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System and method of providing gaze and awareness for ultra wide and 360 cameras

US10887514B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2018
Grant dateJan 5, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/80
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus includes a 360 camera configured to image a volume including one or more local users, and generate an output for remote users, and an illumination device configured to generate a visual output for the one or more local users that is indicative of a viewing direction or a number of the remote users, based on a mapping of a region of interest of the remote viewers. The illumination device is associated with the 360 camera.

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