Eye contact prompting electronic device in a video communication session
US11870825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L25/78
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device, computer program product, and method are provided that prompt a person who is participating in a video communication session to gaze toward a local image capturing device. A controller of the electronic devices receives an image stream from an image capturing device configured to be spaced away from a display device and having a field of view that incorporates a person that is proximate to the display device. The controller communicates the image stream to a video communication session. The controller receives second image stream(s) from second communication device(s) and presents the second image stream(s) at a display device. In response to a trigger that indicates that the first image stream is being presented as a primary image stream by the at least one second electronic device, the controller presents a prompt indicating that the participant should gaze toward the image capturing device.
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