Cisco Technology, Inc.

Ashok T Desai

Richard Thayer Wales

Philip Roland Graham

Randy K Harrell

Daniel K Harden

Christopher L Whittall

Andrew R Church

Kyle A Buzzard

Juli A Satoh

Marthinus F De Beer

Torence Lu

Tark Abed

Peter H J How

Martin Zabaleta

Philip E Marechal

Santiago Prieto

John P Stoddard

Andrew D Grunes

Steven J Shiozaki

Michael J Dhuey

Pete Lombrozo

Joshua T Druker

Martin A Leugers

Michael C Makay

Jacobus Marcus Berkhout

Feng Hao Yu

Monica Shen Knotts

Peter HJ How

A method for preventing movement in a telepresence system, includes a plurality of cameras. Each camera has a respective field of vision for viewing one or more users. The fields of vision each have lateral boundaries. The system also includes a plurality of restrictive elements. Each restrictive element is positioned along a respective lateral boundary of a field of vision of the fields of vision of the plurality of cameras such that viewed users each positioned within a field of vision of the plurality of cameras are restricted by the plurality of restrictive elements from moving outside of the field of vision in which each viewed user is positioned.

System and method for providing a perception of a continuous surface in a telepresence system

An apparatus is provided in one example and includes a camera configured to receive image data associated with an end user involved in a video session. The apparatus further includes a display configured to interface with the camera. The camera and the display cooperate such that the apparatus can initiate the video session involving the end user, and activate a retracting mechanism configured to move the camera such that the camera is retracted from a view of the display and the camera moves to an inactive state.

System and method for managing optics in a video environment

A system for enhancing eye gaze in a telepresence system includes a plurality of local cameras coupled to at least one local display. Each local camera is directed to at least one respective local user section and operable to generate an image of the respective local user section. The system also includes a plurality of remote displays. Each remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the local user section. Within the system the plurality of remote displays and the plurality of local cameras are aligned such that when a first local user within a local user section looks at a target at least one remote display is operable to reproduce the local video image of the first user section comprising the first local user such that the eye gaze of the reproduced image of the first local user is directed approximately at a corresponding target.

System and method for enhancing eye gaze in a telepresence system

Video unit with integrated features

Free-standing video unit

Mounted video unit

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Fremont, CA, United States of America

Ashok T Desai