Customizable Telepresence Environments

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Customizable TelepresenceEnvironmentsJune 2012

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Welcome to the Polycom Telepresence Design Gallery

• The room designs in this gallery depict interesting, creative and sometimes unique representations of a telepresence room

• As you browse the pages of this Idea Book, we encourage you to let your creative juices flow. However, please note that the designs included in this gallery are concepts only and are not drawn to scale or intended as dimensional drawings.

We hope you enjoy your visit.


Immersive Theater Environment


Standard Conference Room

• Create economical, highly collaborative spaces

Polycom Architected Telepresence Experience (ATX™) 300

• Convenient touch panel AV controls for lighting, displays

• Wall-mount displays and electronics rack mounting in remote closet conserve floor space in smaller rooms

• Leverage existing furniture investments


Large Conference Room

• Design a custom room for larger teams

Polycom ATX 300

• Touch controls offers self-managed multi-point meetings

• Perfect when you have comfortable space to spread out

• Polycom UC Board converts monitor to virtual whiteboard


Corporate Training Room

• Connect virtual learning environments around the world

Polycom ATX 300

• Electronics housed behind front wall

• Integrated electronic interactive whiteboard


• Add big image from prior


Higher Education Setting

• Polycom SoundStructure™ accommodates additional mics and speakers for optimal large-room audio

• Scale to even the largest rooms


Healthcare Setting

• Open the operating room for medical student viewing

Polycom ATX 400 and VTS Medical Systems Room

• Electronics housed in technology rack

• Overhead 1080p zoom camera offers independent view of surgery


• Add image from prior


Sales Office Lobby

• Make an impact with customer visits

Polycom ATX 300

• Touch control via Apple iPad with an AMX or Crestron control system


• Add image from prior


Executive Lounge Area

• Make long meetings across time zones productive and comfortable

Polycom ATX 300

• Automatic shade and lighting controls adapt the room to different work modes


Conference Room Environment


Team Collaboration Space

• Bring team members together for collaborative sessions

Polycom HDX 9000 in standard conference room configuration

• Polycom Eagle Eye Director automatically locates and zooms on active speakers

• Polycom Touch Control offers simplified call control with intuitive graphical interface


Unified Collaboration Room

• Engage in revolutionary telepresence by combining voice video and collaboration through Microsoft® Lync™ Online Meeting Polycom CX7000 for Microsoft Lync environments

• Same familiar Lync user interface from desktop to room

• Natural, rich, multi-way collaboration through the keyboard and mouse

• Delivers all the benefits of Lync on premise or in the cloud


Unified Conference Station

• Automatically focus on current speaker tracking the conversation flow

• Easily record meetings with voice, video and content using Microsoft Lync or Live Meeting

• Simple to set up and use USB plug-and-play capability

• Engage all attendees with 360-degree panoramic view of entire room

Polycom CX5000 HD enabled room


Work Office Environment


Executive Office

• Bring HD video conferencing to the desktop and personal meeting environments Polycom HDX 4000 Series

• Advanced four way speakers and dual microphones built-in for life-like audio

• High-definition-television display for vibrant colors and smooth movement


Work Office

• Collaborate over video directly from a computer

Polycom CMA Desktop

• LDAP integration for accurate access to contact information

• Secure business-grade video and audio from a Mac or PC desktop

• Easy-to-use, click-to-call interface


On the Go Environment


Hotel Room

• Use your mobile device to connect and collaborate face to face from anywhere

Polycom RealPresence Mobile for Apple iOS

• "Meeting-on-the-go" ability with mobile video client software

• Downloadable application for iPad and iPhone


Airport Waiting Area

• Take video collaboration mobile

Polycom RealPresence Mobile for Android

• Free download for Android tablets

• Stay connected from the office or on the road


Polycom Customizable Telepresence Solutions

• Industry leading technologies and expertise deliver life-like immersive meeting experience

• HD video, audio and content sharing enable unrivaled collaboration capabilities

• Design flexibility leverages existing space, furniture and décor

• Partner services and expertise address unique applications needs

The ultimate high-definition integrator’s solution, designed to be the core of any single-codec, visual communication room deployment

