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Apparatus and method for managing telepresence sessions

US8947497B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2011
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/569
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, obtaining images that are captured by a camera system at a location associated with a user, transmitting video content representative of the images over a network for presentation by another media processor at another location, receiving at a media processor media content and second video content representative of second images that are associated with the second user, and presenting at a display device at the location the media content and the second video content in a telepresence configuration that simulates a presence of the other user at the location, where the presentation of at least one of the media content and the second video content at the display device is delayed based on latency parameters associated with the other media processor.

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