High-presence, low-bandwidth, apparent 3D video-conferencing with a single camera

Abstract

Small digital video cameras have become increasingly common, appearing on portable consumer devices such as cellular phones. The widespread use of video-conferencing, however, is limited in part by the lack of bandwidth available on such devices. Also, video-conferencing can produce feelings of discomfort in conversants due to a lack of co-presence. Current techniques to increase co-presence are not practical in the consumer market due to the costly and elaborate equipment required (such as stereoscopic displays and multicamera arrays).