Automated wireless three-dimensional (3D) video conferencing via a tunerless television device
First Claim
1. A method of automated wireless three-dimensional (3D) video conferencing via a tunerless television device, comprising:
- automatically establishing, via a wireless communication interface of the tunerless television device, a 3D video conference with a wireless device capable of 3D video conferencing, where in being programmed to automatically establishing, the processor is programmed to;
receive, at the tunerless television device, a text message from the wireless device;
determine whether the text message is from a user within a contact list associated with the tunerless television device that is authorized for automated 3D video conferencing; and
automatically establish the 3D video conference in response to determining that the text message is from the user within the contact list associated with the tunerless television device that is authorized for automated 3D video conferencing;
receiving, via a camera interface module, a first and a second two-dimensional (2D) video stream from a first and a second video camera associated with the tunerless television device;
creating, via a 3D video offload processing module operatively coupled to the camera interface module, a merged 3D video stream from the first 2D video stream and the second 2D video stream, where a computation that produces the 3D video stream is carried out in a user space application or a hardware module; and
sending the merged 3D video stream to the wireless device via the wireless communication interface.
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Abstract
Automated wireless three-dimensional (3D) video conferencing is provided using a tunerless television device. A 3D video conference is automatically established with a wireless device capable of 3D video conferencing using a wireless communication interface of the tunerless television device. A first and a second two-dimensional (2D) video stream are received, using a camera interface module, from a first and a second video camera associated with the tunerless television device. A merged 3D video stream is created from the first 2D video stream and the second 2D video stream using a 3D video offload processing module operatively coupled to the camera interface module. The merged 3D video stream is sent to the wireless device using the wireless communication interface. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of automated wireless three-dimensional (3D) video conferencing via a tunerless television device, comprising:
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automatically establishing, via a wireless communication interface of the tunerless television device, a 3D video conference with a wireless device capable of 3D video conferencing, where in being programmed to automatically establishing, the processor is programmed to; receive, at the tunerless television device, a text message from the wireless device; determine whether the text message is from a user within a contact list associated with the tunerless television device that is authorized for automated 3D video conferencing; and automatically establish the 3D video conference in response to determining that the text message is from the user within the contact list associated with the tunerless television device that is authorized for automated 3D video conferencing; receiving, via a camera interface module, a first and a second two-dimensional (2D) video stream from a first and a second video camera associated with the tunerless television device; creating, via a 3D video offload processing module operatively coupled to the camera interface module, a merged 3D video stream from the first 2D video stream and the second 2D video stream, where a computation that produces the 3D video stream is carried out in a user space application or a hardware module; and sending the merged 3D video stream to the wireless device via the wireless communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for automated wireless three-dimensional (3D) video conferencing comprising:
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a wireless communication interface; a camera interface module; a first and a second video camera; a 3D video offload processing module operatively coupled to the camera interface module; and a processor programmed to; automatically establish, via the wireless communication interface, a 3D video conference with a wireless device capable of 3D video conferencing, where the 3D video conference is automatically established by; receiving, at the tunerless television device, a text message from the wireless device; determining whether the text message is from a user within a contact list associated with the tunerless television device that is authorized for automated 3D video conferencing; and automatically establishing the 3D video conference in response to determining that the text message is from the user within the contact list associated with the tunerless television device that is authorized for automated 3D video conferencing; receive, via the camera interface module, a first and a second two-dimensional (2D) video stream from the first and the second video camera; create, via the 3D video offload processing module, a merged 3D video stream from the first 2D video stream and the second 2D video stream, where a computation that produces the 3D video stream is carried out in a user space application or a hardware module; and send the merged 3D video stream to the wireless device via the wireless communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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