Meta Wants to Make Holographic 3D Video Calls a Reality

Feb. 26, 2022

Meta Working on AI-Enabled 3D Conversations

Thepatent, titled “3D Conversations in an Artificial Reality,” details Meta’s development plans for a new communication tech that will allow people to“capture and transmit 3D versions”of themselves to make more realistic video calls. Itwould be different from theconcept of metaversethat allows users to get into a virtual environment withtheir digital avatarsto interact with other users. Instead, this techaims to enable users to make 3D conversations in the real worldfor a more realistic experience for video conferences.

“A 3D conversation system can facilitate 3D conversations in an augmented reality environment, allowing conversation participants to appear as if they are face-to-face. The 3D conversation system can accomplish this with a pipeline of data processing stages, which can include calibrate, capture, tag and filter, compress, decompress, reconstruct, render, and display stages,”the patent reads.

As you can imagine, this 3D calling tech will allow you to connect with your loved one in a three-dimensional form instead of a 2D one. The patent mentionsa variety of devices, including AR glasses and AR/ VR headsets, phones, or maybe a hologram that could potentially become the primary toolsfor such a 3D communication system.

Moreover, the technology is currently in its patent phase, and hence, it is possible that it may never see the light of the day in the future, much like many other patents from different companies.

Nonetheless, withMeta’s decreasing daily active usersin the market and other controversies surrounding Facebook, the company would want to disrupt the communication sector with its latest technologies. So, the companymight expedite the development of such a cool 3D conversation systemto regain its position as the top social company in the market.

What do you think about Meta’s 3D conversation system? Do you think it would become a reality in the future? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and stay tuned for more such interesting stories.

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