Multiple display planes for participant collaboration

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting an angle between a first physical display and a second physical display, an end of the first physical display being adjacent to an end of the second physical display and defining the angle;

based on detecting the angle, establishing (i) a first physical display plane on the first physical display, (ii) a second physical display plane on the second physical display, and (iii) a plurality of virtual display planes on the first physical display and the second physical display, wherein the first physical display displays the first physical display place and at least one virtual display plane of the plurality of virtual display planes, and the second physical display displays the second physical display plane and at least one virtual display plane of the plurality of virtual display planes; and

presenting a different video feed of a plurality of video feeds in each of the first physical display plane, the second physical display plane, and a first virtual display plane of the plurality of virtual display planes.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the video feed presented in the first physical display plane comprises a video feed of a first video-conference participant, the video feed presented in the second physical display plane comprises a video feed of a second video-conference participant, and the video feed presented in the first virtual display plane comprises a video feed of a third video-conference participant, and wherein the establishing and presenting implement a virtual round-table meeting among a user and the first, second, and third video-conference participants.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising presenting meeting content in a second virtual display plane of the plurality of virtual display planes.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein one video feed of the plurality of video feeds is presented spanning the first physical display and the second physical display in a pair of adjacent virtual display planes of the plurality of virtual display planes, with one virtual display plane of the pair being displayed on the first physical display and the other virtual display plane of the pair being displayed on the second physical display.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a respective different video feed, of the plurality of video feeds, to present in each of the first physical display plane, second physical display plane, and first virtual display plane, wherein the determining is based on (i) a pre-configured default, or (ii) a mapping, by a user, of each different video feed to a respective display plane of the first physical display plane, second physical display plane, and first virtual display plane.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first physical display and the second physical display are part of a single flexible display to which flexion is applied, the flexion imparting a bend in the flexible display along a bend line forming the angle and defining (i) the first physical display in a first region of the flexible display and (ii) the second physical display in a second region of the flexible display.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein each different video feed of the plurality of video feeds is from a respective different camera of a set of cameras at different locations remote from each other.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the angle comprises determining the angle based on signals from proximity devices of the first physical display and second physical display.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

imaging a scene proximate the first and second physical displays;

extrapolating an extension of a feature of the scene; and

for each display plane of the first physical display plane, second physical display plane, and first virtual display plane, presenting a respective portion of the extrapolated extension of the feature, the presenting providing to a viewer of the first physical display and second physical display continuity of the feature in the first physical display plane, second physical display plane, and first virtual display plane.

10. A computer system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor in communications with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, the method comprising:

detecting an angle between a first physical display and a second physical display, an end of the first physical display being adjacent to an end of the second physical display and defining the angle;

based on detecting the angle, establishing (i) a first physical display plane on the first physical display, (ii) a second physical display plane on the second physical display, and (iii) a plurality of virtual display planes on the first physical display and the second physical display, wherein the first physical display displays the first physical display plane and at least one virtual display plane of the plurality of virtual display planes, and the second physical display displays the second physical display plane and at least one virtual display plane of the plurality of virtual display planes; and

presenting a different video feed of a plurality of video feeds in each of the first physical display plane, the second physical display plane, and a first virtual display plane of the plurality of virtual display planes.

11. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the video feed presented in the first physical display plane comprises a video feed of a first video-conference participant, the video feed presented in the second physical display plane comprises a video feed of a second video-conference participant, and the video feed presented in the first virtual display plane comprises a video feed of a third video-conference participant, and wherein the establishing and presenting implement a virtual round-table meeting among a user and the first, second, and third video-conference participants.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises presenting meeting content in a second virtual display plane of the plurality of virtual display planes.

13. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein one video feed of the plurality of video feeds is presented spanning the first physical display and the second physical display in a pair of adjacent virtual display planes of the plurality of virtual display planes, with one virtual display plane of the pair being displayed on the first physical display and the other virtual display plane of the pair being displayed on the second physical display.

14. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises determining a respective different video feed, of the plurality of video feeds, to present in each of the first physical display plane, second physical display plane, and first virtual display plane, wherein the determining is based on (i) a pre-configured default, or (ii) a mapping, by a user, of each different video feed to a respective display plane of the first physical display plane, second physical display plane, and first virtual display plane.

15. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the first physical display and the second physical display are part of a single flexible display to which flexion is applied, the flexion imparting a bend in the flexible display along a bend line forming the angle and defining (i) the first physical display in a first region of the flexible display and (ii) the second physical display in a second region of the flexible display.

16. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

imaging a scene proximate the first and second physical displays;

extrapolating an extension of a feature of the scene; and

for each display plane of the first physical display plane, second physical display plane, and first virtual display plane, presenting a respective portion of the extrapolated extension of the feature, the presenting providing to a viewer of the first physical display and second physical display continuity of the feature in the first physical display plane, second physical display plane, and first virtual display plane.

17. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium readable by a processor and storing instructions for execution by the processor for performing a method comprising:

detecting an angle between a first physical display and a second physical display, an end of the first physical display being adjacent to an end of the second physical display and defining the angle;

based on detecting the angle, establishing (i) a first physical display plane on the first physical display, (ii) a second physical display plane on the second physical display, and (iii) a plurality of virtual display planes on the first physical display and the second physical display, wherein the physical display displays the first physical display plane and at least one virtual display plane of the plurality of virtual display planes, and the second physical display displays the second physical display plane and at least one virtual display plane of the plurality of virtual display planes; and

presenting a different video feed of a plurality of video feeds in each of the first physical display plane, the second physical display plane, and a first virtual display plane of the plurality of virtual display planes.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the first physical display and the second physical display are part of a single flexible display to which flexion is applied, the flexion imparting a bend in the flexible display along a bend line forming the angle and defining (i) the first physical display in a first region of the flexible display and (ii) the second physical display in a second region of the flexible display.

19. The computer program product of claim 18 , wherein the video feed presented in the first physical display plane comprises a video feed of a first video-conference participant, the video feed presented in the second physical display plane comprises a video feed of a second video-conference participant, and the video feed presented in the first virtual display plane comprises a video feed of a third video-conference participant, and wherein the establishing and presenting implement a virtual round-table meeting among a user and the first, second, and third video-conference participants.

20. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises:

imaging a scene proximate the first and second physical displays;

extrapolating an extension of a feature of the scene; and

for each display plane of the first physical display plane, second physical display plane, and first virtual display plane, presenting a respective portion of the extrapolated extension of the feature, the presenting providing to a viewer of the first physical display and second physical display continuity of the feature in the first physical display plane, second physical display plane, and first virtual display plane.