System and method for enhancing eye gaze in a telepresence system

• Main Authors: DESAI ASHOK T, DHUEY MICHAEL J, LOMBROZO PETE, HOW PETER H.J, ABED TARK, HARRELL RANDY K, MARECHAL PHILIP E, GRAHAM PHILIP R, GRUNES ANDREW D, WALES RICHARD T
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.11.2007
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

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.