Patents by Inventor Christian Fjelleng Theien
Christian Fjelleng Theien has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11418758Abstract: In one embodiment, a video conference endpoint may detect a one or more participants within a field of view of a camera of the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may determine one or more alternative framings of an output of the camera of the video conference endpoint based on the detected one or more participants. The video conference endpoint may send the output of the camera of the video conference endpoint to one or more far-end video conference endpoints participating in a video conference with the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may send data descriptive of the one or more alternative framings of the output of the camera to the far-end video conference endpoints. The far-end video conference endpoints may utilize the data to display one of the one or more alternative framings.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Christian Fjelleng Theien, Rune Øistein Aas, Kristian Tangeland
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Patent number: 11356488Abstract: During an online meeting, captured video content generated at an endpoint is analyzed. A participant at the endpoint is identified from the captured video content utilizing face recognition analysis of an isolated facial image of the participant within the captured video content. Identified participant information is generated, modified and/or maintained in response to one or more changes associated with the captured video content, where the one or more changes includes an identification of each participant at the endpoint and/or a change in location of one or more identified participants at the endpoint. In response to a determination of one or more criteria being satisfied, the identified participant information is provided in video content for transmission to a remote endpoint (to facilitate display of identifiers for one or more identified participants in the display at the remote endpoint).Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Paul Thomas Mackell, Christian Fjelleng Theien, Rune Øistein Aas
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Publication number: 20210144337Abstract: In one embodiment, a video conference endpoint may detect a one or more participants within a field of view of a camera of the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may determine one or more alternative framings of an output of the camera of the video conference endpoint based on the detected one or more participants. The video conference endpoint may send the output of the camera of the video conference endpoint to one or more far-end video conference endpoints participating in a video conference with the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may send data descriptive of the one or more alternative framings of the output of the camera to the far-end video conference endpoints. The far-end video conference endpoints may utilize the data to display one of the one or more alternative framings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Christian Fjelleng Theien, Rune Øistein Aas, Kristian Tangeland
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Patent number: 10917612Abstract: In one embodiment, a video conference endpoint may detect a one or more participants within a field of view of a camera of the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may determine one or more alternative framings of an output of the camera of the video conference endpoint based on the detected one or more participants. The video conference endpoint may send the output of the camera of the video conference endpoint to one or more far-end video conference endpoints participating in a video conference with the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may send data descriptive of the one or more alternative framings of the output of the camera to the far-end video conference endpoints. The far-end video conference endpoints may utilize the data to display one of the one or more alternative framings.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Christian Fjelleng Theien, Rune Øistein Aas, Kristian Tangeland
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Publication number: 20200344278Abstract: During an online meeting, captured video content generated at an endpoint is analyzed. A participant at the endpoint is identified from the captured video content utilizing face recognition analysis of an isolated facial image of the participant within the captured video content. Identified participant information is generated, modified and/or maintained in response to one or more changes associated with the captured video content, where the one or more changes includes an identification of each participant at the endpoint and/or a change in location of one or more identified participants at the endpoint. In response to a determination of one or more criteria being satisfied, the identified participant information is provided in video content for transmission to a remote endpoint (to facilitate display of identifiers for one or more identified participants in the display at the remote endpoint).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Paul Thomas Mackell, Christian Fjelleng Theien, Rune Øistein Aas
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Patent number: 10708544Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided to intelligently frame groups of participants in a meeting. This gives a more pleasing experience with fewer switches, better contextual understanding, and more natural framing, as would be seen in a video production made by a human director. Furthermore, in accordance with another embodiment, conversational framing techniques are provided. During speaker tracking, when two local participants are addressing each other, a method is provided to show a close-up framing showing both participants. By evaluating the direction participants are looking and a speaker history, it is determined if there is a local discussion going on, and an appropriate framing is selected to give far-end participants the most contextually rich experience.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kristian Tangeland, Rune Oistein Aas, Christian Fjelleng Theien
