CN102740042B

CN102740042B - Method and device for controlling display position of image of conventioneer in multi-screen video conference

Info

Publication number: CN102740042B
Application number: CN201110081068.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴姣黎; 陈显义; 宋文
Original assignee: Huawei Device Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Device Co Ltd; Huawei Device Shenzhen Co Ltd
Priority date: 2011-03-31
Filing date: 2011-03-31
Publication date: 2015-04-08
Anticipated expiration: 2031-03-31
Also published as: CN102740042A

Abstract

The invention provides a method and a device for controlling display positions of images of conventioneers in a multi-screen video conference. The method comprises the following steps: receiving an image switching command, wherein the command designates a first screen in a second meeting place to display a conventioneer in a first meeting place which is to be displayed; judging whether an arrangement sequence of an image of the conventioneer to be displayed which is displayed on the first screen in the second meeting place and an image of a conventioneer which is displayed on the second screen is the same as a position sequence of the conventioneer displayed on the first screen and the conventioneer displayed on the second screen in the first meeting place; if yes, then determining that the first screen in the second meeting place to display the conventioneer to be displayed; and if no, then adjusting the sequence of the image of the conventioneer which is displayed on the first screen in the second meeting place and the image of the conventioneer which is displayed on the second screen in the second meeting place. By adopting the technical scheme, a conventioneer to be displayed can be displayed on a screen in a target meeting place.

Description

The method in multi-screen video conference, participant's Image display position controlled and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication technical field, a kind of method particularly in multi-screen video conference, participant's Image display position controlled and device.

Background technology

TV conference service is a kind of multimedia communication service, and it utilizes video terminal and communication network to hold a meeting, can realize simultaneously the image between two places or multiple place, voice, data mutual.The voice signal of the participant of the picture signal that local video camera is taken by the terminal in meeting-place, the microphone pickup in participant region carries out compressed encoding, reaches meeting-place, a distant place through transmission network.Meanwhile, receive the digital signal that transmits of meeting-place, a distant place by transmission network, digital signal is decoded the image and signal that obtain meeting-place, distant place participant.Along with the development of video conference, meeting-place by former video camera, a display, participant's regional development to multiple video camera, multiple display, multiple participant region, these multiple video cameras in same meeting-place, multiple display, multiple participant region by physics or the relation of logic associate.

Prior art provides a kind of acoustic control changing method by meeting-place, multipoint control server in communication network is (with MCU, Multipoint Control Unit, i.e. multipoint control unit) identify the spokesman that current sound is maximum, all be switched in target meeting-place by the image of all participants in meeting-place, spokesman place maximum for current sound, wherein target meeting-place is other meeting-place in meeting except meeting-place, maximum spokesman place.

Complete in process of the present invention, inventor finds that prior art has following shortcoming:

The entirety switching all participant's images being meeting-place for the maximum participant of this sound in prior art for the image of the maximum participant of sound switches display, each participant's image by the maximum meeting-place, participant place of sound is all switched in target meeting-place and shows, and cannot realize the independent display of participant's image in a certain target meeting-place in a certain meeting-place.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides the method and device that control participant's Image display position in a kind of multi-screen video conference, can the participant to be shown of in some meeting-place be presented on a screen in target meeting-place, make the display screen in target meeting-place can show the participant at least 2 other meeting-place, improve participant and experience.

In view of this, the embodiment of the present invention provides:

A kind of method in multi-screen video conference, participant's Image display position controlled, described multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein said at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, described second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, and the method comprises:

Receive image switching command, described image switching command is used to specify the participant to be shown in the first meeting-place described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place;

When the participant of described second screen display in described second meeting-place is the participant in described first meeting-place, judge in described second meeting-place, putting in order of the image of the image of the participant to be shown shown by described first screen and the participant shown by described second screen, whether identical with the sequence of positions of participant in the first meeting-place of described second screen display with described participant to be shown;

If so, participant to be shown described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place is specified;

If not, adjust the order of the image of the participant of described second screen display in the image of the participant of described first screen display in described second meeting-place and described second meeting-place, and specify participant to be shown described in described second screen display after described adjustment order.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides: a kind of method controlled participant's Image display position in multi-screen video conference, described multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein said at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, described second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, comprising:

Receive image switching command, described image switching command represents the participant to be shown in the first meeting-place described in described first screen display that is used to specify in described second meeting-place;

Whether described first screen judging in described second meeting-place belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen for described participant to be shown, wherein, the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen only comprises participant to be shown in described second meeting-place presents screen, or the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen comprises participant to be shown in described second meeting-place presents screen and optional screen, described optional screen presents with the acquiescence of participant to be shown in the second meeting-place the screen that screen is positioned at group of screens center line the same side;

If not, in for subsequent use group of described display screen, a screen is selected, participant to be shown described in the screen display selected by appointment.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides: a kind of conference control equipment, be applied in multi-screen video conference, described multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein, described at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, described second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, and described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, and this conference control equipment comprises:

Order receiving element, for receiving image switching command, described image switching command is used to specify the participant to be shown in the first meeting-place described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place;

Participant's judging unit, for judge described second screen display in described second meeting-place participant in be whether the participant in the first meeting-place;

Position judgment unit, for when the judged result of described participant's judging unit is for being, judge in described second meeting-place, putting in order of the image of the image of the participant to be shown shown by described first screen and the participant of described second screen display, whether identical with the sequence of positions of participant in the first meeting-place of described second screen display with described participant to be shown;

Determining unit, for when the judged result of position judging unit is for being, specifies participant to be shown described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place;

First processing unit, for when the judged result of position judging unit is no, adjust the order of the image of the participant of described second screen display in the image of the participant of described first screen display in described second meeting-place and described second meeting-place, and specify participant to be shown described in described second screen display after described adjustment order.

The present invention also provides a kind of conference control equipment, be applied in multi-screen video conference, described multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein, described at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, described second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, and described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, comprising:

Order receiving element, for receiving image switching command, described image switching command is used to specify the participant to be shown in described first screen display first meeting-place in the second meeting-place;

Position judgment unit, whether described first screen for judging in described second meeting-place belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen for described participant to be shown, wherein, the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen only comprises participant to be shown in described second meeting-place presents screen, or the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen comprises participant to be shown in described second meeting-place presents screen and optional screen, described optional screen presents with the acquiescence of participant to be shown in the second meeting-place the screen that screen is positioned at group of screens center line the same side;

Determining unit, for when the judged result of position judging unit is for being, specifies participant to be shown described in described first screen display in the second meeting-place;

Screen selected cell, for when the judged result of position judging unit is no, selects a screen in for subsequent use group of described display screen;

First processing unit, is used to specify participant to be shown described in the screen display selected by described screen selected cell.

