System and methods for facilitating virtual presence

• US 9,986,203 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2016
• Issued: 05/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nanolumens Aquisition, Inc. (NanoLumens, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Nanolumens Aquisition, Inc. (NanoLumens, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cope, Richard Craig, Meincke, Drew Fredrick, Bravo, Jorge Perez
• Primary Examiner(s): Anwah, Olisa
• Application Number:
  US15/262,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20170034478A1
• Time in Patent Office: 624 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1408, 348 1416, 348 1407
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0439 Pixel structures
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/32 semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/144 camera and display on the same optical axis, e.g. optically multiplexing the camera and display for eye to eye contact
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

A virtual presence system includes a display having a structural matrix configured to arrange a plurality of spaced pixel elements. A plurality of spaced pixel elements collectively form an active visual area wherein an image is displayable. At least one image capture device is disposed within the active visual area for capturing an image.

Claims

1. A virtual presence system responsive to its environment, the system comprising:

a. a display having a structural matrix configured to arrange a plurality of spaced pixel elements, said plurality of spaced pixel elements collectively forming an active visual area wherein an image is displayable;

said active visual area capable of being continuously active for continuously displaying a displayed image;

b. at least one image capture device disposed within said active visual area and among said spaced pixel elements;

said image capture device operable to capture a captured image from the environment in front of said active visual area and communicate to a signal processor;

c. said image capture device operable to capture said captured image while said display is simultaneously operable for displaying said displayed image, said spaced pixel elements and said image capture device capable of being simultaneously operative for simultaneously displaying said displayed image and simultaneously capturing said captured image;

d. said signal processor operable to;

receive said captured image;

compute one or more attributes from said captured image; and

, respond to said one or more attributes of said captured image by modifying said displayed image.

2. The system of claim 1 further characterized in that the signal processor is configured to compute from said captured image attributes identifying the presence of one or more persons in the captured image.

3. The system of claim 2 further characterized in that the system is operative to modify the displayed image based upon the presence or absence of one or more persons in said captured image.

4. The system of claim 2 further characterized in that the signal processor is configured to compute from said captured image one or more attributes from the list consisting of:

{height of a person, weight of a person, gender of a person, age of a person, identity of a person};

the system further operative to modify the displayed image based upon one or more sensed attributes from the list consisting of;

{height of a person, weight of a person, gender of a person, age of a person, identity of a person}.