Providing a tele-immersive experience using a mirror metaphor
First Claim
1. A tele-immersive environment for providing interaction among a plurality of participants of a tele-immersive session, the tele-immersive environment comprising:
- a plurality of set-up systems, each set-up system of the plurality of set-up systems operating in a different geographical location and providing an interactive experience of the tele-immersive session to a participant that is local to the respective set-up system, and each set-up system comprising;
image capture functionality configured to capture local camera information that represents the local participant associated with the set-up system;
a local processing system configured to;
receive the local camera information;
generate local three-dimensional object information based on the local camera information;
transfer local input information to at least one remote processing system associated with at least one remote participant that is local to a remote set-up system, the local input information corresponding to information associated with objects identified by the local processing system;
receive remote input information from said at least one remote processing system, the remote input information corresponding to information associated with objects identified by said at least one remote processing system; and
compose three-dimensional scene information based on the local three-dimensional object information and the remote input information; and
mirror functionality configured to present a three-dimensional virtual space based on the three-dimensional scene information, the three-dimensional virtual space showing multiple remote participants of the plurality of participants without the local participant as if the multiple remote participants were physically present at a same location and looking into a mirror.
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Abstract
A tele-immersive environment is described that provides interaction among participants of a tele-immersive session. The environment includes two or more set-ups, each associated with a participant. Each set-up, in turn, includes mirror functionality for presenting a three-dimensional virtual space for viewing by a local participant. The virtual space shows at least some of the participants as if the participants were physically present at a same location and looking into a mirror. The mirror functionality can be implemented as a combination of a semi-transparent mirror and a display device, or just a display device acting alone. According to another feature, the environment may present a virtual object in a manner that allows any of the participants of the tele-immersive session to interact with the virtual object.
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22 Claims
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1. A tele-immersive environment for providing interaction among a plurality of participants of a tele-immersive session, the tele-immersive environment comprising:
a plurality of set-up systems, each set-up system of the plurality of set-up systems operating in a different geographical location and providing an interactive experience of the tele-immersive session to a participant that is local to the respective set-up system, and each set-up system comprising; image capture functionality configured to capture local camera information that represents the local participant associated with the set-up system; a local processing system configured to; receive the local camera information; generate local three-dimensional object information based on the local camera information; transfer local input information to at least one remote processing system associated with at least one remote participant that is local to a remote set-up system, the local input information corresponding to information associated with objects identified by the local processing system; receive remote input information from said at least one remote processing system, the remote input information corresponding to information associated with objects identified by said at least one remote processing system; and compose three-dimensional scene information based on the local three-dimensional object information and the remote input information; and mirror functionality configured to present a three-dimensional virtual space based on the three-dimensional scene information, the three-dimensional virtual space showing multiple remote participants of the plurality of participants without the local participant as if the multiple remote participants were physically present at a same location and looking into a mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 21, 22)
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5. A local set-up system in a tele-immersive environment, the tele-immersive environment for providing interaction among participants of a tele-immersive session, the local set-up system comprising:
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image capture functionality configured to capture local camera information that represents a local participant associated with the local set-up system; a local processing system configured to; compose three-dimensional scene information based on the local camera information and remote input information, the remote input information being received from at least one remote processing system associated with at least one remote participant that is local to a remote set-up system operating in a different geographical location from the local set-up system, the remote input information corresponding to information associated with objects identified by said at least one remote processing system; and transfer at least some of local input information to said at least one remote processing system, the local input information corresponding to information associated with objects identified by the local processing system; and mirror functionality configured to present a three-dimensional virtual space based on the three-dimensional scene information, the three-dimensional virtual space showing at least some of the participants as if the participants were physically present at a same location and looking into a mirror. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method implemented by a local set-up system comprising one or more computer devices, the method comprising:
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receiving local camera information from local image capture functionality provided at the local set-up system; generating local three-dimensional object information based on the local camera information; transferring local input information to at least one remote set-up system operating in a different geographical location than the local set-up system, the remote set-up system being associated with at least one remote participant of a tele-immersive session, the local input information corresponding to information associated with objects identified by the local set-up system; receiving remote input information from said at least one remote set-up system, the remote input information corresponding to information associated with objects identified by said at least one remote set-up system; composing three-dimensional scene information based on the local three-dimensional object information and the remote input information; and providing the three-dimensional scene information to mirror functionality, the mirror functionality being configured to present a three-dimensional virtual space based on the three-dimensional scene information, the virtual space showing at least some of the participants as if the participants were physically present at a same location and looking into a mirror.
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