Teleportal face-to-face system
First Claim
1. A head mounted display unit worn by an human user for displaying images received from a remote location to the user via retro-reflective material, the head mounted display unit comprising:
- an image data receiving unit that operably receives image data from the remote location; and
first and second augmented-reality displays connected to the image data receiving unit operably permitting generation of an image upon the retro-reflective material and which is reflected to eyes of the user, the first and second augmented-reality displays permitting a substantially full range of view to the eyes of the user.
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Abstract
A teleportal system which provides remote communication between at least two users. A projective display and video capture system provides video images to the users. The video system obtains and transmits 3D images which are stereoscopic to remote users. The projective display unit provides an augmented reality environment to each user and allows users to view, unobstructed, the other local users, and view a local site in which they are located. A screen transmits to the user the images generated by the projective display via a retro-reflective fabric upon which images are projected and reflected back to the user'"'"'s eyes.
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65 Claims
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1. A head mounted display unit worn by an human user for displaying images received from a remote location to the user via retro-reflective material, the head mounted display unit comprising:
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an image data receiving unit that operably receives image data from the remote location; and
first and second augmented-reality displays connected to the image data receiving unit operably permitting generation of an image upon the retro-reflective material and which is reflected to eyes of the user, the first and second augmented-reality displays permitting a substantially full range of view to the eyes of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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16. A video capture system for obtaining and transmitting 3D images of a face of at least one remote user for use in a teleportal system, the system comprising:
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a first camera operably capturing a first image of at least a first portion of the face of the remote user;
a second camera operably capturing a second image of at least a second portion of the face of the remote user; and
a face warping and image stitching module operably determining image signals based on said first image and said second image, the face warping and image stitching module operably receiving image signals from the first camera and the second camera and transmitting the signals to produce stereoscopic images.
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25. A method for obtaining and transmitting images received from a remote location to at least one user by using a projective-augmented display with a retro-reflective screen, such that the images are shared by users, comprising:
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(a) receiving image data from the remote location;
(b) generating stereoscopic images based on the image data from a projective-augmented display onto retro-reflective screen; and
(c) reflecting the stereoscopic images from the retro-reflective screen to eyes of the user such that stereoscopic projected images are apparently seen by the user.
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32. A method for obtaining and transmitting images received from a remote location to at least one user by using a projective-augmented display with a retro-reflective screen positioned on a human body, such that the images are shared by users, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving medical image data from the remote location;
(b) generating stereoscopic images based on the image data from a projective-augmented display onto the retro-reflective screen, the retro-reflective screen being shaped to conform to at least part of the human body; and
(c) reflecting the stereoscopic images from the retro-reflective screen to eyes of the user such that stereoscopic projected images are apparently seen by the user. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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39. A head mounted display unit worn by a human user for displaying images to the user, the head mounted display unit comprising:
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an image data receiving unit that operably receives medical image data from the remote location;
retro-reflective material operably reflecting the images, the retro-reflective material reflecting a majority of the image; and
first and second augmented-reality displays connected to the image data receiving unit operably permitting generation of an image upon the retro-reflective material and which is reflected to eyes of the user, the first and second augmented-reality displays permitting a substantially full range of view to the eyes of the user.
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52. A display screen apparatus worn by a human user for displaying image data, said apparatus comprising:
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an image data transmitting device operably providing the image data;
a retro-reflective material operably reflecting images to eyes of the user, the retro-reflective material being of a highly reflective material such that a reflected image is transmitted, the reflected image being formed upon the retro-reflective material as a virtual image in view, the reflected image of a brightness such that the retro-reflective material reflects at least a majority of light to allow for viewing of the virtual image;
an image receiving device operably transferring the image data to eyes of the human user; and
wherein said display screen and the virtual image create an augmented virtual reality environment in which the user observes both physical objects and virtual objects. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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