WO2007087142A3 - Video conference system with parallax correction and background reduction - Google Patents

Video conference system with parallax correction and background reduction Download PDF

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WO2007087142A3
WO2007087142A3 PCT/US2007/000303 US2007000303W WO2007087142A3 WO 2007087142 A3 WO2007087142 A3 WO 2007087142A3 US 2007000303 W US2007000303 W US 2007000303W WO 2007087142 A3 WO2007087142 A3 WO 2007087142A3
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conferee
beam splitter
display
image display
parallax correction
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David Hunter
Gordon Massey
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Childrens Medical Center
David Hunter
Gordon Massey
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/14—Systems for two-way working
    • H04N7/141—Systems for two-way working between two video terminals, e.g. videophone
    • H04N7/142—Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
    • H04N7/144—Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display camera and display on the same optical axis, e.g. optically multiplexing the camera and display for eye to eye contact

Abstract

Generally, the present invention relates to a video teleconference system which is amenable to the mobile and stationery/desktop environment with concurrent parallax correction and background suppression for privacy. An embodiment of the invention is directed to a video teleconference system for allowing a first conferee to maintain direct eye contact with a second conferee, the system including an image display emanating a linearly polarized image output of the second conferee. A partially reflecting, partially transparent beam splitter is interposed between the first conferee and the image display, the beam splitter disposed at an angle relative to the line of sight of the first conferee and the image display, the splitter being hingeably attached to display. A video camera is oriented to receive the reflected image of the first conferee as projected off the beam splitter. An optical (linear) polarizer is oriented orthogonally to the polarized light from the display disposed between the beam splitter and the video camera thereby minimizing eye contact parallax between the first and second conferees.
PCT/US2007/000303 2006-01-12 2007-01-08 Video conference system with parallax correction and background reduction WO2007087142A2 (en)

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