Natural gazes during online video conversations

摘要

A system of enhancing communication in a multi-participant video conference by tracking eye contact between participants, implemented by a computing processor, detects that a first participant is looking at a second participant on a first screen viewed by the first participant, where both are engaged in the multi-participant video conference. The system adjusts a first video representation of the first participant such that the first participant appears to look directly at the second participant on a second screen viewed by the second participant. The system adjusts the second video representation to look directly at the first participant to enhance communication between the first participant and the second participant by allowing the first participant and the second participant to look directly into each other's eyes during the multi-participant video conference.

主权项

1. A method of enhancing communication in a multi-participant video conference by tracking eye contact between participants, implemented by a computing processor, the method comprising:
detecting, by the computing processor, that a first participant in a first video representation is looking at a second participant on a first screen viewed by the first participant, wherein the first participant and the second participant are engaged in the multi-participant video conference; and in response to the detecting, adjusting, by the computing processor, the first video representation of the first participant on a second screen viewed by the second participant, wherein the first video representation of the first participant appears to look directly at the second participant, and wherein the first video representation is adjusted by visual adjustment of eye direction of the first participant to adjust a visual gaze of the first participant so that the first video representation of the first participant appears to be staring directly at the second participant as the second participant stares at their screen.