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Publication number: 20200068172Abstract: In one embodiment, a video conference endpoint may detect a one or more participants within a field of view of a camera of the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may determine one or more alternative framings of an output of the camera of the video conference endpoint based on the detected one or more participants. The video conference endpoint may send the output of the camera of the video conference endpoint to one or more far-end video conference endpoints participating in a video conference with the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may send data descriptive of the one or more alternative framings of the output of the camera to the far-end video conference endpoints. The far-end video conference endpoints may utilize the data to display one of the one or more alternative framings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Christian Fjelleng Theien, Rune Øistein Aas, Kristian Tangeland
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Patent number: 10516852Abstract: In one embodiment, a video conference endpoint may detect a one or more participants within a field of view of a camera of the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may determine one or more alternative framings of an output of the camera of the video conference endpoint based on the detected one or more participants. The video conference endpoint may send the output of the camera of the video conference endpoint to one or more far-end video conference endpoints participating in a video conference with the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may send data descriptive of the one or more alternative framings of the output of the camera to the far-end video conference endpoints. The far-end video conference endpoints may utilize the data to display one of the one or more alternative framings.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Christian Fjelleng Theien, Rune Øistein Aas, Kristian Tangeland
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Publication number: 20190356883Abstract: In one embodiment, a video conference endpoint may detect a one or more participants within a field of view of a camera of the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may determine one or more alternative framings of an output of the camera of the video conference endpoint based on the detected one or more participants. The video conference endpoint may send the output of the camera of the video conference endpoint to one or more far-end video conference endpoints participating in a video conference with the video conference endpoint. The video conference endpoint may send data descriptive of the one or more alternative framings of the output of the camera to the far-end video conference endpoints. The far-end video conference endpoints may utilize the data to display one of the one or more alternative framings.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Christian Fjelleng Theien, Rune Øistein Aas, Kristian Tangeland
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Publication number: 20190199967Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided to intelligently frame groups of participants in a meeting. This gives a more pleasing experience with fewer switches, better contextual understanding, and more natural framing, as would be seen in a video production made by a human director. Furthermore, in accordance with another embodiment, conversational framing techniques are provided. During speaker tracking, when two local participants are addressing each other, a method is provided to show a close-up framing showing both participants. By evaluating the direction participants are looking and a speaker history, it is determined if there is a local discussion going on, and an appropriate framing is selected to give far-end participants the most contextually rich experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Kristian Tangeland, Rune Oistein Aas, Christian Fjelleng Theien
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Patent number: 10257465Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided to intelligently frame groups of participants in a meeting. This gives a more pleasing experience with fewer switches, better contextual understanding, and more natural framing, as would be seen in a video production made by a human director. Furthermore, in accordance with another embodiment, conversational framing techniques are provided. During speaker tracking, when two local participants are addressing each other, a method is provided to show a close-up framing showing both participants. By evaluating the direction participants are looking and a speaker history, it is determined if there is a local discussion going on, and an appropriate framing is selected to give far-end participants the most contextually rich experience.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kristian Tangeland, Rune Oistein Aas, Christian Fjelleng Theien
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Publication number: 20180249124Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided to intelligently frame groups of participants in a meeting. This gives a more pleasing experience with fewer switches, better contextual understanding, and more natural framing, as would be seen in a video production made by a human director. Furthermore, in accordance with another embodiment, conversational framing techniques are provided. During speaker tracking, when two local participants are addressing each other, a method is provided to show a close-up framing showing both participants. By evaluating the direction participants are looking and a speaker history, it is determined if there is a local discussion going on, and an appropriate framing is selected to give far-end participants the most contextually rich experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Kristian Tangeland, Rune Oistein Aas, Christian Fjelleng Theien
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Patent number: 9942518Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided to intelligently frame groups of participants in a meeting. This gives a more pleasing experience with fewer switches, better contextual understanding, and more natural framing, as would be seen in a video production made by a human director. Furthermore, in accordance with another embodiment, conversational framing techniques are provided. During speaker tracking, when two local participants are addressing each other, a method is provided to show a close-up framing showing both participants. By evaluating the direction participants are looking and a speaker history, it is determined if there is a local discussion going on, and an appropriate framing is selected to give far-end participants the most contextually rich experience.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kristian Tangeland, Rune Oistein Aas, Christian Fjelleng Theien