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Gaze-correct video conferencing systems and methods

US10554921B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 2018
Grant dateFeb 4, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2038

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  • 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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