The embodiment of the present invention is after the image switching command receiving user, the image sequence of the screen display in the second meeting-place can be adjusted, make the first meeting-place participant identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with the first meeting-place participant in the order of the screen display in the second meeting-place, or, can a screen be selected as the screen of this participant to be shown of display in for for subsequent use group of the display screen of this participant to be shown, like this, a participant to be shown can be realized neatly to be presented on a screen in target meeting-place, to improve participant and experience.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, be briefly described to the accompanying drawing used required in embodiment below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the prerequisite not paying creative work, other accompanying drawing can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is the structural representation in multi-screen meeting-place;

Fig. 2 shows to participant's image the method flow diagram adjusted in the multi-screen video conference that provides of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 shows to participant's image the method flow diagram adjusted in the multi-screen video conference that provides of another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a kind of schematic diagram adjusted participant's image of screen display in four screen meeting-place based on method shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 a is the five screen meeting-place schematic diagrames that the embodiment of the present invention provides;

Fig. 5 b is the four screen meeting-place schematic diagrames that the embodiment of the present invention provides;

Fig. 5 c is the four screen meeting-place schematic diagrames that the embodiment of the present invention provides;

Fig. 6 is the another kind of schematic diagram adjusted participant's image of screen display in four screen meeting-place based on method shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 shows to participant's image the method flow diagram adjusted in a kind of multi-screen video conference of providing of further embodiment of this invention;

Fig. 8 shows to participant's image the method flow diagram adjusted in the another kind of multi-screen video conference that provides of further embodiment of this invention;

Fig. 9 A is a kind of conference controller structure chart that the embodiment of the present invention provides;

Fig. 9 B is the another kind of conference controller structure chart that the embodiment of the present invention provides;

Figure 10 A is another conference controller structure chart that the embodiment of the present invention provides;

Figure 10 B is another conference controller structure chart that the embodiment of the present invention provides.

Embodiment

The technical scheme that following various embodiments of the present invention provide is applicable in multi-screen video communication system, when carrying out multi-screen video conference, multiple meeting-place can be comprised, wherein can there be at least two video cameras, at least two displays, at least two participant regions in a meeting-place of this video communication system, terminal in meeting-place video camera is taken picture signal, the voice signal of the participant of microphone pickup carries out compressed encoding in participant region, meeting-place, a distant place is reached, to realize the communication between two meeting-place or multiple meeting-place through transmission network.

In image handoff procedure in multi-screen video conference, the switching principle that demand fulfillment is certain, be described in detail for three screen meeting-place as follows, suppose there is two three screen meeting-place, in a meeting-place, the screen 1 or 3 of image acquiescence in another meeting-place of the participant 1 that video camera 1 is taken presents that (if do not adopt mirror image processing technology to image, then the image acquiescence of a meeting-place participant 1 presents at the screen 3 in another meeting-place; If adopt mirror image processing technology to photographic images, then the image acquiescence of participant 1 presents at the screen 1 in another meeting-place); The image acquiescence of the participant 2 that the video camera 2 in a meeting-place is taken presents at the screen 2 in another meeting-place, the image acquiescence of the participant 3 that video camera 3 in a meeting-place is taken presents at the screen 1 or 3 in another meeting-place that (if do not adopt mirror image processing technology to image, then the image acquiescence of a meeting-place participant 3 presents at the screen 1 in another meeting-place; If adopt mirror image processing technology to photographic images, then the image acquiescence of participant 3 presents at the screen 3 in another meeting-place).

Participant's acquiescence in an above-mentioned meeting-place is in current on the screen in another meeting-place, and the participant in the local meeting-place that this screen can be made corresponding reaches eye to eye effect with the participant presented.When Fig. 1 shows and does not adopt mirror image processing technology, the mode that the acquiescence of participant in meeting-place 1 in meeting-place 2 presents, wherein, the participant in the local meeting-place in meeting-place 2 corresponding to screen 1 is participant 3, the participant in the local meeting-place corresponding to screen 2 is participant 2, and the participant in the local meeting-place corresponding to screen 3 is participant 1.

Technical scheme provided by the invention is used in multi-screen video communication system, after receiving the switching command of the image of the participant to be shown in a certain screen display first meeting-place that user specifies in the second meeting-place, the screen showing this participant to be shown can be controlled flexibly.

Wherein, in the present invention, the meeting-place that said " multi-screen video conference " refers to carrying out video conference comprises the display unit with at least two display screens.

Participate in Fig. 2, the embodiment of the present invention provides in a kind of multi-screen video conference and shows to participant's image the method adjusted, wherein, multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein said at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, this second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, and described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, and it comprises:

201, receive image switching command, wherein, image switching command is used to specify the participant to be shown in the first screen display first meeting-place in the second meeting-place.

Arbitrary two display screens that what " the first screen " and " the second screen " in embodiments of the invention referred to is in the second meeting-place.

The executive agent of this embodiment is conference controller, described conference controller is Conference server or the terminal equipment with controlling functions, wherein, Conference server can be specially multipoint control unit (Multipoint Control Unit, MCU).If when the executive agent of this embodiment is the terminal equipment with controlling functions, then the determination result of subsequent step 203 can be sent to Conference server, the image being controlled to show in the screen in the second meeting-place by Conference server adjusts.

Wherein, the present invention respectively implements and in follow-up each embodiment, indication image switching command is sent by " user ", and wherein " user " of indication can be the keeper of Conference server side, also can be the user in the second meeting-place.When user is the user in the second meeting-place and the executive agent of this embodiment is Conference server, image switching command is received specifically: Conference server receives the image switching command that the terminal in the second meeting-place sends, and this image switching command represents the participant to be shown in this first meeting-place of the first screen display in the second meeting-place in this step.

When being 202, the participant in described first meeting-place in the participant of described second screen display in described second meeting-place, judge in described second meeting-place, putting in order of the image of the image of the participant to be shown shown by this first screen and the participant shown by described second screen, whether identical with the sequence of positions of participant in the first meeting-place of described second screen display with the participant of described first screen display, if, perform 203, if not, perform 204.

Wherein, concrete, putting in order of the image of the image of the participant to be shown shown by first screen in the second meeting-place and the participant shown by described second screen, refers to putting in order of image shown in the screen in the second meeting-place, such as: left and right order; The participant of described first screen display and the sequence of positions of participant in the first meeting-place of described second screen display, refer in the first meeting-place, the sequence that two participant institute seats are put, such as: a participant is on the left side of another one participant or right side.Certainly, " putting in order " and " sequence of positions " can also based on some orders, and the sequence number in concrete sequence does not limit these embodiments of the invention.

