Patent ID: 8847956

Claim:
A method of modifying a digital image being displayed to a user, the method comprising the steps of: detecting at least one characteristic of the user viewing a scene displayed by the digital image, said scene being remotely located from said user; modifying the digital image, said modifying comprising: incorporating within the scene, an aspect of objects within the scene caused by a virtual light located in a vicinity of the user, said aspect of objects within the scene being positioned within the scene at a distance further from the user than the objects within the scene, and incorporating onto the objects and the aspects of the objects within the scene, an aspect of the detected at least one characteristic of the user caused by the virtual light, said aspect of the detected at least one characteristic being positioned on said objects and the aspects of the objects within the scene considering a position of the user with respect to the virtual light; and displaying the modified scene to the user, wherein said user appears to be present at said remotely located scene.