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GB2351216B - Computer conferencing apparatus - Google Patents

Computer conferencing apparatus

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Publication number
GB2351216B
GB2351216B GB0000088A GB0000088A GB2351216B GB 2351216 B GB2351216 B GB 2351216B GB 0000088 A GB0000088 A GB 0000088A GB 0000088 A GB0000088 A GB 0000088A GB 2351216 B GB2351216 B GB 2351216B
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Prior art keywords
conferencing apparatus
computer conferencing
computer
conferencing
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Inventor
Michael James Taylor
Simon Michael Rowe
Charles Stephen Wiles
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority claimed from GBGB9901230.4A external-priority patent/GB9901230D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9921321.7A external-priority patent/GB9921321D0/en
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Publication of GB2351216A publication Critical patent/GB2351216A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T13/00—Animation
    • G06T13/20—3D [Three Dimensional] animation
    • G06T13/40—3D [Three Dimensional] animation of characters, e.g. humans, animals or virtual beings

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Processing Or Creating Images (AREA)
GB0000088A 1999-01-20 2000-01-05 Computer conferencing apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2351216B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9901230.4A GB9901230D0 (en) 1999-01-20 1999-01-20 Video conferencing apparatus
GBGB9921321.7A GB9921321D0 (en) 1999-09-09 1999-09-09 Computer conferencing apparatus

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GB0000088D0 GB0000088D0 (en) 2000-02-23
GB2351216A GB2351216A (en) 2000-12-20
GB2351216B true GB2351216B (en) 2002-12-04

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US11457178B2 (en) 2020-10-20 2022-09-27 Katmai Tech Inc. Three-dimensional modeling inside a virtual video conferencing environment with a navigable avatar, and applications thereof
US10952006B1 (en) 2020-10-20 2021-03-16 Katmai Tech Holdings LLC Adjusting relative left-right sound to provide sense of an avatar's position in a virtual space, and applications thereof
US10979672B1 (en) 2020-10-20 2021-04-13 Katmai Tech Holdings LLC Web-based videoconference virtual environment with navigable avatars, and applications thereof
US11070768B1 (en) 2020-10-20 2021-07-20 Katmai Tech Holdings LLC Volume areas in a three-dimensional virtual conference space, and applications thereof
US11076128B1 (en) 2020-10-20 2021-07-27 Katmai Tech Holdings LLC Determining video stream quality based on relative position in a virtual space, and applications thereof
US11095857B1 (en) 2020-10-20 2021-08-17 Katmai Tech Holdings LLC Presenter mode in a three-dimensional virtual conference space, and applications thereof
US11290688B1 (en) 2020-10-20 2022-03-29 Katmai Tech Holdings LLC Web-based videoconference virtual environment with navigable avatars, and applications thereof
US11743430B2 (en) 2021-05-06 2023-08-29 Katmai Tech Inc. Providing awareness of who can hear audio in a virtual conference, and applications thereof
US11184362B1 (en) 2021-05-06 2021-11-23 Katmai Tech Holdings LLC Securing private audio in a virtual conference, and applications thereof
US11928774B2 (en) 2022-07-20 2024-03-12 Katmai Tech Inc. Multi-screen presentation in a virtual videoconferencing environment
US11651108B1 (en) 2022-07-20 2023-05-16 Katmai Tech Inc. Time access control in virtual environment application
US12022235B2 (en) 2022-07-20 2024-06-25 Katmai Tech Inc. Using zones in a three-dimensional virtual environment for limiting audio and video
US12009938B2 (en) 2022-07-20 2024-06-11 Katmai Tech Inc. Access control in zones
US11876630B1 (en) 2022-07-20 2024-01-16 Katmai Tech Inc. Architecture to control zones
US11741664B1 (en) 2022-07-21 2023-08-29 Katmai Tech Inc. Resituating virtual cameras and avatars in a virtual environment
US11700354B1 (en) 2022-07-21 2023-07-11 Katmai Tech Inc. Resituating avatars in a virtual environment
US11711494B1 (en) 2022-07-28 2023-07-25 Katmai Tech Inc. Automatic instancing for efficient rendering of three-dimensional virtual environment
US11593989B1 (en) 2022-07-28 2023-02-28 Katmai Tech Inc. Efficient shadows for alpha-mapped models
US11704864B1 (en) 2022-07-28 2023-07-18 Katmai Tech Inc. Static rendering for a combination of background and foreground objects
US11776203B1 (en) 2022-07-28 2023-10-03 Katmai Tech Inc. Volumetric scattering effect in a three-dimensional virtual environment with navigable video avatars
US11562531B1 (en) 2022-07-28 2023-01-24 Katmai Tech Inc. Cascading shadow maps in areas of a three-dimensional environment
US11956571B2 (en) 2022-07-28 2024-04-09 Katmai Tech Inc. Scene freezing and unfreezing
US11682164B1 (en) 2022-07-28 2023-06-20 Katmai Tech Inc. Sampling shadow maps at an offset
US11748939B1 (en) 2022-09-13 2023-09-05 Katmai Tech Inc. Selecting a point to navigate video avatars in a three-dimensional environment
US12081908B2 (en) 2022-09-27 2024-09-03 Katmai Tech Inc Three-dimensional modeling inside a virtual video conferencing environment with a navigable avatar, and applications thereof

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