MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING ENHANCED VIEWING PERSPECTIVE OF VIDEO IMAGES AT COMPUTING DEVICES

• US 20130271553A1
• Filed: 09/30/2011
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Chu, Michael M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,060,093 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/205 Image-based rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30201 Face
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/246 using feature-based methods, e.g. the tracking of corners or segments
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/167 using comparisons between temporally consecutive images
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0261 in the context of movement of objects on the screen or movement of the observer relative to the screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085

Abstract

A mechanism is described for facilitating enhanced viewer perception of video images at computing devices according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes tracking, at a first computing device, movements associated with a first user within a camera range of one or more cameras coupled to the first computing device. Each movement of the first user may trigger an updated view of contents being displayed in real-time on the first computing device. The method may further include calculating a synthesized updated view of the contents in response to tracking a movement of the first user from a first position to a second position. The synthesized updated view may represent a realistic view of the contents in response to the movement of the first user from the first position to the second position. The method may further include displaying the synthesized updated view of the contents.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

tracking, at a first computing device, movements associated with a first user within a camera range of one or more cameras coupled to the first computing device, wherein each movement of the first user triggers an updated view of contents being displayed in real-time on the first computing device;

calculating a synthesized updated view of the contents in response to tracking a movement of the first user from a first position to a second position, wherein the synthesized updated view represents a realistic view of the contents in response to the movement of the first user from the first position to the second position; and

displaying the synthesized updated view of the contents.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the synthesized updated view further represents the realistic view of the contents as viewed, at the first computing device, by the first user from the second position.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the contents comprise a second user within a camera view of a second computing device, wherein the first and second users are in video communication via the first and second computing devices.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein tracking movements comprises tracking one or more of the first user'"'"'s face, the first user'"'"'s eyes, the first user'"'"'s nose, and the first user'"'"'s forehead.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the synthesized updated view is calculated, at the first computing device, based on data relating to the contents received from the second computing device, wherein the data comprises one or more measurements relating to changing angles or fields of views to the contents with respect to the first and second positions of the first user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising requesting the second computing device to calculate the synthetic updated view, and receiving the calculated synthetic updated view from the second computing device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the first and second computing devices comprise one or more of smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), handheld computers, e-readers, tablet computers, and desktop computers.

8. A system comprising:

a first computing device having a memory to store instructions for facilitating enhanced viewer perception of video images, and a processing device to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the processing device to;

track, at the first computing device, movements associated with a first user within a camera range of one or more cameras coupled to the first computing device, wherein each movement of the first user triggers an updated view of contents being displayed in real-time on the first computing device;

calculate a synthesized updated view of the contents in response to tracking a movement of the first user from a first position to a second position, wherein the synthesized updated view represents a realistic view of the contents in response to the movement of the first user from the first position to the second position; and

display the synthesized updated view of the contents.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the synthesized updated view further represents the realistic view of the contents as viewed, at the first computing device, by the first user from the second position.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the contents comprise a second user within a camera view of a second computing device, wherein the first and second users are in video communication via the first and second computing devices.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein tracking movements comprises tracking one or more of the first user'"'"'s face, the first user'"'"'s eyes, the first user'"'"'s nose, and the first user'"'"'s forehead.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the synthesized updated view is calculated, at the first computing device, based on data relating to the contents received from the second computing device, wherein the data comprises one or more measurements relating to changing angles or fields of views to the contents with respect to the first and second positions of the first user.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing device is further to request the second computing device to calculate the synthetic updated view, and receiving the calculated synthetic updated view from the second computing device.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the first and second computing devices comprise one or more of smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), handheld computers, e-readers, tablet computers, and desktop computers.

15. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions that,

when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

track, at the first computing device, movements associated with a first user within a camera range of one or more cameras coupled to the first computing device, wherein each movement of the first user triggers an updated view of contents being displayed in real-time on the first computing device;

calculate a synthesized updated view of the contents in response to tracking a movement of the first user from a first position to a second position, wherein the synthesized updated view represents a realistic view of the contents in response to the movement of the first user from the first position to the second position; and

display the synthesized updated view of the contents.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the synthesized updated view further represents the realistic view of the contents as viewed, at the first computing device, by the first user from the second position.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the contents comprise a second user within a camera view of a second computing device, wherein the first and second users are in video communication via the first and second computing devices.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein tracking movements comprises tracking one or more of the first user'"'"'s face, the first user'"'"'s eyes, the first user'"'"'s nose, and the first user'"'"'s forehead.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the synthesized updated view is calculated, at the first computing device, based on data relating to the contents received from the second computing device, wherein the data comprises one or more measurements relating to changing angles or fields of views to the contents with respect to the first and second positions of the first user.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the machine is further to request the second computing device to calculate the synthetic updated view, and receiving the calculated synthetic updated view from the second computing device.