Explanation second meeting-place that gives an actual example as follows shows the image sequence problem of same meeting-place participant: assuming that 2 five screen meeting-place (meeting-place A, meeting-place B), in meeting-place B (i.e. the second meeting-place), the acquiescence of the participant 1 of meeting-place A (i.e. the first meeting-place) presents the screen 1 that screen is meeting-place B, in the B of meeting-place, the acquiescence of the participant 2/3/4/5 of meeting-place A presents the screen 2/3/4/5 that screen is respectively meeting-place B, if the participant 1 of meeting-place A, 2 all show in the B of meeting-place, then need in the embodiment of the present invention to ensure to show participant 1 in the A of meeting-place in the B of meeting-place, putting in order and participant 1 of participant's image in the screen of 2, 2 sequence of positions in the A of meeting-place are identical, namely in the B of meeting-place, display participant 1, the image of shown participant 1 of screen of 2 and the order of the image of participant 2 are according to 1/2/3/4/5 this order sequence sequence of positions of participant (namely in the A of meeting-place).Wherein, in the B of meeting-place, the acquiescence of certain participant of meeting-place A presents screen when presenting this participant, can make this participant and this screen the participant in just right meeting-place B reach eye to eye effect.

203, participant to be shown described in the first screen display in the second meeting-place is specified.

204, the order of the image of the participant of the second screen display in the image of the participant of the first screen display in described second meeting-place and described second meeting-place is adjusted.

It should be noted that, in a kind of embodiment, specify the first screen display participant to be shown in the second meeting-place, refer to that conference controller sets up the mapping relations of the first screen in this second meeting-place and participant to be shown in the mapping table of screen with display image, directly do not control the first screen display participant to be shown in this second meeting-place; In like manner, adjust the order of the image of the participant of the second screen display in the image of the participant of the first screen display in the second meeting-place and the second meeting-place, refer to the mapping relations setting up the image of the first screen after exchanging and the participant shown by it in the mapping table of conference controller adjustment screen and display image respectively, with the mapping relations of the image of the second screen in the second meeting-place and the participant shown by it, directly do not control the image after the first screen and the second screen display exchange.

In another kind of embodiment, the first screen display participant to be shown in the second meeting-place is specified to refer to: the first screen controlled in this second meeting-place directly shows participant to be shown; The order adjusting the image of the participant of the second screen display in the image of the participant of the first screen display in the second meeting-place and the second meeting-place refers to: control the image that the first screen and the second screen exchange display separately.

Be appreciated that, above-mentioned for be the adjustment of the image of participant shown by two screens in the second meeting-place, when there are at least three participants in the first meeting-place and showing in the display screen in the second meeting-place, need to judge these at least three participants the putting in order of display screen display in the second meeting-place, whether whether consistent with the sequence of positions of these at least three participants in the first meeting-place in the first meeting-place, if inconsistent, need participant's order of the display of the display screen of these at least three participants in adjustment second meeting-place, make it to be consistent in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with these at least three participants.

The embodiment of the present invention is after the image switching command receiving user, the image sequence of the screen display in the second meeting-place can be adjusted, make shown by the display screen of the first meeting-place participant in the second meeting-place put in order identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with the first meeting-place participant, like this, a participant to be shown can be realized to be presented on a screen in target meeting-place, ensure that putting in order of the multiple first meeting-place participants shown in the second meeting-place is identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with the plurality of first meeting-place participant simultaneously, the participant in the second meeting-place can be enable like this to tell the left and right order of the participant in the first meeting-place be presented on the second meeting-place display screen accurately, participant can be improved experience.

Clearly, following embodiment is described in detail technique scheme the technical scheme provided to make the above embodiment of the present invention:

301, Conference server receives image switching command, and image switching command represents the participant to be shown in the first screen display first meeting-place that user specifies in the second meeting-place.

The first above-mentioned screen is the some screens in the second meeting-place.

302, Conference server judges at least one participant that whether there is described first meeting-place in the participant of the current display of screen in the second meeting-place except the first screen, if so, performs 303, if not, performs 304.

Wherein, the second meeting-place comprises at least two screens, except the first screen, needs other screens judging the second meeting-place whether to show participant in the first meeting-place.

303, Conference server judges that whether putting in order of the image of the image of the participant to be shown shown by the first screen in the second meeting-place that user specifies and at least one participant in this first meeting-place of other screen displays be identical with the sequence of positions of at least one participant in the first meeting-place in this first meeting-place with participant to be shown, if, perform step 304, if not, step 305 is performed.

304, the image of the first screen display that Conference server adjustment user specifies switches to the image of participant to be shown.

305, the order of the image shown by screen of at least one participant in Conference server adjustment user's first screen of specifying and current display first meeting-place, makes putting in order of the image of the first multiple participant in meeting-place of the screen display in the second meeting-place after adjusting identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with the multiple participant in this first meeting-place.

The technique scheme provided to make the embodiment of the present invention clearly, give an actual example as follows and be described: consult Fig. 4, if the participant of current each screen display is respectively in certain meeting-place: screen 1 shows E2 (E2 represents the participant 2 in the E of meeting-place), screen 2 shows D2 (D2 represents the participant 2 in the D of meeting-place), screen 3 shows G4 (G4 represents the participant 4 in the G of meeting-place), screen 4 shows D3 (D3 represents the participant 3 in the D of meeting-place), when user specifies E1 (i.e. the participant 1 of meeting-place E) to show on the screen 2 in this meeting-place, first judge to obtain participant E2 that screen 1 in this meeting-place shows and participant E1 to be shown from same meeting-place E, and screen 1, putting in order and participant E2 of the image of the participant shown by screen 2, the sequence of positions of participant E1 in the E of meeting-place is contrary, then adjust screen 1 and show E1, screen 2 shows E2.

When the above-mentioned multiple participants having achieved same meeting-place show in target meeting-place, show putting in order of the image of the participant shown by screen of multiple participant identical in the sequence of positions in oneself meeting-place, place with multiple participant.For in multifrequency video conference, all participants in a video meeting-place should have good observing effect to the image of display screen, eye cannot be reached in order to prevent the participant participant in local meeting-place adjusted in rear first meeting-place to show on the screen of eye effect, also comprising the steps:

Whether the screen showing specific participant after 306, judging to adjust in the second meeting-place belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen for this specific participant, and wherein, described specific participant is any one the first meeting-place participant shown in the second meeting-place after adjustment; The acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen only comprises specific participant in described second meeting-place presents screen, or the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen comprises specific participant in described second meeting-place presents screen and optional screen, described optional screen presents with the acquiescence of specific participant in the second meeting-place the screen that screen is positioned at group of screens center line the same side; If so, step 308 is performed; Process ends, if not, performs step 307.

