Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-02
2006-05-02
Pwu, Jeffrey (Department: 2143)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer conferencing
C382S103000, C345S473000, C348S169000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07039676
ABSTRACT:
The system, method, and program of the invention captures actual physical gestures made by a participant during a chat room or instant messaging session or other real time communication session between participants over a network and automatically transmits a representation of the gestures to the other participants. Image processing software analyzes successive video images, received as input from a video camera, for an actual physical gesture made by a participant. When a physical gesture is analyzed as being made, the state of the gesture is also determined. The state of the gesture identifies whether it is a first occurrence of the gesture or a subsequent occurrence. An action, and a parameter for the action, is determined for the gesture and the particular state of the gesture. A command to the API of the communication software, such as chat room software, is automatically generated which transmits a representation of the gesture to the participants through the communication software.
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Day Don Rutledge
Dutta Rabindranath
Dawkins Marilyn Smith
Pwu Jeffrey
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