Method and apparatus for matching audio and video signals during a videoconference

摘要

An apparatus comprising:a TV set (1) as display;a set of loudspeakers (2);one or several microphones (4) freely disposable around said TV set;one or several cameras (3) freely disposable around said TV set;an equipment (14) integrating in a single housing image and audio processing means and a broadband Internet access card with a plurality of interfaces for said TV set, said cameras, said microphones and said amplifier;wherein said processing means are arranged for obtaining a virtual location of an audio source and for manipulating audio signals so as to give the impression that an audio signal originates from said virtual location;wherein said processing means are further arranged for manipulating said audio signal, so as to dynamically adapt the audio width to the displayed video signal.