TELEPRESENCE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING OUT OF RANGE MOTION
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1. A method comprising:
- aligning a remote pan and tilt system with the position of a user'"'"'s head to place the remote pan and tilt system in a first aligned position;
providing a first image from the remote pan and tilt system in the first aligned position within a first field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system to a field of view of the user, the first image captured from a position of the remote pan tilt system correlating to a first relative position of the head of the user, the first image comprising a first portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system;
moving the position of the head of the user to a second position and moving the remote pan and tilt system for alignment with the second position to place the remote pan and tilt system in a second misaligned position;
providing a second image from the remote pan and tilt system in the second misaligned position within the first field of capture to the field of view of the user, the second image captured from a position of the remote pan and tilt system for correlating to a relative position of the user'"'"'s head in the second position, the second image comprising a second portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system in the second misaligned position, the first portion other than the second portion.
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Abstract
A telepresence system and method is disclosed for aligning a remote pan and tilt system with the position of a user'"'"'s head and for displaying to the user a first portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system. The pan and tilt system moves to track the movement of the user'"'"'s head. When the pan and tilt system is in a misaligned position with the position of the user'"'"'s head the image displayed to the user is a second portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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aligning a remote pan and tilt system with the position of a user'"'"'s head to place the remote pan and tilt system in a first aligned position; providing a first image from the remote pan and tilt system in the first aligned position within a first field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system to a field of view of the user, the first image captured from a position of the remote pan tilt system correlating to a first relative position of the head of the user, the first image comprising a first portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system; moving the position of the head of the user to a second position and moving the remote pan and tilt system for alignment with the second position to place the remote pan and tilt system in a second misaligned position; providing a second image from the remote pan and tilt system in the second misaligned position within the first field of capture to the field of view of the user, the second image captured from a position of the remote pan and tilt system for correlating to a relative position of the user'"'"'s head in the second position, the second image comprising a second portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system in the second misaligned position, the first portion other than the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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selectably operating a pan and tilt system video feedback in a first mode of operation and a second other mode of operation, the first mode of operation selected when motion of a head of a user is within a first range of motion of the pan and tilt system and a second mode of operation selected when motion of the head of the user is outside the first range of motion of the pan and tilt system; while in the first mode of operation, providing a first image from the remote pan and tilt system within a field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system to a field of view of the user, the first image captured from a position of the remote and pan tilt system correlating to a first relative position of the head of the user, the first image consisting of a first portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system; while in the second mode of operation, providing a second image within the first field of capture to the field of view of the user, the second image correlating to a relative position of the head of the user, the second image consisting of a second portion of the field of capture of the remote pan and tilt system, the first portion other than the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a sensor for sensing the position of a head of a user; a pan and tilt apparatus for moving in alignment with the sensed position of the head of the user and for capturing an image of the environment within the field of capture of the pan and tilt apparatus; and a display for displaying a portion of the image captured by the pan and tilt apparatus, the portion other than the entire captured image; wherein a first portion of the image is captured within the field of capture of the pan and tilt system from a position of the remote pan tilt system correlating to a first sensed position of the head of the user and a second portion of the image is captured within the field of capture of the pan and tilt system from a position of the remote pan tilt system other than correlating to a second sensed position of the head of the user, the first sensed position other than the second sensed position.
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