Optionally, in one embodiment, above-mentioned determining step can be performed at group of screens center line when the acquiescence of specific participant presents screen in the second meeting-place.Namely be the situation of the odd number screen being greater than or equal to 3 for the screen number in the second meeting-place, the screen of group of screens center line process is intermediate screen, when to present screen be intermediate screen for the acquiescence of participant specific in the second meeting-place, then for subsequent use group of the display screen of this specific participant comprises the arbitrary screen in the second meeting-place, so need not perform above-mentioned determining step; When to present screen be not intermediate screen for the acquiescence of participant specific in the second meeting-place, then need to perform above-mentioned determining step; For the situation that the screen number in the second meeting-place is even number screen, group of screens center line, without any one screen in meeting-place, needs to perform above-mentioned determining step.Wherein, group of screens center line connects the geometric center lines of formed group of screens successively for screen each in the second meeting-place.Specific participant is any one the first meeting-place participant shown in the second meeting-place after adjustment.Wherein, in the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of specific participant presents screen when showing this specific participant, can make this specific participant and this screen the participant in just right the second meeting-place reach eye to eye effect.Wherein, this display screen for subsequent use group of acquiescence only comprising specific participant in the second meeting-place presents screen, or, the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of this display screen comprises specific participant in the second meeting-place presents screen and optional screen, and this optional screen presents with the acquiescence of specific participant in the second meeting-place the screen that screen is positioned at group of screens center line the same side; Namely in one embodiment, when there is not optional screen in group of screens, such as three screen meeting-place and two screen meeting-place, then this display screen for subsequent use group of acquiescence only comprising specific participant in the second meeting-place presents screen; When there is optional screen in group of screens, such as four screen meeting-place and five screen meeting-place, then the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of this display screen comprises specific participant in the second meeting-place presents screen and optional screen; When the screen in the second meeting-place is odd number, for subsequent use group of display screen can also comprise: intermediate screen.

It should be noted that, if the screen number in the second meeting-place is odd number, then group of screens center line the screen of process be intermediate screen, when to present screen be intermediate screen for the acquiescence of specific participant above-mentioned in the second meeting-place, then above-mentioned specific participant can show on arbitrary screen in the second meeting-place, now, the arbitrary screen in the second meeting-place should be comprised for for subsequent use group of the display screen of this specific participant; In another embodiment, when to present screen be intermediate screen for the acquiescence of specific participant above-mentioned in the second meeting-place, for subsequent use group of display screen also only can comprise intermediate screen.If the screen number in the second meeting-place is even number, then do not have group of screens center line the screen of process.

As follows for subsequent use group of display screen is illustrated: such as, as shown in Figure 5 a, assuming that when the second meeting-place is five screen meeting-place, group of screens center line in this second meeting-place (namely in Fig. 5 a shown in dotted line) the screen of process be No. 3 screens, assuming that in the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of above-mentioned participant to be shown presents screen is No. 4 screens, its be not group of screens center line the screen of process, then for subsequent use group of display screen comprises: No. 4 screens and No. 5 screens; Optionally, for subsequent use group of this display screen can also comprise No. 3 screens; For another example, as shown in Figure 5 b, assuming that when the second meeting-place is four screen meeting-place, now the group of screens center line in the second meeting-place is between No. 2 screens and No. 3 screens, do not have in second meeting-place group of screens center line (namely in Fig. 5 b dotted line shown in) the screen of process, assuming that in the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of above-mentioned participant to be shown presents screen is No. 4 screens, then for subsequent use group of display screen comprises: No. 4 screens and No. 3 screens.For another example, as shown in Figure 5 c, assuming that when the second meeting-place is three screen meeting-place, group of screens center line in this second meeting-place (namely in Fig. 5 c shown in dotted line) the screen of process be No. 2 screens, assuming that in the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of above-mentioned participant to be shown presents screen is No. 3 screens, then for subsequent use group of display screen comprises: No. 3 screens, and optionally, for subsequent use group of this display screen can also comprise No. 2 screens.

307, when after adjusting, the screen of the specific participant of display does not belong to for subsequent use group of the display screen for this specific participant, select a screen in for subsequent use group of display screen, screen selected by control exchanges with the rear screen showing this specific participant of adjustment and shows image, wherein, selected screen can meet predetermined condition when showing this specific participant, and described predetermined condition is that putting in order of the first multiple participant in meeting-place of guarantee second meeting-place display is identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with the first multiple participant in meeting-place.

Wherein, a screen in for subsequent use group of display screen is selected to include but not limited to the following two kinds implementation:

First kind of way: judge whether the image that the acquiescence of this specific participant presents the current display of screen can show on the screen of this specific participant of current display, and judge whether can meet above-mentioned predetermined condition when the acquiescence of this specific participant presents this specific participant of screen display, if two judged results are all yes, then the acquiescence of specific participant is selected to present screen; If have a judged result to be no in two judgements, then be subordinated to for subsequent use group of display screen and the image of current display can be adjusted to user and specifies in the screen that screen shows, the acquiescence of the specific participant of chosen distance presents screen distance recently and can meet the screen of above-mentioned predetermined condition.

Judge that the concrete the mode whether image that the acquiescence of this specific participant presents the current display of screen can show on the screen of this specific participant of current display can be: judge that whether the screen of this specific participant of current display is for subsequent use group of the display screen presenting the participant of the current display of screen for the acquiescence of the specific participant of this specific participant, if, the screen that participant's image that then acquiescence of specific participant presents the current display of screen can adjust to this specific participant of current display shows, if not, participant's image that then acquiescence of specific participant presents the current display of screen can not adjust to the screen display of this specific participant of current display.

Such as, second meeting-place is five screen meeting-place, specific participant is the participant 4 in the first meeting-place, it is No. 4 screens in the second meeting-place that the acquiescence of specific participant presents screen, the image of No. 4 current displays of screen in the second meeting-place is the participants 1 in the 3rd meeting-place, the screen of this specific participant of current display is No. 5 screens in the second meeting-place, then the second meeting-place comprises for for subsequent use group of the display screen of the participant 1 in the 3rd meeting-place: screen 1, screen 2 and screen 3, so the acquiescence of specific participant presents screen do not belong to for subsequent use group of this display screen, participant's image that then acquiescence of specific participant presents the current display of screen can not adjust to the screen display of this specific participant of current display.Or, if the acquiescence of specific participant presents screen when being intermediate screen, then judge whether the participant that the acquiescence of specific participant presents the current display of screen is chairman, if so, then the screen that participant's image that the acquiescence of specific participant presents the current display of screen can not adjust to this specific participant of current display shows; If not, judge that whether the screen of this specific participant of current display is for subsequent use group of the display screen presenting the participant of the current display of screen for the acquiescence of this specific participant, if, the screen then can adjusting to this specific participant of current display shows, if not, then the screen can not adjusting to this specific participant of current display shows.

The second way: number ascending order according to screen in the second meeting-place, judge whether the image of the current display of screen in for subsequent use group of display screen can show on the screen of this specific participant of current display successively, select screen numbering minimum and above-mentioned predetermined condition can be met and the image of current display can on the screen of this specific participant of display the screen that show.

