Using an avatar in a videoconferencing system
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1. A method for facilitating interactions between users, the method comprising:
- receiving camera data from a camera device associated with a computing device;
determining, from the received camera data, movement information of a device user in an environment;
receiving a selection of an avatar that represents the device user in a communication session;
presenting, in the communication session, display data that includes the selected avatar that represents the device user and a user identifier that identifies the device user in which the user identifier is positioned in conjunction with the selected avatar and in which the display data corresponds to the movement information of the device user in relation to the environment; and
modifying the display data that includes the avatar in response to receiving updated camera data from the camera device and determining updated movement information of the device user from the updated camera data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for videoconferencing using an avatar are described. The presence of a user may be detected by analyzing video captured by a digital camera. The avatar may be provided to a remote device to represent the detected user.
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1. A method for facilitating interactions between users, the method comprising:
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receiving camera data from a camera device associated with a computing device; determining, from the received camera data, movement information of a device user in an environment; receiving a selection of an avatar that represents the device user in a communication session; presenting, in the communication session, display data that includes the selected avatar that represents the device user and a user identifier that identifies the device user in which the user identifier is positioned in conjunction with the selected avatar and in which the display data corresponds to the movement information of the device user in relation to the environment; and modifying the display data that includes the avatar in response to receiving updated camera data from the camera device and determining updated movement information of the device user from the updated camera data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for facilitating interactions between users, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a hardware processor that, when executing computer executable instructions stored in the memory, is configured to; receive camera data from a camera device associated with a computing device; determine, from the received camera data, movement information of a device user in an environment; receive a selection of an avatar that represents the device user in a communication session; present, in the communication session, display data that includes the selected avatar that represents the device user and a user identifier that identifies the device user in which the user identifier is positioned in conjunction with the selected avatar and in which the display data corresponds to the movement information of the device user in relation to the environment; and modify the display data that includes the avatar in response to receiving updated camera data from the camera device and determining updated movement information of the device user from the updated camera data.
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for facilitating interactions between users, the method comprising:
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receiving camera data from a camera device associated with a computing device; determining, from the received camera data, movement information of a device user in an environment; receiving a selection of an avatar that represents the device user in a communication session; presenting, in the communication session, display data that includes the selected avatar that represents the device user and a user identifier that identifies the device user in which the user identifier is positioned in conjunction with the selected avatar and in which the display data corresponds to the movement information of the device user in relation to the environment; and modifying the display data that includes the avatar in response to receiving updated camera data from the camera device and determining updated movement information of the device user from the updated camera data.
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