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Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 01, 2015
Applicant:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Yancey Christopher Smith, Kirkland, WA (US);

Eric G. Lang, Yarrow Point, WA (US);

Zhengyou Zhang, Bellevue, WA (US);

Christian F. Huitema, Clyde Hill, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/142 (2013.01); H04N 13/0239 (2013.01); H04N 13/0257 (2013.01);
Abstract

A perspective-correct communication window system and method for communicating between participants in an online meeting, where the participants are not in the same physical locations. Embodiments of the system and method provide an in-person communications experience by changing virtual viewpoint for the participants when they are viewing the online meeting. The participant sees a different perspective displayed on a monitor based on the location of the participant's eyes. Embodiments of the system and method include a capture and creation component that is used to capture visual data about each participant and create a realistic geometric proxy from the data. A scene geometry component is used to create a virtual scene geometry that mimics the arrangement of an in-person meeting. A virtual viewpoint component displays the changing virtual viewpoint to the viewer and can add perceived depth using motion parallax.


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