Step 308, determine the specific participant of screen display showing specific participant after adjusting in the second meeting-place, namely the image of the screen display in the second meeting-place is not adjusted, process ends.

The embodiment of the present invention is after the image switching command receiving user, both ensure that participant's image that user specifies was shown, reach when in turn ensure that display eye to multiple participants in eye effect and the first meeting-place the display in the second meeting-place image put in order identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with multiple participants in the first meeting-place, make user not need manually to adjust the position relationship of participant's image and screen, improve participant and experience.

Optionally, in another embodiment, show on the screen that effect is the poorest to prevent the participant adjusted in rear first meeting-place, after the step 304, can not step 306-307 be adopted, but adopt following steps: judge whether screen that user specifies belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen for participant to be shown; Wherein, this display screen for subsequent use group of acquiescence only comprising participant to be shown in the second meeting-place presents screen, or for subsequent use group of this display screen comprises: in the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents screen and optional screen, wherein, optional screen presents with the acquiescence of participant to be shown in the second meeting-place the screen that screen is positioned at group of screens center line the same side; If judged result is yes, then control this participant to be shown of screen display that user specifies; If judged result is no, then select a screen in for subsequent use group of display screen, this participant to be shown of screen display selected by control, wherein, when selected screen is this participant to be shown of display, can ensure that putting in order of the image of multiple participants in the second meeting-place screen display first meeting-place is identical with the sequence of positions of multiple participants in the first meeting-place in the first meeting-place.Optionally, in another embodiment, above-mentioned determining step can be performed at group of screens center line when the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents screen in the second meeting-place.Namely be the situation of the odd number screen being greater than or equal to 3 for the screen number in the second meeting-place, the screen of group of screens center line process is intermediate screen, when to present screen be intermediate screen for the acquiescence of participant to be shown in the second meeting-place, then for subsequent use group of the display screen of this participant to be shown comprises the arbitrary screen in the second meeting-place, so need not perform above-mentioned determining step; When to present screen be not intermediate screen for the acquiescence of participant to be shown in the second meeting-place, then need to perform above-mentioned determining step; For the situation that the screen number in the second meeting-place is even number screen, group of screens center line, without any one screen in meeting-place, needs to perform above-mentioned determining step.Wherein, in the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents screen when showing participant to be shown, can make this participant to be shown and this screen the participant in just right the second meeting-place reach eye to eye effect.Wherein, in for subsequent use group of display screen, select the method for screen similar to above-mentioned steps 307, do not repeat them here.

In order to make the technical scheme provided embodiment illustrated in fig. 3 clearly, give an actual example explanation as follows: consult Fig. 6, if the participant of current each screen display is respectively in the H of meeting-place: screen 1 shows E1 (representing the participant 1 in E meeting-place), screen 2 shows J and (represents the participant in J meeting-place, J meeting-place is single screen meeting-place), screen 3 shows G4 (representing the participant 4 in G meeting-place), screen 4 shows D3 (representing the participant 3 in D meeting-place), user specifies G1 to show at the screen 4 in H meeting-place, because G4 shows on screen 3, so adjustment G1 shows at screen 3, G4 shows on the screen 4, then judge whether the screen 3 showing G1 is for the screen in for subsequent use group of the display screen of G1 successively, whether the screen 4 of display G4 is for the screen in for subsequent use group of the display screen of G4, judged result is the screen 3 of display G1 is not for the screen in for subsequent use group of the display screen of G1, so need to adjust for G1, because current screen 1 shows E1, screen 2 shows J, E2 can adjust to screen 3 and show, so control screen 3 and screen 2 swap image, after exchanging, screen 2 shows G1, screen 3 shows J.

It should be noted that: if system specifies that participant's image adjacent in a certain meeting-place can only screen adjacent in target meeting-place show, when needs adjust to G1, but when if the image of the image of the current display of the screen that should the show G1 screen current display adjacent with this screen is the image of the adjacent participant in a certain meeting-place, user can be pointed out " this position is unavailable, cannot adjust ".

It should be noted that: if when cannot adjust on the screen of current this participant of display for participant's image of the current display of each screen in for subsequent use group of the display screen of a certain participant, then no longer adjust, such as, current meeting-place screen 1,2,3 shows G1 (image of the participant 1 in G meeting-place), E1 (image of the participant 1 in E meeting-place) and E3 (image of the participant 3 in E meeting-place) respectively, now, if need D1 to show on screen 3, then cannot carry out screen have adjusted, show because G1 and E1 cannot adjust on screen 3.

It should be noted that, in step 304 or step 305, directly can adjust the screen in the second meeting-place, also only can carry out record, temporarily not adjust, but adjust again to step 307, like this, concerning participant for once image switch, the experience of participant can be improved further.

Consult Fig. 7, the embodiment of the present invention provides in a kind of multi-screen video conference and shows to participant's image the method controlled, described multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein said at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, described second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, and it comprises:

701, receive image switching command, described image switching command is used to specify the participant to be shown in the first meeting-place described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place.

The executive agent of this embodiment can be identical with executive agent embodiment illustrated in fig. 2, do not repeat them here.

702, judge in the second meeting-place, whether the first screen belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen for described participant to be shown, wherein, described display screen for subsequent use group of acquiescence only comprising participant to be shown in the second meeting-place presents screen, or, for subsequent use group of described display screen comprises: in the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents screen and optional screen, and described optional screen presents with the acquiescence of participant to be shown in the second meeting-place the screen that screen is positioned at group of screens center line the same side; If not, 703 are performed; If so, 704 are performed.

Wherein, the related definition presenting screen for the acquiescence of participant to be shown in for subsequent use group of the display screen of participant to be shown, the second meeting-place is identical with the definition of preceding embodiment, does not repeat them here.

703, in for subsequent use group of described display screen, a screen is selected, participant to be shown described in the screen display selected by appointment.

704, participant to be shown described in the first screen display in the second meeting-place is specified.

It should be noted that, in a kind of embodiment, described in screen display selected by appointment, participant to be shown refers to: conference controller records participant to be shown described in selected screen display in screen and image mapped table, does not directly control participant to be shown described in selected screen display; In like manner, participant to be shown described in the first screen display in the second meeting-place is specified to refer to: conference controller records participant to be shown described in the first screen display in screen and image mapped table, does not directly control participant to be shown described in the first screen display.

In another kind of embodiment, described in the screen display selected by appointment, participant to be shown refers to: participant to be shown described in the screen display selected by conference controller controls; In like manner, participant to be shown described in the first screen display in the second meeting-place is specified to refer to: conference controller controls participant to be shown described in the first screen display.

The embodiment of the present invention does not belong to for subsequent use group of display screen for this participant to be shown judging to obtain screen that user specifies, in for subsequent use group of this display screen, select a screen as the screen of this participant to be shown of display, ensure that participant to be shown can not show on the screen that effect is the poorest.

