Ambulatory system to communicate visual projections
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorRobert L. Vaughn
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Abstract
An ambulatory system to communicate visual projections. An embodiment of an apparatus for ambulatory communication includes: a propulsion system to enable the apparatus to fly, including to hover in place and to follow a user; a stereo camera to record an image of a user of the apparatus or a scene nearby the user of the apparatus; a transmitter to transmit video data generated by the stereo camera to a second apparatus via network for a communication with a remote user; a receiver to receive video data via the network from the remote user; and a video projection mechanism to project an image including the received video to the user.
Claims25
An apparatus for ambulatory communication comprising:
- a propulsion system to enable the apparatus to fly, including to hover in place and to follow a user;
- a stereo camera to record an image of a user of the apparatus or a scene nearby the user of the apparatus;
- a transmitter to transmit video data generated by the stereo camera to a second apparatus via network for a communication with a remote user;
- a receiver to receive video data via the network from the second apparatus;
- and
- a video projection mechanism to project an image including the received video to the user.
A system for ambulatory communication comprising:
- a first set of one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's) for operation with a first user;
- and
- a second set of one or more UAV's for operation with a second user;
- wherein the first set of UAV's and the second set of UAV's are operable to support a communication session between the first user and the second user;
- wherein each of the sets of UAV's includes:
- a stereo camera to record an image of the user of the apparatus or a scene nearby the user of the apparatus,
- a transmitter to transmit video data generated by the stereo camera to the other set of UAV's,
- a receiver to receive video data via the network from the other set of UAV's, and
- a video projection mechanism to project an image including the received video to the user of the set of UAV's.
A method comprising:
- commencing a communication between a local user and a remote user;
- initiating an ambulatory communication session for the local user and the remote user;
- enabling at least one autonomous device, wherein each autonomous device is operable to hover and follow the local user;
- recording by the at least one autonomous device a stereo image of the local user or a scene;
- and
- transmitting data for the recorded stereo image to a remote device for the remote user.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- commencing a communication between a local user and a remote user;
- initiating an ambulatory communication session for the local user and the remote user;
- enabling at least one autonomous device, wherein each autonomous device is operable to hover and follow the local user;
- recording by the at least one autonomous device a stereo image of the local user or a scene;
- and
- transmitting data for the recorded stereo image and the recorded audio to a remote device for the remote user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.