The invention relates to providing descriptions of non-verbal communications to video telephony participants who are not video-enabled. The use of detected non-verbal communications cues, and summaries thereof, are used to provide audible, textual and/or graphical input to listeners who for any reason do not have the benefit of being able to see the non-verbal communications cues, or speakers about mannerisms or other non-verbal signals they are sending to other parties. This includes cues that are given while speaking or listening. The detection of one or more of an emotion and gesture could also trigger a dynamic behavior. For example, certain emotions and gestures could be characterized as key emotions or key gestures and a particular action associated with the detection of one of these key emotions or key gestures.
Providing descriptions of non-verbal communications to video telephony participants who are not video-enabled