Television – Two-way video and voice communication – Remote control
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Eng, George (Department: 2643)
Television
Two-way video and voice communication
Remote control
C348S014100, C348S169000, C700S245000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06914622
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to an apparatus for the projection of a remote conferee's presence into a group meeting environment by using a combination of videoconferencing/teleconferencing and robotics technology. The remote conferee's face is shown substantially life-size on a video monitor. The remote conferee's eyes appear to be looking directly at the viewer. The video monitor can turn left or right to point at the person speaking, automatically or by manual control, to give the impression that the remote conferee is turning his head to look at the person speaking. The video screen can be raised and lowered to give the impression that the remote conferee is standing up and sitting down. An attention-getting mechanism prompts the attention of the other conferees when the remote conferee wants to interrupt or enter a conversation.
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Fels Deborah Ingrid
Smith Graham Thomas
Treviranus Jutta
Eng George
Ryerson Polytechnic University
Telbotics Inc.
The University of Toronto
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