System and methods for facilitating virtual presence

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10827150-B2
Application number	US-201916654786-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2019
Priority date	Nov 16, 2011
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

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. The system is able to sense the environment in front of the display and, in response to what is sensed, is able to change one or more attributes of a displayed image, or, is able to change the displayed image or a portion of the displayed image.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display system responsive to its environment, the system comprising:
a) a display having a structural matrix configured to arrange a plurality of spaced light emitting pixel elements, said plurality of spaced light emitting pixel elements collectively forming an active visual area wherein a first displayed 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 the active visual area and among said spaced light emitting pixel elements, said image capture device not obstructed by any of the said spaced light emitting pixel elements; said image capture device operable to capture a captured image from the environment in front of said active visual area and communicate said captured image to a signal processor;
c) said signal processor operable to compute, from said captured image, one or more attributes, said one or more attributes comprising an attribute indicating the presence of one or more persons in said captured image;
d) said signal processor being further operative to initiate the display of a second displayed image in response to computing said attribute indicating the presence of one or more persons in said captured image.

2. The system of claim 1 further characterized in that:
a) the image capture device is operable to capture a sequence of captured images;
b) the signal processor is further operable to compute, from said sequence of captured images, an attribute indicating the motion of one or more persons in said sequence of captured images;
c) the signal processor is further operative to initiate the display of said second displayed image in response to computing at least two attributes, the at least two attributes comprising: said attribute indicating the presence of one or more persons in said captured image; and, said attribute indicating the motion of one or more persons in said sequence of captured images.

3. The system of claim 1 further characterized in that:
a) the signal processor is further operative to compute, from said captured image, an attribute indicating the gender of said one or more persons in said captured image;
b) the signal processor is further operative to initiate the display of said second displayed image in response to computing at least two attributes, the at least two attributes comprising: said attribute indicating the presence of one or more persons in said captured image; and, said attribute indicating the gender of said one or more persons in said captured image.

4. The system of claim 1 further characterized in that:
a) the signal processor is further operative to compute, from said captured image, an attribute indicating the age of said one or more persons in said captured image;
b) the signal processor is further operative to initiate the display of said second displayed image in response to computing at least two attributes, the at least two attributes comprising: said attribute indicating the presence of one or more persons in said captured image; and, said attribute indicating the age of said one or more persons in said captured image.

5. The system of claim 1 further characterized in that:
a) the signal processor is further operative to compute, from said captured image, an attribute indicating the height of said one or more persons in said captured image;
b) the signal processor is further operative to initiate the display of said second displayed image in response to computing at least two attributes, the at least two attributes comprising: said attribute indicating the presence of one or more persons in said captured image; and, said attribute indicating the height of said one or more persons in said captured image.

6. The system of claim 1 further characterized in that:
a) the signal processor is further operative to compute, from said captured image, an attribute indicating the weight of said one or more persons in said captured image;
b) the signal processor is further operative to initiate the display of said second displayed image in response to computing at least two attributes, the at least two attributes comprising: said attribute indicating the presence of one or more persons in said captured image; and, said attribute indicating the weight of said one or more persons in said captured image.

7. A display system responsive to its environment, the system comprising:
a) a display having a structural matrix configured to arrange a plurality of spaced light emitting pixel elements, said plurality of spaced light emitting pixel elements collectively forming an active visual area wherein a first displayed image is displayable; said active visual area capable of being continuously active for continuously displaying a displayed image;
b) a first image capture device disposed within the active visual area and among said spaced light emitting pixel elements, said first image capture device not obstructed by any of said spaced light emitting pixel elements; said first image capture device operable to capture a first captured image from the environment in front of said active visual area and communicate said first captured image to a signal processor;
c) a second image capture device disposed within the active visual area and among said spaced light emitting pixel elements, said second image capture device not obstructed by any of said spaced light emitting pixel elements; said second image capture device operable to capture a second captured image from the environment in front of said active visual area and communicate said second captured image to a signal processor;
d) said signal processor operable to compute, from said first captured image, one or more attributes, said one or more attributes comprising an attribute indicating the presence of one or more persons in said first captured image;
e) said signal processor operable to compute, from said second captured image, one or more attributes, said one or more attributes comprising an attribute indicating the presence of one or more persons in said second captured image;
f) said signal processor being further operative to initiate the display of a second displayed image in response to computing said attribute indicating the presence of one or more persons in said first captured image; and,
g) said signal processor being further operative to initiate the display of a third displayed image in response to computing said attribute indicating the presence of one or more persons in said second captured image.

8. The system of claim 7 further characterized in that:
a) said second displayed image is displayed on a first portion of said active visual area; and,
b) said third displayed image is displayed on a second portion of said active visual area;
c) said first portion is smaller than the entirety of said active visual area; and,
d) said second portion is smaller than the entirety of said active visual area.

9. The system of claim 7 further characterized in that:
a) the first image capture device is operable to capture a first sequence of captured images;
b) the signal processor is further operable to compute, from said first sequence of captured images, a first attribute indicating the motion of one or more persons in said first sequence of captured images;
c) the second image capture device is operable to capture a second sequence of captured images;
d) the signal processor is further operable to compute, from said second sequence of captured images, a second attribute indicating the motion of one or more persons in said second sequence of captured images;
e) the signal processor is further operative to initiate the display of said second disp

Assignees

• Nanolumens Acquisition Inc
• Nanolumens Acquistion Inc

Inventors

• Cope Richard Craig
• Meincke Drew Fredrick
• Bravo Jorge Perez

Classifications

• H04N23/90

  Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums · CPC title

• G06F3/1454 Primary

  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 title

• G09G3/32

  semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• H04N7/142

  Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display · CPC title

• H04N7/15

  Conference systems · CPC title