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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Timothy Andrew Large, Bellevue, WA (US);
Daniel Rosenfeld, Seattle, WA (US);
Neil Emerton, Redmond, WA (US);
Timothy Andrew Large, Bellevue, WA (US);
Daniel Rosenfeld, Seattle, WA (US);
Neil Emerton, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A video-conferencing system includes a display panel configured to form a display image for viewing by a local video conferencer, a camera configured to acquire a facial image of the local video conferencer and having an aperture oriented toward the display panel, and an array of partly reflective facets aligned in parallel against a plane disposed parallel to and forward of the display panel, each facet positioned to transmit a portion of the display image from the display panel through that facet to the local video conferencer, and to reflect a portion of the facial image of the local video conferencer to the aperture.