Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include an image processing system comprising: a video stream processing device configured to receive a video stream, segment the video stream into multiple frames of pictures arranged in chronological order, and distribute the multiple frames of pictures to edge computing devices in a connected edge computing device group; and a picture collecting device configured to receive pictures from the edge computing device group. The individual edge computing devices in the edge computing device group are each configured to subject the received pictures to target identification, and send the pictures marked with a region in which an identified target is located. The picture collecting device is further configured to restore in chronological order as a video stream the received pictures marked with target identification results.

Abstract: A system and method for providing video conferencing are described herein. Original video streams from one or more cameras are sampled to form downscaled versions of the video stream. The downscaled version is analyzed to find regions of interest and generate metadata describing aspects of the regions of interest, including a region that includes a preferred speaker and the best view of each participant present together in the video conference. Cropping instructions are generated from the metadata, and portions of the original video stream are removed to form a set of presentation views for each participant, including the preferred speaker. The set of presentation views is stitched together to form a composite display for each participant viewing the stream remotely.