System and method for enhancing eye gaze in a telepresence system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7679639
APP PUB NO 20070263080A1
SERIAL NO

11483507

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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.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134-1706

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abed, Tark Palo Alto, US 47 1009
Desai, Ashok T Fremont, US 19 758
Dhuey, Michael J Cupertino, US 16 421
Graham, Philip R Milpitas, US 48 1572
Grunes, Andrew D Santa Cruz, US 3 236
Harrell, Randy K Los Gatos, US 12 478
How, Peter H J San Francisco, US 13 143
Lombrozo, Pete Scotts Valley, US 7 2567
Marechal, Philip E Mountain View, US 5 333
Wales, Richard T Sunnyvale, US 27 978

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