VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING PARTICIPANT EYE CONTACT
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining eye contact between a remote and a local video conference participant comprising the step ofdisplaying a face of a remote video conference participant to a local video conference participant with the remote video conference participant having his or her eyes positioned in accordance with information indicative of image capture of the local video conference participant.
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Abstract
Eye contact between remote and local video conference participants is advantageously maintained by displaying the face of a remote video conference so the remote video conference participant having his or her eyes positioned in accordance with information indicative of image capture of the local video conference participant. In this way, substantial alignment can be achieved between the remote participant'"'"'s eyes with those of the local participant.
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1. A method for maintaining eye contact between a remote and a local video conference participant comprising the step of
displaying a face of a remote video conference participant to a local video conference participant with the remote video conference participant having his or her eyes positioned in accordance with information indicative of image capture of the local video conference participant.
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5. A method for conducting a video conference between first and second video conference participants, comprising the steps of:
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capturing at least one stereoscopic image pair of the first video conference participant; interpolating the at least one stereoscopic image pair to yield a first image for transmission to the second participant, said interpolating being with respect to a point on a display observed by the first participant; receiving an incoming second image of the second video conference participant; and displaying a face of the second video conference participant so that his or her eyes appear substantially centered at the point. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17)
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12. A terminal for conducting a video conference between first and second video conference participants, comprising the steps of:
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at least a pair of television cameras for capturing at least one stereoscopic image pair of the first video conference participant; means for interpolating the at least stereoscopic image pair to yield a first image for transmission to the second participant; an input signal processing module for processing an incoming second image of the second video conference participant; and
,a display coupled to the input signal processing module for displaying a face of the second video conference participant with the face of the second video conference participant positioned so that his or her eyes appear substantially at a point on the display; wherein, said cameras are disposed about the display and the interpolation occurs with respect to positions of the cameras and the point on the display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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