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Telepresence system with simultaneous automatic preservation of user height, perspective, and vertical gaze

  • US 20040179714A1
  • Filed: 03/11/2003
  • Published: 09/16/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for mutually-immersive telepresencing comprising:

  • providing a view of a surrogate'"'"'s location using a surrogate'"'"'s camera;

    displaying at a user'"'"'s location an image of the view;

    sensing a user having a user'"'"'s eye level and having a user'"'"'s perspective;

    moving the surrogate'"'"'s camera and image of the user'"'"'s eye level to about match the user'"'"'s eye level and perspective; and

    preserving the user'"'"'s perspective and, hence, gaze on the image while the user'"'"'s eye level changes.

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