Gaze-correct video conferencing systems and methods
US10554921B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/11
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for video conferencing including obtaining a first image captured by a camera through a display device of a first device, receiving at the first device live images of a first participant of a video conferencing session, displaying a first composite image on the display device with an image portion of the eyes of the first participant at a lateral position corresponding to the camera, segmenting a foreground image from the first image that corresponds to a second participant of the video conferencing session, and causing via the video conferencing session a second composite image of the second device at a different geographic location, in which the second composite image includes the foreground image composited with a background image.
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