Telepresence system with simultaneous automatic preservation of user height, perspective, and vertical gaze
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1. A method for mutually-immersive telepresencing comprising:
- providing a view of a surrogate'"'"'s location using a surrogate'"'"'s camera;
displaying at a user'"'"'s location an image of the view;
sensing a user having a user'"'"'s eye level and having a user'"'"'s perspective;
moving the surrogate'"'"'s camera to about match the user'"'"'s eye level and perspective; and
preserving the user'"'"'s perspective and, hence, gaze on the image while the user'"'"'s eye level changes, wherein preserving the user'"'"'s gaze includes tilting the view of the surrogate'"'"'s location while the user'"'"'s eye level changes.
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Abstract
A method for mutually-immersive telepresencing is provided with a view of a surrogate'"'"'s location. An image of the surrogate'"'"'s location is displayed at a user'"'"'s location. A user'"'"'s eye level and perspective are sensed. The height of the camera and image of the user'"'"'s eyes at the surrogate'"'"'s location are adjusted to match the height of the user'"'"'s eyes. The user'"'"'s perspective and, hence, gaze are preserved on the image while the user'"'"'s eye level changes.
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1. A method for mutually-immersive telepresencing comprising:
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providing a view of a surrogate'"'"'s location using a surrogate'"'"'s camera; displaying at a user'"'"'s location an image of the view; sensing a user having a user'"'"'s eye level and having a user'"'"'s perspective; moving the surrogate'"'"'s camera to about match the user'"'"'s eye level and perspective; and preserving the user'"'"'s perspective and, hence, gaze on the image while the user'"'"'s eye level changes, wherein preserving the user'"'"'s gaze includes tilting the view of the surrogate'"'"'s location while the user'"'"'s eye level changes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for mutually-immersive telepresencing comprising:
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providing a view of a surrogate'"'"'s location; displaying at a user'"'"'s location an image of the view; sensing a user'"'"'s eye level of a user having a user'"'"'s vertical perspective; moving the view of the surrogate'"'"'s location between a first and a second surrogate'"'"'s height as the user'"'"'s eye level changes between a first and second user'"'"'s height; and preserving the user'"'"'s vertical perspective and, hence, gaze on the image while the user'"'"'s eye level changes between the first and second user'"'"'s height. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mutually-immersive telepresencing system comprising:
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a surrogate having a surrogate'"'"'s camera for providing a view of a surrogate'"'"'s location; a user'"'"'s display for displaying at a user'"'"'s location an image of the view; a user height sensor system for sensing a user having a user'"'"'s eye level and having a user'"'"'s perspective, and changing the height of the surrogate camera to match the user'"'"'s eye level as height of the user changes; and a user gaze preservation system for preserving the user'"'"'s gaze on the image while the height of the user and the user'"'"'s eye level changes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mutually-immersive telepresencing system comprising:
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a surrogate having a surrogate'"'"'s camera for providing a view of a surrogate'"'"'s location; a user'"'"'s display for displaying at a user'"'"'s location an image of the view; a user height sensor system for sensing a user'"'"'s eye level of the user having a user'"'"'s vertical gaze; a system for changing the view of the surrogate'"'"'s location between a first and a second surrogate'"'"'s height as the user'"'"'s eye level changes between a first and a second user'"'"'s height; and a user gaze preservation system for preserving the user'"'"'s vertical gaze on the image while the user'"'"'s eye level changes between the first and second user'"'"'s height. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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