The technical scheme provided to make the above embodiment of the present invention clearly, is illustrated in fig. 7 shown below embodiment and is described in detail technique scheme:

801, Conference server receives image switching command, and described image switching command represents the participant to be shown in the first screen display first meeting-place that user specifies in the second meeting-place.

802, Conference server judges whether the first screen belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen for this participant to be shown, if not, performs 803, if so, performs step 804.

803, Conference server selects a screen, the participant to be shown of the screen display selected by control in for for subsequent use group of the display screen of participant to be shown, performs 805.

Concrete, select the specific implementation of screen to include but not limited to the following two kinds:

First kind of way: judge whether participant's image that the acquiescence of participant to be shown in the second meeting-place presents the current display of screen can be adjusted on the first screen and show, if so, select the acquiescence of participant to be shown in the second meeting-place to present screen; If not, to be subordinated in for subsequent use group of display screen and the image of current display can be adjusted in the screen the first screen carrying out show, in chosen distance second meeting-place, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents the nearest screen of screen distance.

Judge whether participant's image that the acquiescence of participant to be shown in the second meeting-place presents the current display of screen can be adjusted to the first screen shows concrete mode can be: judge whether the first screen is present for subsequent use group of the display screen of the participant of the current display of screen for the acquiescence of participant to be shown in this second meeting-place, if, participant's image that then in the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents the current display of screen can be adjusted on the first screen and show, if not, participant's image that then in the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents the current display of screen can not be adjusted on screen that user specifies and show.Or, if in the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents screen when being intermediate screen, then judge whether the participant that the acquiescence of participant to be shown in the second meeting-place presents the current display of screen is chairman, if so, then participant's image that the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents the current display of screen in the second meeting-place can not be adjusted on the first screen and show; If not, judge whether the first screen is present for subsequent use group of the display screen of the participant of the current display of screen for the acquiescence of participant to be shown in this second meeting-place, if so, then can adjust on the first screen and show again, if not, then can not adjust on the first screen and show.

It should be noted that, when judged result is no, be subordinated to for subsequent use group of display screen and the image of current display can be adjusted in the screen that the first screen shows, in chosen distance second meeting-place the acquiescence of participant to be shown present the nearest screen of screen distance mainly because: when in distance the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents this participant to be shown on the nearer screen of screen, in this distance second meeting-place the acquiescence of participant to be shown present the nearer screen of screen the sensory effects of just right participant relatively good; In distance the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents when screen screen far away shows this participant to be shown, in this distance second meeting-place the acquiescence of participant to be shown present screen screen far away the sensory effects of just right participant poor.

The second way: number ascending order according to screen in the second meeting-place, judge whether the image of the current display of screen in for subsequent use group of display screen can show on the screen of this participant to be shown of current display successively, selection screen numbering is minimum and the image of current display can show the screen that the screen of this participant to be shown show.

804, Conference server specifies this participant to be shown of the first screen display in the second meeting-place.

During in order to realize ensureing that multiple participants in same meeting-place show in target meeting-place, putting in order of the image of the multiple participants in the same meeting-place of each screen display is identical in the sequence of positions in meeting-place, place with the plurality of participant, then the method also comprises the steps:

805, Conference server judges at least one participant that whether there is the first meeting-place in the participant of the current display of screen in the second meeting-place except the screen of display participant to be shown, if so, step 806 is performed, if not, then undo, process ends.

806, Conference server judges in the display screen in the second meeting-place, show the image sequence of the screen display of the screen of participant to be shown and at least one participant in display the first meeting-place, whether identical with the sequence of positions of at least one participant in the first meeting-place in the first meeting-place with participant to be shown, if, perform step 808, if not, then step 807 is performed.

Wherein, the explanation about the image sequence of the screen display of the same meeting-place participant of display refers to the associated description under preceding embodiment step 202, does not repeat them here.

807, the screen that Conference server adjusts at least one participant in the screen that shows participant to be shown in the second meeting-place and display the first meeting-place shows the order of image respectively, make in the screen in the second meeting-place, show the image sequence of the screen display of the screen of participant to be shown and at least one participant in display the first meeting-place, identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with at least one participant in the first meeting-place with participant to be shown.

Step 808, Conference server specify participant to be shown described in the screen display of described display participant to be shown, namely do not adjust the image of the screen display in the second meeting-place, process ends.

The embodiment of the present invention is after the image switching command receiving user, both ensure that participant's image that user specifies was shown, putting in order of the image in the screen of multiple participants of eye to eye effect and the first meeting-place in the second meeting-place is reached identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with the multiple participants in the first meeting-place when in turn ensure that display, make user not need manually to adjust the position relationship of participant's image and screen, improve participant and experience.

It should be noted that, in step 803 or step 804, directly can control selected screen display participant to be shown, also only record can be carried out, temporarily do not control selected screen display participant to be shown, but carry out screen adjustment again to during step 807, like this, concerning participant for once image switch, the experience of participant can be improved further.

Consult Fig. 9 A, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of conference control equipment, and this conference controller can be Conference server or the terminal equipment with controlling functions, and wherein, Conference server can be MCU.This conference controller is applied in multi-screen video conference, described multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein, described at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, described second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, and it comprises:

Order receiving element 10, for receiving image switching command, described image switching command is used to specify the participant to be shown in the first screen display first meeting-place in the second meeting-place;

Participant's judging unit 20, for judge the second screen display in described second meeting-place participant in be whether the participant in the first meeting-place;

Position judgment unit 30, for when the judged result of participant's judging unit 20 is for being, judge in the second meeting-place, putting in order of the image of the image of the participant to be shown shown by the first screen and the participant of the second screen display, whether identical with the sequence of positions of participant in the first meeting-place of the second screen display with participant to be shown;

Determining unit 40, for when the judged result of position judging unit 30 is for being, specifies this participant to be shown of the first screen display in the second meeting-place;

First processing unit 50, for when the judged result of position judging unit 30 is no, adjust the order of the image of the participant of the second screen display in the image of the participant of the first screen display in the second meeting-place and the second meeting-place, and specify participant to be shown described in described second screen display after described adjustment order.

Optionally, in order to prevent participant to be shown from showing on the screen that display effect is the poorest, consult Fig. 9 B, this conference controller also comprises:

First view, to eye effect judging unit 60, for specify in the second meeting-place after the first screen display participant to be shown in determining unit 40, judges whether the first screen belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen for participant to be shown; Wherein, the definition for for subsequent use group of the display screen of participant to be shown is similar to the definition of the appropriate section of embodiment of the method shown in Fig. 3, does not repeat them here; With

Second processing unit 70, for when the judged result of First view to eye effect judging unit 60 is no, a screen is selected from for subsequent use group of display screen, this participant to be shown of screen display selected by appointment, wherein, selected screen is as this screen display participant to be shown, putting in order of the image of the image of the participant of this screen display and the participant of the second screen display can be ensured, identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with the participant that the second meeting-place shows with participant to be shown; First view to the judged result of eye effect judging unit 60 for being time, specify this participant to be shown of the first screen display in the second meeting-place.Wherein, the second processing unit 70 selects the corresponding description of concrete mode see embodiment of the method for screen, does not repeat them here.

