System and method for visual and auditory communication using cloud communication
Disclosed is a method and a system configured to be arranged at a location. The system being configured for visual and auditory communication between one or more at-location participants and one or more far-end participants. The system comprising an audio/video (AV)-system. The AV-system comprising an audio component for audio transmission and a video component for video transmission. The AV-system is configured for providing a video-feed from the location. The AV-system is configured to connect to a unified communication cloud server for enabling/performing cloud communication service. The system comprising a functionality service software embedded in the AV-system. The functionality service software being configured for controlling a number of functionalities of the video-feed to generate a processed video-feed. The processed video-feed from the location is configured to be provided to the far-end participant(s) via the cloud communication service.
1. A system, the system being configured for visual and auditory communication between one or more at-location participants and one or more far-end participants, the system comprising:
an audio/video (AV)-system, disposed at a location, comprising:
an audio component for audio transmission;
a video component for video transmission;
wherein the AV-system is configured for providing a video-feed from the location;
wherein the AV-system is configured to connect to a unified communication cloud server for providing a cloud communication service; and
an embedded functionality service software configured for controlling a number of functionalities of the video-feed to generate a processed video-feed to provide a consistent user experience for the at-location participants and the far-end participants;
wherein the functionalities of the video-feed include an in-picture add-on augmentation in a corner or free space of the processed video feed, and
wherein the processed video-feed from the location is configured to be provided to the far-end participant(s) via the cloud communication service.
2. The system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the video component comprises three cameras for providing a field of view of 140 to 180 degrees of the location, and
wherein the audio component comprises a speakerphone.
3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the in-picture add-on augmentation in the processed video-feed comprises a slide multimedia presentation.
4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the in-picture add-on augmentation comprises a pre-recorded video in the processed video-feed.
5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the functionalities of the video-feed comprises at least one of performing people or object recognition of the at-location participants or one or more physical objects at the location.
6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the functionalities of the video-feed comprises displaying a recognized physical object at the location.
7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the functionalities of the video-feed comprises performing image processing of the video-feed.
8. The system according to claim 7 , wherein the image processing comprises affecting an emphasis of one or more of the at-location participants or one or more physical objects at the location.
9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the image processing comprises transparency control of one or more at-location participants.
10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the functionalities comprise controlling whether the processed video-feed displays:
a zoom-in on one at-location participant,
an overview of at least one of all the at-location participants or an overview of the location, or
a cropping to only show a part of the location.
11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein one or more criteria determine which of the number of functionalities that should be applied to the video-feed at a certain time.
12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the functionality service software is configured to be controlled:
not by the unified communication cloud server;
by the provider of the AV-system;
by the far-end participant;
by the at-location participants; or
only by the provider of the AV-system and the at-location participants.
13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the functionality service software is configured to be controlled via:
the AV-system,
via an electronic device of the far-end participant(s), or
via a control interface in connection with the AV-system.
14. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the AV-system is agnostic to a type of the unified communication cloud server.
15. A method for performing visual and auditory communication using a system, the communication being between one or more at-location participants and one or more far-end participants,
wherein the system, disposed at a location, comprises:
an audio/video (AV)-system comprising an audio component for audio transmission and a video component for video transmission, and
a functionality service software embedded in the AV-system disposed at the location;
wherein the method comprises:
providing, by the AV-system, a video-feed from the location;
connecting, by the AV-system, to a unified communication cloud server for enabling or performing cloud communication service;
controlling, by the functionality service software, a number of functionalities of the video-feed to generate a processed video-feed, wherein
the functionalities of the video-feed include in-picture add-on augmentations in a corner or free space of the processed video feed; and
providing the processed video-feed, from the location to the far-end participant(s) via the cloud communication service, that is consistent for the at-location participants and the far-end participants.
16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the AV-system is agnostic to a type of the unified communication cloud server.