Displaying the simulated gazes of multiple remote participants to participants collocated in a meeting space
US10009568B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2320/0261
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for displaying visual focus points of meeting participants uses an image capture device to generate a real-time graphical representation of a physical meeting space containing collocated meeting participants. Remote display devices display the real-time graphical representation of the physical meeting space. Each remote display device is associated with a remote meeting participant located at a remote location. A viewpoint monitoring mechanism determines a remote participant visual point of focus within the real-time graphical representation. A remote participant simulator located in the physical meeting space has a unique remote participant representation for each remote meeting participant and a remote participant visual point of focus indicator associated with each remote participant representation to simulate the remote participant visual point of focus.
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