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Virtual viewpoint for a participant in an online communication

  • US 10,325,400 B2
  • Filed: 12/04/2017
  • Issued: 06/18/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • one or more processors; and

    one or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations including;

    generating a scene geometry including a geometric proxy for a particular participant and a different geometric proxy for a different participant in an online communication, the scene geometry visually simulating an in-person conversation;

    causing a virtual viewpoint to be displayed for the particular participant that includes the different geometric proxy for the different participant along with a background that is part of the scene geometry, the virtual viewpoint being displayed based on a detected position of the particular participant'"'"'s face such that a change in the detected position of the particular participant'"'"'s face causes a change in the virtual viewpoint of the different geometric proxy of the different participant;

    drawing a first virtual eye gaze box around eyes of the geometric proxy and a second virtual eye gaze box around eyes of the different geometric proxy;

    aligning the first virtual eye gaze box to be level with the second virtual eye gaze box; and

    displaying, in the virtual viewpoint, the eyes of the different geometric proxy based on the alignment of the first virtual eye gaze box and the second virtual eye gaze box.

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