Remote Collaboration with Spatial AR Support

Typical view sharing system has same camera alignment that camera take images from back of remote instructor. We change this alignment to camera take images from front of remote instructor for preventing occlusions caused by a body of remote instructor self. Also as visual feedbacks, a mirror image of remote instructor is indicated in display of remote instructor side. Eventually remote instructor can confirm own instruction in the display. Therefore due to displaying the mirror image of remote instructor and changing camera alignment, we proposed and implement a novel remote collaboration system which prevents occlusion problems caused by instructor body self when he/she sends clear instructions by whole body gesture and allows instructor to use direct manipulation.

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