Global Patent Index - EP 1110398 A1

EP 1110398 A1 20010627 - AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR SOUND AND IMAGE RECORDING

Title (en)

AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR SOUND AND IMAGE RECORDING

Title (de)

AUTOMATISCHES SYSTEM ZUR TON- UND BILDAUFNAHME

Title (fr)

SYSTEME AUTOMATIQUE DE PRISE DE SON ET D'IMAGES

Publication

EP 1110398 A1 20010627 (FR)

Application

EP 99940237 A 19990826

Priority

  • FR 9902047 W 19990826
  • FR 9810888 A 19980831

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2782877A1] The invention concerns an automatic system for sound and image recording in particular for videoconference, comprising means controlling (20) image and sound recording sensors (10) and sequence analysing means (40) monitoring said control means (20) to obtain automatic framing of the sequence being filmed. The invention is characterised in that an intelligent interface is provided for selecting a person or a group among the persons in the filmed sequence, at the request of a participant, and automatic framing (30) on the basis of data supplied by the sequence analysing means (40), on the selected person or group. The invention is applicable to videoconferencing.

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/15; H04N 7/14

IPC 8 full level

H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04N 7/14 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0013417A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FI FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2782877 A1 20000303; FR 2782877 B1 20001013; EP 1110398 A1 20010627; JP 2002524936 A 20020806; WO 0013417 A1 20000309

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9810888 A 19980831; EP 99940237 A 19990826; FR 9902047 W 19990826; JP 2000568257 A 19990826