Method and system for communicating through shared media
First Claim
1. A method for communicating through shared media, comprising:
- accessing a plurality of images from respective input interfaces of a plurality of input interfaces, wherein at least one of said plurality of images is captured using a camera, and wherein at least one of said plurality of images contains a respective form of communication;
extracting said respective form of communication from said plurality of images;
constructing a respective appearance model corresponding to each of said plurality of input interfaces, wherein at least one of said respective appearance models contributes said respective form of communication that is extracted and transformed to a reference frame of a reference coordinate system;
combining said respective appearance models together to generate a shared virtual model; and
displaying said shared virtual model to at least one output medium.
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Abstract
A method and system for communicating through shared media. Specifically, a method provides for accessing a plurality of images from respective input interfaces of a plurality of input interfaces. At least one of the plurality of images is captured using a camera, and wherein at least one of the plurality of images contains a form of communication. The form of communication is extracted from the plurality of images. A respective appearance model is constructed corresponding to each of the plurality of input interfaces. At least one of the respective appearance models contributes the respective form of communication that is extracted and transformed to a reference frame of a reference coordinate system. The respective appearance models are combined together to generate a shared virtual model. The shared virtual model is displayed to at least one output medium.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for communicating through shared media, comprising:
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accessing a plurality of images from respective input interfaces of a plurality of input interfaces, wherein at least one of said plurality of images is captured using a camera, and wherein at least one of said plurality of images contains a respective form of communication;
extracting said respective form of communication from said plurality of images;
constructing a respective appearance model corresponding to each of said plurality of input interfaces, wherein at least one of said respective appearance models contributes said respective form of communication that is extracted and transformed to a reference frame of a reference coordinate system;
combining said respective appearance models together to generate a shared virtual model; and
displaying said shared virtual model to at least one output medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for communicating through shared media, comprising:
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an extractor adapted to receive a plurality of images from respective input interfaces of a plurality of input interfaces captured from at least one camera system, wherein at least one of said plurality of images contributes forms of communication to a shared virtual model, and wherein at least one of said plurality of images is captured using a camera, said extractor for extracting said forms of communication from each of said plurality of images;
an analyzer coupled to said extractor for constructing a respective appearance model corresponding to each of said plurality of input interfaces, wherein at least one of said respective appearance models contributes respective forms of communication that are transformed to a reference frame of a reference coordinate system;
an aggregator coupled to said analyzer for combining each of said respective appearance models together to generate said shared virtual model. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer system comprising a processor and a computer readable memory coupled to said processor and comprising program instructions that, when executed, implement a method for communicating through shared media, comprising:
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accessing a plurality of images from respective input interfaces of a plurality of input interfaces, wherein at least one of said plurality of images is captured using a camera, and wherein at least one of said plurality of images contains a respective form of communication;
extracting said respective form of communication from said plurality of images;
constructing a respective appearance model corresponding to each of said plurality of input interfaces, wherein at least one of said respective appearance models contributes said respective form of communication that is extracted and transformed to a reference frame of a reference coordinate system;
combining said respective appearance models together to generate a shared virtual model; and
displaying said shared virtual model to at least one output medium. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer readable medium containing program instructions that implements a method for communicating through shared media, comprising:
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accessing a plurality of images from respective input interfaces of a plurality of input interfaces, wherein at least one of said plurality of images is captured using a camera, and wherein at least one of said plurality of images contains a respective form of communication;
extracting said respective form of communication from said plurality of images;
constructing a respective appearance model corresponding to each of said plurality of input interfaces, wherein at least one of said respective appearance models contributes said respective form of communication that is extracted and transformed to a reference frame of a reference coordinate system;
combining said respective appearance models together to generate a shared virtual model; and
displaying said shared virtual model to at least one output medium.
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