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Eye gazing imaging for video communications

  • US 8,154,583 B2
  • Filed: 05/31/2007
  • Issued: 04/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing eye contact video images of an individual in a local environment to a remote individual during a communication event using a video communication system, comprising:

  • initiating a communication event by establishing a video communication link with a video communication system at a remote site;

    initiating the capture of a video images of a video scene within a local environment including an individual therein;

    determining a video context for the video scene, the associated eye-gaze context rules and the associated range of variation for gaze metrics indicative of eye gaze image capture;

    analyzing current video images of the video scene to determine current gaze metrics relative to participating individual in the local environment;

    comparing the current gaze metrics with the determined range of gaze metrics; and

    when the current gaze metrics are within a range,modifying the video capture or video processing of the video images in a manner that generates eye gaze corrected images of the local individual which provide eye contact to the remote individual.

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