Patent ID: 9332222
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G06T,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for simulating an in-person communication, comprising: capturing three-dimensional video of a local participant at a local endpoint; creating a local geometric proxy for the local participant using the captured three-dimensional video; generating a scene geometry having correct eye gaze and conversational geometry consistent with an in-person communication; placing the local geometric proxy in the scene geometry to create a virtual environment; transmitting the local geometric proxy and the scene geometry to a remote participant at a remote endpoint, wherein the local endpoint and the remote endpoint are at different physical locations to simulate an in-person communication between the local participant and the remote participant; and displaying the virtual environment to the remote participant at the remote endpoint on a display device occupying space at least 180 degrees around the remote participant to provide the remote participant with a virtual viewpoint of the virtual environment.