Virtual eye contact in video interaction
AssigneeSee I2I Pty Ltd
InventorsGraham Barrett, Michael Winlo
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Abstract
Among other things, a first video is captured of at least the eyes of a first person who is looking along a video capture axis. A second video of at least the eyes of a second person is presented, along a display axis. The video capture axis and the display axis are aligned along a common axis so that the first person can view the second video of at least the eyes of the second person along the common axis when the first video of the eyes of the first person is being captured along the common axis. Instructions are executed to maintain an eye contact video interaction session between the first person and the second person using the captured video and the presented video.
Claims22
An apparatus comprising:
- an assembly comprising:
- a beam splitter having a front surface and a rear surface,
- a video sensor and an optical lens mounted within a housing that faces the rear surface of the beam splitter, wherein the housing is a modular housing configured to be interchangeable with a second housing containing a second video sensor that is of a distinct model compared to the video sensor, and wherein the optical lens has an optical axis extending from the video sensor through the beam splitter, and
- a video display at a location that faces the front surface of the beam splitter;
- a base comprising one or more speakers;
- and
- a stand connecting the assembly to the base, wherein the assembly is mounted to the stand via the housing containing the video sensor and the optical lens.
An apparatus comprising:
- an assembly comprising:
- a beam splitter having a front surface and a rear surface,
- a video sensor and an optical lens mounted within a housing that faces the rear surface of the beam splitter, the optical lens having an optical axis extending from the video sensor through the beam splitter, and
- a video display at a location that faces the front surface of the beam splitter;
- a base comprising:
- one or more speakers, and
- a control element for controlling a display of an indicator that marks a viewing location on the beam splitter that is aligned with a video capture axis of the video sensor;
- and
- a stand connecting the assembly to the base, wherein the assembly is mounted to the stand via the housing containing the video sensor and the optical lens.
An apparatus comprising:
- an assembly comprising:
- a beam splitter having a front surface and a rear surface,
- a video sensor and an optical lens mounted within a housing that faces the rear surface of the beam splitter, the optical lens having an optical axis extending from the video sensor through the beam splitter, and
- a video display at a location that faces the front surface of the beam splitter;
- a base comprising:
- one or more speakers, and
- a control element for controlling an aspect ratio or zoom of the video display;
- and
- a stand connecting the assembly to the base, wherein the assembly is mounted to the stand via the housing containing the video sensor and the optical lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.