Patent ID: 9538130
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,G06T,H04N

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: determining, using a classifier, that a first frame of a video stream includes a face; extracting, using the classifier, a first portion of the first frame that includes a first pair of eyes; determining, using the classifier, that the first pair of eyes appear to be looking in a non-forward direction, wherein the non-forward direction is relative to a camera; retrieving, from a database, a stored portion that includes a second pair of eyes that appear to be looking in a forward direction, wherein the forward direction is relative to the camera; and modifying the first frame by replacing the first portion with the stored portion to create a modified frame; sending the modified frame to a videoconferencing server; determining that a second frame of the video stream includes the face; extracting a second portion of the second frame that includes a second pair of eyes; determining that the second pair of eyes appear to be looking in the forward direction; determining that the second portion does not match stored portions in the database; adding the second portion to the database; and sending the second frame to the videoconferencing server.