Patent ID: 8300785
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A telepresence technologies configuration for allowing a user in a home location to see a substantially life-size image of a person from a remote location appearing in front of an apparent backdrop within a room setting and achieving an apparent eye contact while allowing for two-way interaction in real time for communication, the telepresence technologies configuration comprising: a first telepresence communications system to capture a video image and audio of the person in the remote location; a remote location codec to encode outgoing video image and audio signals and decode incoming video image and audio signals; a network connection to transmit two-way communications signals between said home location and said remote location; a home location codec to decode incoming video and audio signals from the remote location and code outgoing video image and audio signals for transmission to the remote location; a second telepresence communications system in the home location to display an image of the person from the remote location on a first image display device and project audio of the person from a speaker system; and at least one of the first telepresence communications system and the second telepresence communications system comprising: