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| 20100050133 | Compound Gesture Recognition - One embodiment of the invention includes a method for executing and interpreting gesture inputs in a gesture recognition interface system. The method includes detecting and translating a first sub-gesture into a first device input that defines a given reference associated with a portion of displayed visual content. The method also includes detecting and translating a second sub-gesture into a second device input that defines an execution command for the portion of the displayed visual content to which the given reference refers. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100317408 | POWER CONSERVATION FOR MOBILE DEVICE DISPLAYS - Power conservation for mobile device displays. An embodiment of a method includes generating display images for a display screen of a mobile device, and transitioning the mobile device to a reduced power consumption state. The reduced power consumption state includes reducing one or more illumination factors for the display screen; and reducing one or more animation factors for the display screen. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110102539 | Video Teleconference Systems and Methods for Providing Virtual Round Table Meetings - Video teleconferencing systems and methods are provided for providing virtual roundtable meetings. In one embodiment, a video teleconference system is provided for providing virtual round table meetings. The system comprises a curved display surface and a video processor configured to receive a video image of a participant from each of a plurality of remote video teleconferencing systems and display each participant equally spaced about the curved display surface. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110103624 | Systems and Methods for Providing Directional Audio in a Video Teleconference Meeting - Systems and methods are provided for providing directional audio in a video teleconference meeting. In one embodiment, a system is provided for providing directional audio in a video teleconference meeting. The system comprises a display formed of an acoustically transparent imaging surface and a plurality of speakers positioned about the display. The system further comprises a teleconference processor configured to receive video images of remote participants and audio data associated with sounds of the remote participants over a communication medium, display each participant about the display and provide audio data associated with a given participant to one or more speakers located close to or coincident with the displayed image of the respective remote participant. | 05-05-2011 |
