet protocol (IP) addresses corresponding to the plurality of network interfaces to a plurality of applications of the communication terminal apparatus, relaying data transmitted or received between the plurality of applications and the plurality of network interfaces based on the allocated IP addresses, and simultaneously performing communication with an external network by the plurality of network interfaces through the relaying of the data.

Abstract: A computing system and method to implement a three-dimensional virtual reality world with avatar posture animation without user posture tracking devices. A position and orientation of a respective avatar in the virtual reality world is tracked to generate a view of the virtual world for the avatar and to present the avatar to others. In response to input data tracking a position, orientation, and motions of a head of a user of the virtual reality world, the server system uses a posture model to predict, from the input data, a posture of an avatar of the user in the virtual reality world, and computes an animation of the avatar showing the posture of the avatar in the virtual reality world.

Abstract: Embodiments according to the present disclosure are directed to, for example, head mounted eyewear (e.g., similar in form to traditional eye glasses) that includes low light vision enhancing and/or additional vision enhancing capabilities (e.g., near-vision enhancing capabilities). For example, in some embodiments, a head mounted housing arrangement is provided that includes an eyepiece adjacent to a wearer's eye, one or more imaging devices (e.g., one or more solid state or other imagers sensitive to light, including low light levels), one or more image generator(s) operatively coupled to the imager(s) (e.g., optically coupled, in electrical communication with, or wirelessly coupled) to receive an output from the imaging device(s), and/or one or more optical elements (e.g., a combination of mirror(s) and/or lenses). The one or more optical elements may place an output of the image generator(s) into a position that is visible to the wearer's eye.

Abstract: A storage equipment and a door-to-door delivery system stores deliveries in boxes and allows a user easy access to the delivery even when a plurality of separate deliveries to the same resident is delivered during different and multiple times. The system includes a storage equipment element that stores the delivery delivered for a door-to-door delivery service; a control server, connected to the storage equipment via a network which controls data relative to the door-to-door delivery service: a user terminal, connected to the storage equipment via a network and operated by the addressee-user of the delivery and a carrier terminal, connected to the storage equipment via the network and operated by the carrier who delivers the delivery to the addressee-resident.

Abstract: Techniques described herein provide modifications to a communication session based on a proximity context. Various implementations establish a communication session between a local communication device and a remote communication device. In response to establishing the communication session, one or more implementations determine a proximity context associated with an area around the local device, such as by detecting a proximity of various objects to the local device. Upon determining the proximity context, various embodiments alter various operating parameters associated the communication session, such as by reducing a speaker volume and/or announcing the presence of a person within proximity to the local device.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for dialing a phone number, where the method for dialing the phone number includes obtaining, by a communications terminal from a number record of a called party, root-level number information of the called party, number information of sub-levels 1 to j, and a relationship between the root-level number information and the number information of sub-levels 1 to j, calling the called party for the second time according to the root-level number information, and sending, according to a relationship between the root-level number information and sub-level i number information, the sub-level i number information corresponding to an ith input prompt of the called party after the second call succeeds, where i?1 and i?j. Therefore, information can be automatically entered to the called party according to an input prompt of the called party.

Abstract: A display area can be smoothly moved. A semiconductor device sequentially receives a plurality of whole images, each of which includes a plurality of small screen images and which are temporally continuous and form a moving image, and decodes a received whole image. Here, the semiconductor device includes a reception unit that receives the whole image including the small screen images, a determination unit that determines a decoding area which includes a small screen image to be decoded and which is included in the whole image, and a decoding unit that decodes the small screen image in the decoding area which is determined by the determination unit and which is included in the whole image. The determination unit determines a new decoding area when a small screen image of intra frame appears in the decoding area.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing images that are associated with a video conference communication session, obtaining a video conference policy associated with the video conference communication session, applying object pattern recognition to the images to detect an object in the images, and retrieve first replacement image content according to the video conference policy. The images can be adjusted by replacing a first portion of the images other than the detected object with the first replacement image content to generate first adjusted video content. The first adjusted video content can be provided to the first recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Non-adjusted video content can be provided according to the video conference policy to the second recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Other embodiments are disclosed.