Method and apparatus for telepresence
AssigneeAudisoft
InventorsMarie Lapalme, Luc Ducas
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Abstract
A method for telepresence between a field user wearing telepresence equipment and a remote user, the method comprising: providing the telepresence equipment including a global camera, a handheld detail camera for obtaining image close-ups, and an audio link for communication between the field user and the remote user; mounting the global camera on the field user's head to obtain an image of the field user's viewpoint; transmitting images from the global camera to a remote display for the remote user to view; receiving instructions from the remote user through the audio link on where to point the detail camera; pointing the detail camera to specified objects; and transmitting images from the detail camera to the remote display for the remote user to view.
Claims17
A method for telepresence between a field user wearing telepresence equipment and a remote user, the method comprising:
- providing said telepresence equipment including a global camera, a handheld detail camera for obtaining image close-ups, and an audio link for communication between said field user and said remote user;
- mounting said global camera on the field user's head to obtain an image of the field user's viewpoint;
- transmitting images from the global camera to a remote display for said remote user to view;
- receiving instructions from said remote user through said audio link on where to point the detail camera;
- pointing said detail camera to specified objects;
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- transmitting images from the detail camera to said remote display for said remote user to view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.