Polycom HDX® 9000

Polycom Architected Telepresence Experience™


Polycom Installed Audio Solutions

• Challenging architectural environments become usable through strategic microphone and loudspeaker placement and positioning

• Enabled with presets, matrix mixer, echo cancellation flexibility, Polycom HDX ceiling microphone integration

Polycom SoundStructure® and HDX Ceiling Microphone Array


Telepresence Room Enhancements / Accessories

Polycom Touch Control Polycom Eagle Eye Director Polycom SoundStation IP 7000

Polycom UC Board


Integrated Environments with Leading Enterprise Furniture Manufacturers



Steelcase media:scape®

• Designed for a “walk-up and connect” experience Open. Connect. Share.

Open the media well and remove a Puck™

Connect the Puck to your laptop Share what’s on your laptop by pressing the Puck Your team members can do the same. Sharing made simple, quick and seamless… to increase productivity and innovation Seamless integration with Polycom ATX and HDX Series products.


Project Team Setting

• Create comfortable, multi-tiered setting for teams to engage

• Electronics and subwoofer housed in Steelcase cabinets

Polycom ATX with Steelcase media:scape® TeamTheater™

• Accommodate small to large teams in comfort

• Monitor shroud encases all monitors for a clean aesthetic treatment



Collaborative War Room

• Privacy wall delivers degree of intimacy and customizable video backdrop

• Stool height facilitates whiteboarding

• Integrated SMART electronic interactive whiteboard

• Engage all attendees with 360-degree panoramic view of entire room

Steelcase media:scape Extended Rectangle with ēno Electronic Whiteboard


Collaborative War Room • Room adapts to telepresence, audio conferencing,

and local multi-media presentation modes with automated: • Lighting, shades, audio controls • User-friendly touch control user interface

• Stool height setting fosters interaction and allows content display and cameras to be placed beneath the primary displays • Improved eye contact with far end video participants • Full body view when participants walk around the room

• Improved white boarding experience • Additional PTZ camera automatically activated via

presence sensor • Wall mounted microphone eliminates audio challenges

when participant is facing white board surface

• Steelcase media:scape allows up to 8 participants target content from their PCs to any of the displays in the room

• Electronics and sub-woofer hosted in Steelcase media:scape credenza

• Privacy wall improves acoustics, creates consistent video backdrop for a multi-site deployment

• Ceiling mics eliminate audio pickup of documents, finger tapping, etc.


Customized Meeting Room

Steelcase media:scape Extended Capsule

• Comfortable seating for 6 in a telepresence call – or 12 for traditional meetings

• Electronics housed behind front wall

• Design rooms from simple, elegant, highly customizable choices


Small Team Setting

• Electronics housed in credenza

• Stool height seating facilitates freedom of movement

• Encourage active engagement and fluid participation

Polycom ATX 200 with Steelcase Lounge-height Seating



Informal Collaboration Space

• Canopy adds privacy panels and reduces distractions in open environments

• Large monitor for sharing content boosts team productivity

• Casual bench seating encourages informal discussions

Polycom HDX 9000 with Steelcase Media Lounge Seating


Traditional Collaboration Space

• Create effective spaces for local and telepresence-based collaboration

HDX 8000 with Steelcase D-shaped table with Totem

• Sharing multiple content sources is simple

• Attached totem holds monitors, camera and codec


Soundscapes® Shapes and Canopies by Armstrong

SoundScapes act as sponges for reverberant noise, absorbing sound waves with both the front and back surfaces, so their surface area is actually double what it appears to be from the floor.

• Define open spaces aesthetically, while absorbing sound and reducing background noise


Keys to Creating Highly Collaborative Environments

• High definition video and audio • Real size • Optimal gaze angles / eye contact • Acoustic treatments and microphone/speaker location

• Symmetrical design environment • Lighting

• Ease of content sharing • PCs and other multimedia content • Whiteboards

• Ergonomics, room geometry, and finish of furniture


Extending telepresence into more environments than ever.

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Customizable Telepresence Environments