Microsoft new patent granted: calibrating webcam height and tilt angle through algorithm

CTOnews.com, Oct. 19, according to a list published by the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO), Microsoft has obtained a new technology patent to further calibrate the webcam through advanced algorithms.

Camera settings are important for teleconferencing, and Microsoft has been experimenting with Inteliframe in its Microsoft Teams app: it automatically detects faces and then displays information about them in real time.

The technology patent filed by Microsoft further calibrates the webcam by combining information such as camera data and virtual data, and can be easily integrated into Windows, Microsoft Teams or any other application that uses the camera.

CTOnews.com hereby encloses the patent as follows:

1. The camera takes the first image of the user at a certain location. The image includes only the upper body of the user.

two。 The camera then takes a second image of the user at different locations. The image also includes the user's upper body, but not the entire body.

3. The system estimates the distance between the first position and the second position relative to the camera.

4. Using the first image, the second image and the estimated distance, the system calibrates the height and tilt angle of the camera.

Security systems, interactive video games, robots, self-driving cars, and even smart home devices can use the technology to work based on human movements and provide the best experience.