公开(公告)号：US07154526B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-26

申请号：US10617549

申请日：2003-07-11

申请人： Jonathan T. Foote ,  John Adcock ,  Qiong Liu ,  Timothy E. Black

发明人： Jonathan T. Foote ,  John Adcock ,  Qiong Liu ,  Timothy E. Black

IPC分类号： H04N7/14

CPC分类号： H04N7/142

摘要： A system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention comprises a device for facilitating video communication between a remote participant and another location. The device can comprise a screen adapted to display the remote participant, the screen having a posture adapted to be controlled by the remote participant. A camera can be mounted adjacent to the screen, and can allow the subject to view a selected conference participant or a desired location such that when the camera is trained on the selected participant or desired location a gaze of the remote participant displayed by the screen appears substantially directed at the selected participant or desired location.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一个实施例的系统包括用于促进远程参与者和另一位置之间的视频通信的装置。 设备可以包括适于显示远程参与者的屏幕，屏幕具有适于由远程参与者控制的姿势。 摄像机可以安装在屏幕附近，并且可以允许被摄体观看所选择的会议参与者或期望的位置，使得当在所选择的参与者或期望位置上训练相机时，屏幕显示的远程参与者的凝视出现 基本上指向所选择的参与者或期望位置。