Method and apparatus maintaining eye contact in video delivery systems using view morphing
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1. An apparatus for presenting a composite image conveying eye contact with a conference participant, comprising:
- a composite image generator communicatively coupled with at least two members of an imaging device collection, for repeatedly receiving an image from each image device in said collection at approximately a same time to provide a synchronized image collection of said images based upon observations of said participant by said at least two members of said imaging device collection;
wherein said composite image generator is communicatively coupled to a motion video portal for providing a succession of said composite images based upon at least said synchronized image collection for presentation to a video delivery system;
wherein said video delivery system presents a second participant with a motion video stream conveying eye contact generated by said motion video portal based upon said composite image succession.
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Abstract
A view morphing algorithm is applied to synchronous collections of video images from at least two video imaging devices, and interpolating between the images, creates a composite image view of the local participant. This composite image approximates what might be seen from a point between the video imaging devices, presenting the image to other video session participants.
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1. An apparatus for presenting a composite image conveying eye contact with a conference participant, comprising:
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a composite image generator communicatively coupled with at least two members of an imaging device collection, for repeatedly receiving an image from each image device in said collection at approximately a same time to provide a synchronized image collection of said images based upon observations of said participant by said at least two members of said imaging device collection;
wherein said composite image generator is communicatively coupled to a motion video portal for providing a succession of said composite images based upon at least said synchronized image collection for presentation to a video delivery system;
wherein said video delivery system presents a second participant with a motion video stream conveying eye contact generated by said motion video portal based upon said composite image succession.
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2. An apparatus that conveys eye contact with a conference participant, comprising:
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means for generating a composite image of said participant receiving at least two images of said participant;
wherein each image is comprised of a two-dimensional array of pixels;
wherein said means for generating said composite image is comprised of;
means for calculating at least one dense correspondence to determine a displacement in at least a first dimension for each of said pixels in at least one first of said images;
means for generating an interpolated image based upon said at least one dense correspondence for each of said at least two images. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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