method and system for holding video conferencing

摘要

A method and system (10) provides a face-to-face video conference utilizing a video mirror comprising a first station (12) having a first predetermined sensory setting; at least a second station (14) having a second sensory setting; the second station being remote from the first station; and an imaging system for capturing an image or sub-image at the first station, displaying at least a portion of said image or sub-image at the first station. The imaging system includes a differentiator for generating a differential signal (101) in response to a comparison of a differential referecnce signal to an input signal generally corresponding to the image captured at the first station. The imaging system also include a compositor for compositing the differential signal with one or more other image signals and/or a predetermined composite signal to provide a composited video image (97) which appears visually contiguous and seamless. IMAGE IMAGE