USING AN AVATAR IN A VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM

摘要

Systems and methods for videoconferencing using an avatar are described. The presence of a user may be detected by analyzing video captured by a digital camera. The avatar may be provided to a remote device to represent the detected user.

主权项

1. A method for facilitating interactions between users, the method comprising:
receiving camera data from a camera associated with a device; detecting presence of a device user by determining that the camera data includes movement information of the device user in an environment; retrieving an avatar that represents the device user; presenting display data that includes the avatar representing the device user; receiving, from the camera associated with the device, updated camera data that includes updated movement information of the device user in the environment; and initiating a communication session that presents updated display data that includes updating the avatar to correspond to the updated movement information of the device user in the environment.