US 12,243,250 B1
Image capture apparatus for synthesizing a gaze-aligned view
Henry Harlyn Baker, Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed by Henry Harlyn Baker, Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/519,154.
Application 18/519,154 is a continuation of application No. 17/744,487, filed on May 13, 2022, granted, now 11,869,205.
Application 17/744,487 is a continuation of application No. 16/735,638, filed on Jan. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,367,197, issued on Jun. 21, 2022.
Application 16/735,638 is a continuation of application No. 15/986,736, filed on May 22, 2018, granted, now 10,565,722, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 15/986,736 is a continuation of application No. 14/887,462, filed on Oct. 20, 2015, granted, now 10,008,027, issued on Jun. 26, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/066,321, filed on Oct. 20, 2014.
Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01)
CPC G06T 7/50 (2017.01) [G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus to facilitate synthesis of a gaze-aligned view of a face of a human from the perspective of a viewer, the apparatus comprising:
three or more cameras positionally arranged in common plane, each of the three or more cameras in a positional relationship so as to capture a respective perspective view of the face, a first subset of the three or more cameras forming a first linear camera array and a second subset of the three or more cameras forming a second linear camera array, the first linear camera array and the second linear camera array corresponding to independent dimensions of the common plane;
a frame or chassis that mechanically mounts the three or more cameras in the positional relationship;
wherein eyes of the face define a horizontal axis, which intersects the eyes, and a vertical axis, which bisects the eyes and which passes through the horizontal axis;
wherein the three or more cameras are positioned such that the respective views of the face correspond to perspectives taken of the face from each side of the vertical axis and perspective views of the face taken from each side of the horizontal axis; and
at least one electrical interface to couple electrical outputs of the three or more cameras, corresponding to images of the face, with at least one processor, the at least one processor to perform the synthesis of the gaze-aligned view of the face using the images taken of the face.