Eye contact enabling device for video conferencing
OwnerJohn Visoskyinventor
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Abstract
A device and system can physically position a camera lens between the eyes of the image of the person onscreen in a video conference. To position the lens, a mechanical device may position or move the camera lens. The mechanical device can include a movable armature that can move a small camera head (i.e., a lens with or without supporting electronics) from a first position of the computer monitor (e.g., the frame of the monitor) to a second position onscreen. The second position can place the lens near or over the image of the other party, for example, between the eyes of the onscreen image of the other party.
Claims20
A method for conducting a video conference comprising:
- a computing system receiving an image of a distant user involved in the video conference;
- a processor of the computing system determining a position on the image associated with a focal point of a local user involved in the video conference;
- a processor determining where the position is located on a display of the computing system;
- adjusting an acquisition of a second image of the local user to cause the local user to appear to focus on the focal point while conducting the video conference;
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- sending a representation of the second image to the distant user.
A computing system configured to conduct a video conference, the computing system comprising:
- a network connection configured to:
- receive a first image of a distant user involved in the video conference;
- send a representation of a second image, of a local user, to the distant user a display configured to display the first image;
- an image capture device configured to:
- capture the second image;
- a processor configured to:
- determine a position on the first image associated with a focal point of the local user involved in the video conference;
- determine where the position is located on the display;
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- adjust an acquisition of the second image of the local user to cause the local user to appear to focus on the focal point while conducting the video conference.
A non-transitory computer readable medium stored with instructions stored thereon that cause a computing system configured to execute a method for conducting a video conference, the method comprising:
- receiving an image of a distant user involved in the video conference;
- determining a position on the image associated with a focal point of a local user involved in the video conference;
- determining where the position is located on a display of the computing system;
- adjusting an acquisition of a second image of the local user to cause the local user to appear to focus on the focal point while conducting the video conference;
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.