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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2018
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Ross Cutler, Redmond, WA (US);
Ramin Mehran, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A privacy image generation system may use a light field camera that includes an array of cameras or an RGBZ camera(s)) is used to capture images and display images according to a selected privacy mode. The privacy mode may include a blur background mode that can be automatically selected based on the meeting type, participants, location, and device type. A region of interest and/or an object(s) of interest (e.g. one or more persons in a foreground) is determined and the privacy image generation system is configured to clearly show the region/object of interest and obscure or replace the background by combining multiple images. The displayed image includes the region/object(s) of interest clearly shown (e.g. in focus) and any objects in a background of the combined image shown having a limited depth of field (e.g. blurry/not in focus) and/or blurred due to the combination of the multiple images.