Video Conferencing Accent Modification and Screen Sharing Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Video conferencing experiences are often dull due to lack of user control, technical issues, and features such as forced full-screen sharing, separation of participants, and accent difficulties, making it a poor substitute for in-person interactions.
Innovation Solution
The system enables partial screen sharing, merges user appearances to create a cohesive environment, allows real-time accent modification, and uses augmented reality to enhance the video conferencing experience with features like customizable backgrounds, filters for attire, and facial recognition to assess attention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If full-screen sharing is forced on users, then screen sharing functionality is simplified, but user control and flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The video conference display is segmented into multiple independent regions or frames, allowing each participant's video to be displayed separately rather than forcing a single full-screen view. This enables users to control which participants are visible and how they are arranged, providing both ease of operation and display flexibility simultaneously.
2Reliability
If participants are displayed in separate boxes, then individual video streams are maintained, but the sense of connection and togetherness is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple separate video frames are merged into a single composite video stream that presents participants as if they are sitting together in the same physical space. This maintains the technical quality of individual video streams while creating a unified visual experience that fosters social connection and reduces the harmful effect of disconnection.
3Loss of information
If accent modification is implemented, then communication understanding is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
An accent modification system acts as an intermediary between the original speaker and the listener, automatically detecting and adjusting accent characteristics in real-time. This mediator process reduces information loss in communication without requiring complex manual intervention, as the system handles the audio processing automatically.
4Adaptability or versatility
If virtual attire filters are applied, then user appearance control is enhanced, but processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Attire filters and virtual clothing options are pre-processed and prepared in advance, allowing rapid application during video conferencing without requiring intensive real-time computation. This preliminary action enables extensive appearance customization while reducing the energy consumption during actual use.
Data Source
AI summary
A system that provides video conferencing, comprising: an option to modify an accent of a user from an original accent to a preferred accent of another user; an option to merge live video streams of each user into one viewable stream such that each user appears sitting next to each other with a variety of possible backgrounds and seats; an option for each user to only share part of their screen as opposed to their whole screen; an option for each user to change the clothing of each user such that it appears the user is wearing different clothing of their choice; an option for each user to choose the frame that each user is displayed in, such that the user is not stuck in a frame that the user does not want to be in; and an option for each user to display a video on loop.