System and methods for facilitating virtual presence

• US 10,171,772 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2018
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nanolumens Aquisition, Inc. (NanoLumens, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Nanolumens Aquisition, Inc. (NanoLumens, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cope, Richard Craig, Meincke, Drew Fredrick, Bravo, Jorge Perez
• Primary Examiner(s): Anwah, Olisa
• Application Number:
  US15/988,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20180270449A1
• Time in Patent Office: 222 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0439 Pixel structures
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/32 semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/144 camera and display on the same optical axis, e.g. optically multiplexing the camera and display for eye to eye contact
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

A virtual presence system includes a display having a structural matrix configured to arrange a plurality of spaced pixel elements. A plurality of spaced pixel elements collectively form an active visual area wherein an image is displayable. At least one image capture device is disposed within the active visual area for capturing an image.

Claims

1. A virtual presence system responsive to its environment, the system comprising:

a) a display having a structural matrix configured to arrange a plurality of spaced pixel elements, said plurality of spaced pixel elements collectively forming an active visual area wherein an image is displayable;

said active visual area capable of being continuously active for continuously displaying a displayed image;

b) at least one aperture disposed within the active visual area and among said spaced pixel elements;

disposed in said aperture a transmission means operative to transmit sensible data from the environment in front of said active visual area to a sensor device, the sensor device operable to communicate to a signal processor;

c) said sensor device operable to capture sensor data while said display is simultaneously operable for displaying said displayed image, said spaced pixel elements and said sensor device capable of being simultaneously operative for simultaneously displaying said displayed image and simultaneously sensing data; and

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d) said signal processor operative to;

receive sensed data from said sensor device; and

, respond to said sensed data by modifying a visible attribute of said displayed image.

2. The system of claim 1 further characterized in that the transmission means is one selected from the list consisting of {fiber optic cable, waveguide, conduit}.

3. The system of claim 2 further characterized in that the sensor device is operable to sense visible light from the environment in front of said active visual area.

4. The system of claim 2 further characterized in that the visible attribute of said displayed image that is modified is brightness.

5. The system of claim 2 further characterized in that the visible attribute of said displayed image that is modified is selected from the list consisting of {contrast, color, sharpness}.