Versatile teleconferencing eye contact terminal

Details Versatile teleconferencing eye contact terminal Versatile teleconferencing eye contact terminal

2007-04-24

2007-04-24

Ramakrishnaiah, Melur (Department: 2643)

Television

Two-way video and voice communication

User positioning

C348S014080, C348S014090

Reexamination Certificate

active

10785820

ABSTRACT:
The present invention enables eye contact between conferees during a teleconference using a terminal equipped with a beam-splitter. The camera is positioned behind the viewing side of the beam-splitter to capture the conferee's image through the beam-splitter. The reflection of the video display appears to be positioned in a room environment with common room objects, serving to associate the position of the reflection in the room environment. The transparent quality of the beamsplitter is used not only for capturing eye contact images from one direction, but also revealing the room environment by enabling the conferee to see-through the beamsplitter. The invention can be configured to create the appearance that a life-size teleconference image of a remote conferee appears in the same room as the local conferee viewing the reflection and appears to be sitting on the other side of the desk

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