And/or, Second Sight is to eye effect judging unit 80, after order for the image of the participant of the second screen display in the first screen in adjustment second meeting-place and the second meeting-place, whether the screen judging to show in the second meeting-place after adjusting specific participant belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen for this specific participant; Wherein, the definition for for subsequent use group of the display screen of this specific participant is similar to the definition of the appropriate section of embodiment of the method shown in Fig. 3, does not repeat them here;

3rd processing unit 90, for when the judged result of Second Sight to eye effect judging unit 80 is no, select a screen in for subsequent use group of described display screen, this specific participant of screen display selected by appointment, wherein, when selected screen is this specific participant of display, can ensure that the image sequence of multiple participants in the second meeting-place screen display first meeting-place is identical with multiple participants sequence of positions in the first meeting-place in the first meeting-place; Second Sight to the judged result of eye effect judging unit 80 for being time, specific participant described in the screen display showing specific participant after specifying adjustment in the second meeting-place.Wherein, the 3rd processing unit 90 selects the corresponding description of concrete mode see embodiment of the method for screen, does not repeat them here.

Wherein, the acquiescence that in group of screens center line, the second meeting-place, the acquiescence of specific participant presents screen or participant to be shown presents the description of definition see embodiment of the method for screen, does not repeat them here.

The conference control equipment of the embodiment of the present invention is after the image switching command receiving user, the image sequence of the screen display in the second meeting-place can be adjusted, the image sequence that first meeting-place participant is shown in the second meeting-place is identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with the first meeting-place participant, like this, a participant to be shown can be realized to be presented on a screen in target meeting-place, ensure that the image sequence of the multiple first meeting-place participants shown in the second meeting-place is identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with the plurality of first meeting-place participant simultaneously, participant can be improved experience.

Consult Figure 10 A, the embodiment of the present invention provides another kind of conference control equipment, and this conference controller can be Conference server or the terminal equipment with controlling functions, and wherein, Conference server can be MCU.Be applied in multi-screen video conference, described multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein, described at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, described second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, and it comprises:

Order receiving element 100, for receiving image switching command, described image switching command is used to specify the participant to be shown in the first screen display first meeting-place in the second meeting-place;

Position judgment unit 200, whether the first screen for judging in the second meeting-place belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen for this participant to be shown, wherein, the definition of for subsequent use group of the display screen of this participant to be shown is similar to the definition of the appropriate section of embodiment of the method shown in Fig. 7, does not repeat them here;

Determining unit 300, for when the judged result of position judging unit 200 is for being, specifies this participant to be shown of the first screen display in the second meeting-place;

Screen selected cell 400, for when the judged result of position judging unit 200 is no, selects a screen in for subsequent use group of display screen;

First processing unit 500, is used to specify this participant to be shown of selected screen display.

Wherein, whether screen selected cell 400 can be adjusted on described first screen specifically for the image judging the acquiescence of participant to be shown in described second meeting-place and present the current display of screen shows, if so, the acquiescence of participant to be shown in described second meeting-place is selected to present screen; If not, to be subordinated in for subsequent use group of display screen and the image of current display can be adjusted to the first screen and carries out in the screen shown, in the second meeting-place described in chosen distance, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents the nearest screen of screen distance.Or the second way that screen selected cell 400 can also adopt embodiment of the method shown in Fig. 8 to provide selects screen.

Optionally, in order to ensure that the DISPLAY ORDER of the participant in same meeting-place is identical at the name placement in oneself meeting-place with it, consult Figure 10 B, then this Conference server also comprises:

Order judging unit 600, for the first screen display participant to be shown in appointment second meeting-place, or specify selected by screen display participant to be shown after, when the participant of described second screen display in described second meeting-place is the participant in described first meeting-place, judge in described second meeting-place, show screen (the namely specified screen of participant to be shown, above-mentioned first screen or above-mentioned selected screen) shown by the image of participant to be shown and the putting in order of image of the participant shown by described second screen, whether identical with the sequence of positions of participant in the first meeting-place of described second screen display with described participant to be shown, with

Second processing unit 700, for when the judged result of order judging unit 600 is no, adjust the order of the image of the participant of described second screen display in the image of the participant of the screen display of the display participant to be shown in the second meeting-place and the second meeting-place, and specify participant to be shown described in described second screen display after described adjustment order; When the judged result of order judging unit 600 is for being, specify this participant to be shown of screen display of display participant to be shown.

The embodiment of the present invention judges whether screen that user specifies belongs to for subsequent use group for this participant to be shown, when judged result is no, in for subsequent use group of display screen, select a screen as the screen of this participant to be shown of display, ensure that participant to be shown can not show on the screen that effect is the poorest.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step realized in above-described embodiment method is that the hardware that can carry out instruction relevant by program completes, described program can be stored in a kind of computer-readable recording medium, such as read-only memory, disk or CD etc.

In the multi-screen the video conference above embodiment of the present invention provided, the method that adjusts is shown to participant's image and device is described in detail, apply specific case herein to set forth principle of the present invention and execution mode, the explanation of above embodiment just understands method of the present invention and core concept thereof for helping; Meanwhile, for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to thought of the present invention, all will change in specific embodiments and applications, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.

Claims

1. the method in a multi-screen video conference, participant's Image display position controlled, described multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein said at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, described second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, it is characterized in that, the method comprises:

Receive image switching command, described image switching command is used to specify a participant to be shown in the first meeting-place described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place;

When the participant of described second screen display in described second meeting-place is the participant in described first meeting-place, judge in described second meeting-place, putting in order of the image of the image of the participant to be shown shown by described first screen and the participant shown by described second screen, whether identical with the sequence of positions of participant in the first meeting-place of described second screen display with described participant to be shown, wherein, the participant of described second screen display is different participants from described participant to be shown;

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the method also comprises:

After specifying participant to be shown described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place, the method also comprises:

Judge whether described first screen belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen of described participant to be shown; Wherein, the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen only comprises participant to be shown in described second meeting-place presents screen, or the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen comprises participant to be shown in described second meeting-place presents screen and optional screen, wherein, described optional screen presents with the acquiescence of participant to be shown in described second meeting-place the screen that screen is positioned at group of screens center line the same side, wherein, described group of screens is connected successively by screen each in the second meeting-place and formed;

If not, from for subsequent use group of described display screen, a screen is selected, participant to be shown described in the screen display selected by control.

