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Telepresence apparatus for immersion of a human image in a physical environment
US8947495B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8947495-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213705965-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A telepresence device allows a remote meeting participant to establish a telepresence at a remote meeting location. The telepresence device provides a video image of the remote meeting participant on a video display screen at a meeting location To enhance the visual sensation that the remote person is present at the meeting location, the telepresence device may display the silhouette image of the remote meeting participant without the image of the background scene of the remote participant's location (e.g., office, home or home office). Further, the telepresence device may be equipped with a rear-facing camera that captures a video image of the background scene behind the telepresence device at the meeting location. The silhouette image of the remote meeting participant may be superimposed on the video image of the background scene at the meeting location, which is captured by the rear-facing camera.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A video teleconferencing apparatus, comprising: a video display; a support member configured to support the display; a video camera mounted on the support member, the video camera having a line of sight directed rearward of the display; and an image-processing module configured to superimpose a silhouette image on an image captured by the video camera to produce a superimposed image, and to display the superimposed image on the video display scre…
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- What does patent US8947495B2 cover?
- A telepresence device allows a remote meeting participant to establish a telepresence at a remote meeting location. The telepresence device provides a video image of the remote meeting participant on a video display screen at a meeting location To enhance the visual sensation that the remote person is present at the meeting location, the telepresence device may display the silhouette image of t…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Sayeed Zulfiquar, Kotch James, Alcatel Lucent
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N7/142. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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