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US 10,122,964 B2Granted
Communication system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKeisui Okuma
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Abstract
Either of a first person image capturing a person located in front of a first projection surface from a first projection surface side and a second person image capturing the person from an opposite side of the first projection surface with respect to the person is projected on a second projection surface of a remote place.
Claims25
A communication system comprising:
- a first projection unit configured to project an image on a first projection surface;
- a first imaging unit configured to capture a first image of a person located in front of the first projection surface from a first projection surface side, the first imaging unit being disposed on or embedded in the first projection surface;
- a second imaging unit configured to capture a second image of the person from an opposite side of the person, the second imaging unit being disposed or located at a predetermined position that is spaced away and separate from the first projection surface and the second imaging unit facing towards the first projection surface;
- a selection unit configured to select either of the first person image captured by the first imaging unit and the second person image captured by the second imaging unit as a person image to be projected on a second projection surface;
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- a second projection unit configured to project the person image selected by the selection unit on the second projection surface.
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A communication system comprising:
- a first projection unit configured to project an image on a first projection surface;
- a first imaging unit configured to capture a first image of a person located in front of the first projection surface from a first projection surface side, the first imaging unit being disposed on or embedded in the first projection surface;
- a second imaging unit configured to capture a second image of the person from an opposite side of the person, the second imaging unit being disposed or located at a predetermined position that is spaced away and separate from the first projection surface and the second imaging unit facing towards the first projection surface;
- a selection unit configured to select either of the first person image captured by the first imaging unit and the second person image captured by the second imaging unit as a person image to be projected on a second projection surface of a remote place;
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- a transmission unit configured to transmit the person image selected by the selection unit to the remote place.
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A communication system comprising:
- a reception unit configured to receive a first person image capturing a person located in front of a first projection surface of a remote place from a first projection surface side and a second person image capturing the person from an opposite side of the person from the remote place, the first person image being taken via a first imaging device disposed on or embedded in the first projection surface of the remote place and the second person image being taken via a second imaging device disposed or located at a predetermined position that is spaced away and separate from the first projection surface of the remote place, the second imaging device facing towards the first projection surface;
- a selection unit configured to select either of the first person image and the second person image as a person image to be projected on a second projection surface;
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- a projection unit configured to project the person image selected by the selection unit on the second projection surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.