Providing a tele-immersive experience using a mirror metaphor
First Claim
1. A tele-immersive environment for providing interaction among participants of a tele-immersive session, the tele-immersive environment comprising:
- a first set-up system that is operating in a first geographical location to provide a first interactive experience of the tele-immersive session to a remote participant, wherein the first set-up system is configured to capture first camera information that represents the remote participant; and
a second set-up system that is operating in a second geographical location to provide a second interactive experience of the tele-immersive session to a local participant, wherein the second set-up system comprises;
image capture functionality to capture second camera information that represents the local participant;
a physical semi-transparent mirror for presenting a virtual image of the local participant, wherein the local participant is physically positioned at a front side of the physical semi-transparent mirror; and
a display device for presenting, based at least in part on the first camera information, a virtual space showing the remote participant as if the remote participant is physically positioned at the front side of the physical semi-transparent mirror.
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Abstract
A tele-immersive environment is described that provides interaction among participants of a tele-immersive session. The environment includes two or more set-ups, each associated with a participant. Each set-up, in turn, includes mirror functionality for presenting a three-dimensional virtual space for viewing by a local participant. The virtual space shows at least some of the participants as if the participants were physically present at a same location and looking into a mirror. The mirror functionality can be implemented as a combination of a semi-transparent mirror and a display device, or just a display device acting alone. According to another feature, the environment may present a virtual object in a manner that allows any of the participants of the tele-immersive session to interact with the virtual object.
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20 Claims
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1. A tele-immersive environment for providing interaction among participants of a tele-immersive session, the tele-immersive environment comprising:
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a first set-up system that is operating in a first geographical location to provide a first interactive experience of the tele-immersive session to a remote participant, wherein the first set-up system is configured to capture first camera information that represents the remote participant; and a second set-up system that is operating in a second geographical location to provide a second interactive experience of the tele-immersive session to a local participant, wherein the second set-up system comprises; image capture functionality to capture second camera information that represents the local participant; a physical semi-transparent mirror for presenting a virtual image of the local participant, wherein the local participant is physically positioned at a front side of the physical semi-transparent mirror; and a display device for presenting, based at least in part on the first camera information, a virtual space showing the remote participant as if the remote participant is physically positioned at the front side of the physical semi-transparent mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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receiving local camera information that represents a local participant associated with a local system that is operating in a first geographical location, wherein the local participant is physically positioned at a front side of a physical semi-transparent mirror; receiving remote input information that represents a remote participant associated with a remote system that is operating in a second geographical location that is different from the first geographical location; composing scene information based at least in part on the local camera information and the remote input information; and causing a display device to project imagery from a rear side of the physical semi-transparent mirror to present a virtual space based at least in part on the scene information, the virtual space showing the remote participant as if the remote participant is physically positioned at the front side of the physical semi-transparent mirror. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method to facilitate a tele-immersive session, the method comprising:
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receiving local camera information from a local image capture functionality corresponding to a local set-up system that is operating in a first geographical location; transferring local input information to a remote system that is operating in a second geographical location that is remote from the first geographical location, the remote system being associated with a remote participant of the tele-immersive session, the local input information associated with a physical object that is identified by the local set-up system; receiving, from the remote system, remote input information that is associated with the remote participant; composing scene information based on the local input information and the remote input information; and presenting, based on the scene information, a virtual space by projecting imagery from a rear side of a physical semi-transparent mirror, the virtual space showing the remote participant as if the remote participant were physically present at the first geographical location and looking into the physical semi-transparent mirror; and providing a functionality to enable a local participant, that is physically present at the first geographical location, and the remote participant to jointly manipulate a virtual object that is a counterpart of the physical object that is located at the first geographical location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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