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System and method for frame image capture
Assignee: Pixion Inc USA
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Filing: 2003-06-19
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Granted: 2007-03-27
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Expires: 2023-06-19
Abstract
Abstract A system and method for capturing a displayed frame image from a computing device in a conferencing system is disclosed. A user selected area on the computing device is translated into boundary positions, those positions being configurable such that they may remain independent of the boundaries of the actual display or any window within the display. A frame image within the boundary is captured. The captured image may be transmitted to another computing device along with data associated with the captured image.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Salesky
- 👤 Peter Madams
- 👤 John Flower
- 👤 Clint Kaul
- 👤 Benjamin Wells
- 👤 Edward Arthur Ho-Ming Janne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:39
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/20; G06F16/24; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/04842; G06F3/14; G06F3/1415; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/02; H04L12/16; H04L12/18; H04L12/1813; H04L12/1822; H04L12/1827; H04L65/00; H04L65/40; H04L65/403; H04L65/60; H04L65/75; H04L65/765; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/10; H04L67/50; H04L67/60; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329; H04L12/1831; H04L12/1836
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for capturing a frame image from a first computer within a conferencing system comprising: receiving a user selection of at least one area of a display of the first computer; translating the user selection to boundary positions around the at least one area, wherein the boundary positions are settable to positions independent of the boundaries of the display and independent of the boundaries of any window on the display; and selecting the frame image within the boundary positions for capture.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for capturing a frame image from a first computer within a conferencing system comprising: receiving a user selection of at least one area of a display of the first computer; translating the user selection to boundary positions around the at least one area, wherein the boundary positions are settable to positions independent of the boundaries of the display and independent of the boundaries of any window on the display; and selecting the frame image within the boundary positions for capture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying the frame boundary positions on the display.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the frame image is a subset of the image displayed by the display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one area comprises a plurality of areas and the plurality of areas can overlap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting the selected frame image to a second computer in the conferencing system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the selected frame image is divided into subregions for efficient transmission.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 5 further comprising transcoding selected frame image data from a first image data form of the first computer to a second image data form of the second computer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 5 further comprising receiving a signal at the first computer after the second computer receives the selected frame image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the boundary positions are automatically adjusted when the at least one area is moved or resized.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
100 words
A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a machine to perform a method for capturing a frame image from a first computer within a conferencing system, the method comprising: receiving a user selection of at least one area of a display of the first computer; translating the user selection to boundary positions around the at least one area, wherein the boundary positions are settable to positions independent of the boundaries of the display and independent of the boundaries of any window on the display; and selecting the frame image within the boundary positions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
100 words
A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a machine to perform a method for capturing a frame image from a first computer within a conferencing system, the method comprising: receiving a user selection of at least one area of a display of the first computer; translating the user selection to boundary positions around the at least one area, wherein the boundary positions are settable to positions independent of the boundaries of the display and independent of the boundaries of any window on the display; and selecting the frame image within the boundary positions.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
86 words
A system for capturing a frame image from a first computer within a conferencing system, comprising: means for receiving a user selection of at least one area of a display of the first computer; means for translating the user selection to boundary positions around the at least one area, wherein the boundary positions are settable to positions independent of the boundaries of the display and independent of the boundaries of any window on the display; and means for selecting the frame image within the boundary positions.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
86 words
A system for capturing a frame image from a first computer within a conferencing system, comprising: means for receiving a user selection of at least one area of a display of the first computer; means for translating the user selection to boundary positions around the at least one area, wherein the boundary positions are settable to positions independent of the boundaries of the display and independent of the boundaries of any window on the display; and means for selecting the frame image within the boundary positions.
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