Method and system for audio-video communications
View Patent ↗A terminal for audio-video communications comprising an IP enabled video phone and a video processor component coupled to the IP enabled video phone and including a module for correcting images from the video camera to render a camera-facing image for transmission to remote viewer. The correcting images may include use of calibrated images for a particular user and may replace background images with neutral images.
1. A terminal for audio-video communications comprising:
an IP enabled video phone; and
a video processor component coupled to the IP enabled video phone and including a module for correcting images from a video camera to render a camera-facing image for transmission to a remote viewer, the video processor component being configured to drop at least one image from the video camera while correction and rendering of a previous image from the video camera is performed.
2. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the module for correcting images includes an image distortion correction module.
3. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the module for correcting images includes an image rotation correction module.
4. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the module for correcting images includes a subject of focus identification module.
5. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the module for correcting images includes an image calibration module.
6. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein the image calibration module includes an image calibration user interface.
7. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein the image calibration module includes a background substitution module.
8. A method of processing images for audio-video communications, the method comprising:
capturing one or more video images;
analyzing the captured images to determine if a correction is required;
applying correction to the captured images to render one or more camera-facing images;
providing the camera-facing images for display; and
dropping at least one captured video image while analyzing, correcting and rendering of a previously captured video image is performed.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein capturing video images includes capturing images with a subject positioned in predetermined orientations with respect to a video camera and deriving calibration information for the subject from the captured images for use in analyzing later captured images.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the analyzing the captured images uses calibration information.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the analyzing the captured images includes identifying the subject of interest within the image.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the applying correction includes replacing a background image behind the subject of interest with a neutral image.