Systems for performing visual collaboration between remotely situated participants
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsIan N. Robinson, Kar-Han Tan
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to visual-collaborative systems enabling geographically distributed groups to engage in face-to-face, interactive collaborative video conferences. In one aspect, a visual-collaborative system comprises a transparent display (402) having a first surface (410) and a second surface (412); and a camera system positioned to face the second surface. The display is configured to show images that can be viewed by looking at the first surface. The display is also configured to transmit light scattered off of objects facing the first surface. The light passes through the display and is captured by the camera.
Claims15
A visual-collaborative system comprising:
- a transparent screen having a first surface and a second surface;
- a rear projection system comprising a right projector and a left projector, the projection system being configured to project stereo image pairs onto the second surface of the transparent screen, the rear projection system including a first filter system disposed between the projectors and the screen, the first filter system being configured to pass through a set of wavelengths in a visible spectrum;
- wherein the set of wavelengths corresponds to one of a shorter or longer wavelength range of each of a red, green, and blue portion of the visible spectrum;
- a camera system having a left camera and a right camera, the camera system being configured to receive light passing through and light reflected from the transparent screen, the camera system including a second filter system disposed between the cameras and the screen, the second filter system being configured to block the set of wavelengths such that the light reflected from the transparent screen is substantially blocked, and the light passing through the transparent screen is substantially passed through the second filter system;
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- shutter glasses having a left eye shutter and a right eye shutter, the left eye shutter being synchronized with the left projector, the right eye shutter being synchronized with the right projector, the shutter glasses functioning to provide a participant wearing the glasses to view a three dimensional image on the first surface of the transparent screen, the three dimensional image corresponding to the stereo image pairs projected by the rear projection system.
A visual-collaborative system comprising:
- a transparent screen having a first surface and a second surface;
- a projection system configured to project images onto the screen;
- a camera system facing the second surface;
- a removable enclosure configured to enclose the screen, the projection system, and the camera system, the removable enclosure being further configured to enable a contrast and background lighting of the screen to be changed;
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- shutter glasses to be worn by a local participant facing the first surface of the screen, wherein operation of the shutter glasses is synchronized with operation of the projectors such that images of different perspective views projected onto the screen are separately viewed from different viewing positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.