MobiNET 3D: 3D live virtual robots on mobile devices over the Internet

In this paper, we present MobiNET 3D: an m-service application that allows users to view real-time 3D images of a remote robot collaborator on their handheld device. The handheld device user initiates a 3D live session with a remote collaborator. Fifteen cameras are placed around the remote user, and a Virtual View Generating (VVG) server generates a 3D image of the remote collaborator taking into account the viewing perspective of the user. This image is then sent back to the user’s handheld device where it is finally displayed. The goal is to enable the mobile users to have a realistic face-to-face type communication with a remote robot or person.