3. method according to claim 2, is characterized in that,

When described in selected screen display during participant to be shown, putting in order of the image of the image of the participant of selected screen display and the participant of described second screen display can be ensured, identical in the sequence of positions in the first meeting-place with the participant of described second screen display with described participant to be shown.

4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that,

The order of the image of the participant of described second screen display in the image of participant of described first screen display in described second meeting-place of adjustment and described second meeting-place, and after specifying participant to be shown described in described second screen display after described adjustment order, the method also comprises:

Whether the screen judging to show in the second meeting-place after adjusting specific participant belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen for described specific participant; Wherein, described specific participant is any one the first meeting-place participant shown in the second meeting-place after adjustment; The acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen only comprises specific participant in described second meeting-place presents screen, or the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen comprises specific participant in described second meeting-place presents screen and optional screen, described optional screen presents with the acquiescence of specific participant in the second meeting-place the screen that screen is positioned at group of screens center line the same side;

If so, specific participant described in the screen display adjusting and show specific participant in rear second meeting-place is specified;

If not, a screen in for subsequent use group of described display screen is selected, specific participant described in the screen display selected by control.

5. the method in a multi-screen video conference, participant's Image display position controlled, described multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein said at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, described second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, it is characterized in that, comprising:

6. method according to claim 5, is characterized in that,

In for subsequent use group of described display screen, select a screen to be specially:

Judge whether image that the acquiescence of participant to be shown in described second meeting-place presents the current display of screen can be adjusted on described first screen to show, if so, select the acquiescence of participant to be shown in described second meeting-place to present screen; If not, to be subordinated in for subsequent use group of display screen and the image of current display can be adjusted to described first screen and carries out in the screen shown, in the second meeting-place described in chosen distance, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents the nearest screen of screen distance.

7. according to the method that claim 5 or 6 is stated, it is characterized in that, specify participant to be shown described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place, or described in screen display selected by specifying after participant to be shown, the method also comprises:

When the participant of described second screen display in described second meeting-place is the participant in described first meeting-place, judge in described second meeting-place, putting in order of the specified image of the participant to be shown shown by screen and the image of the participant shown by described second screen, whether identical with the sequence of positions of participant in the first meeting-place of described second screen display with described participant to be shown;

If so, participant to be shown described in the described specified screen display in described second meeting-place is specified;

If not, adjust the order of the image of the participant of described second screen display in the image of the participant of the described specified screen display in described second meeting-place and described second meeting-place, and specify participant to be shown described in described second screen display after described adjustment order.

8. a conference control equipment, be applied in multi-screen video conference, described multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein, described at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, and described second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, and described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, it is characterized in that, this conference control equipment comprises:

Order receiving element, for receiving image switching command, described image switching command is used to specify a participant to be shown in the first meeting-place described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place;

Position judgment unit, for when the judged result of described participant's judging unit is for being, judge in described second meeting-place, putting in order of the image of the image of the participant to be shown shown by described first screen and the participant of described second screen display, whether identical with the sequence of positions of participant in the first meeting-place of described second screen display with described participant to be shown, wherein, the participant of described second screen display is different participants from described participant to be shown;

9. equipment according to claim 8, is characterized in that, also comprises:

First view, to eye effect judging unit, for determine participant to be shown described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place in determining unit after, judges whether described first screen belongs to for subsequent use group of the display screen of described participant to be shown; Wherein, the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen only comprises participant to be shown in described second meeting-place presents screen, or the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen comprises participant to be shown in described second meeting-place presents screen and optional screen, wherein, described optional screen presents with the acquiescence of participant to be shown in described second meeting-place the screen that screen is positioned at group of screens center line the same side, wherein, described group of screens is connected successively by screen each in the second meeting-place and formed;

Second processing unit, for when the judged result of First view to eye effect judging unit is no, selects a screen, participant to be shown described in the screen display selected by control from for subsequent use group of described display screen; First view to the judged result of eye effect judging unit for being time, specify participant to be shown described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place.

10. equipment according to claim 8, is characterized in that, also comprises:

Second Sight is to eye effect judging unit, for the order of the image of the participant at described first screen adjusted in described second meeting-place and described second screen display in described second meeting-place, and to specify described in described second screen display after described adjustment order after participant to be shown, judge to adjust the screen showing specific participant in the second meeting-place afterwards and whether belong to for subsequent use group of display screen for described specific participant; Wherein, described specific participant is any one the first meeting-place participant shown in the second meeting-place after adjustment; The acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen only comprises specific participant in described second meeting-place presents screen, or the acquiescence that for subsequent use group of described display screen comprises specific participant in described second meeting-place presents screen and optional screen, described optional screen presents with the acquiescence of specific participant in the second meeting-place the screen that screen is positioned at group of screens center line the same side;

3rd processing unit, for Second Sight to eye effect judging unit judged result for being time, specific participant described in the screen display showing specific participant after specifying adjustment in the second meeting-place; When Second Sight is no to eye effect judging unit judged result, select a screen in for subsequent use group of described display screen, specific participant described in the screen display selected by appointment.

11. 1 kinds of conference control equipments, be applied in multi-screen video conference, described multi-screen video conference comprises at least two meeting-place, wherein, described at least two meeting-place comprise the first meeting-place and the second meeting-place, and described second meeting-place comprises at least two display screens, and described at least two display screens comprise the first screen and the second screen, it is characterized in that, comprising:

12. equipment according to claim 11, is characterized in that,

Described screen selected cell, show for judging whether image that the acquiescence of participant to be shown in described second meeting-place presents the current display of screen can be adjusted on described first screen, if so, the acquiescence of participant to be shown in described second meeting-place is selected to present screen; If not, to be subordinated in for subsequent use group of display screen and the image of current display can be adjusted to described first screen and carries out in the screen shown, in the second meeting-place described in chosen distance, the acquiescence of participant to be shown presents the nearest screen of screen distance.

13. equipment according to claim 11 or 12, is characterized in that, also comprise:

Order judging unit, for specifying participant to be shown described in described first screen display in described second meeting-place, or described in screen display selected by specifying after participant to be shown, when the participant of described second screen display in described second meeting-place is the participant in described first meeting-place, judge in described second meeting-place, putting in order of the specified image of the participant to be shown shown by screen and the image of the participant shown by described second screen, whether identical with the sequence of positions of participant in the first meeting-place of described second screen display with described participant to be shown,

Second processing unit, for when the judged result of order judging unit is no, adjust the order of the image of the participant of described second screen display in the image of the participant of the described specified screen display in described second meeting-place and described second meeting-place, and specify participant to be shown described in described second screen display after described adjustment order; When the judged result of order judging unit is for being, specify participant to be shown described in the described specified screen display in described second meeting-place.