Mutually-immersive mobile telepresence system with user rotation and surrogate translation
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1. A method of mobile telepresencing comprising:
- providing a surrogate capable of providing views outward and of movement in translation;
displaying the views outward for a user; and
sensing rotation of a user in a direction of a view outward and a user translation instruction for causing the translation of the surrogate in the direction relative to the view outward.
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Abstract
A system and method of mobile telepresencing includes providing a surrogate capable of viewing outward and of translational movement, displaying the views outward for a user and sensing rotation of a user in a direction of a view outward and a user translation instruction for causing translation of the surrogate in the direction relative to the view outward.
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1. A method of mobile telepresencing comprising:
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providing a surrogate capable of providing views outward and of movement in translation;
displaying the views outward for a user; and
sensing rotation of a user in a direction of a view outward and a user translation instruction for causing the translation of the surrogate in the direction relative to the view outward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of mobile telepresencing comprising:
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providing a surrogate capable of providing views outward 360 degrees and of movement in translation;
displaying the views outward 360 degrees for a user;
determining the hip line direction of a user; and
sensing rotation of the hip line direction of the user in a direction perpendicular to a view outward and a user translation instruction for causing the translation of the surrogate in the direction relative to the view outward perpendicular to the hip line direction of the user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile telepresence system for a user comprising:
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a surrogate having a plurality of surrogate'"'"'s cameras with outward views, the surrogate having a steerable drive arrangement for movement in translation;
a display screen for displaying the outward views of the surrogate'"'"'s cameras; and
a mechanism responsive to rotation of the user in a direction of an outward view on the display screen and a user translation instruction for turning the steerable drive arrangement and causing the translation of the surrogate in the direction relative to the outward view. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile telepresence system for a user comprising:
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a surrogate having a plurality of surrogate'"'"'s cameras with 360 degrees outward views, the surrogate having a steerable drive arrangement for movement in translation;
a display screen for displaying the 360 degrees outward views of the surrogate'"'"'s cameras;
a sensor for determining the hip line direction of the user; and
a mechanism responsive to rotation of the hip line direction of the user in a direction perpendicular to an outward view on the display screen and a user translation instruction for turning the steerable drive arrangement over a range of 360 degrees and causing the translation of the surrogate in the direction relative to the outward view perpendicular to the hip line direction of the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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