Focal Awareness Window Positioning for Online Eye Contact
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Solution Overview
Problem
During online meetings, participants may appear 'zoned out' due to camera placement relative to the display screen, leading to a loss of focus and ineffective discussions, as they often look away from the camera towards other windows.
Innovation Solution
A focal awareness system that includes a focal point monitoring system to identify camera position and adjust the online meeting window dynamically based on camera location, using eye tracking to activate the appropriate camera and provide indications for relevant window sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the online meeting window is positioned on the display away from the camera, then users can view the meeting content, but users appear 'zoned out' and do not look directly at the camera
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the position of the online meeting window on the display based on the detected location of the camera. The window position is not fixed but changes automatically to align with the camera position, ensuring that when users look at the meeting content, they also appear to look at the camera in the video feed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses camera location detection to provide feedback about the optimal window position. By continuously monitoring where the camera is positioned on the display, the system adjusts the meeting window position accordingly, creating a closed-loop system that maintains proper eye contact alignment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cameras are available, then the system can select the closest camera for activation, but determining which camera is closest requires calculating distances from camera positions to the video window
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines which camera is closest to the video window by calculating distances between camera positions and the window position. This self-service approach eliminates the need for manual camera selection or complex configuration, as the system autonomously identifies and activates the most appropriate camera based on spatial relationships.
3Ease of manufacture
If the camera position is fixed relative to the display, then the system setup is simple, but users must constantly adjust their gaze between the meeting window and camera
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary positioning of the online meeting window based on the camera location before the user needs to view the content. By pre-aligning the window position with the camera position, the system eliminates the need for users to adjust their gaze during the meeting, as everything is already optimally positioned.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure is related to a focal awareness system that includes processors and memory storing instructions. The instructions may cause the processors to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to present an online meeting window on a display during an online meeting, identify a location of a camera with respect to the display, and position the online meeting window on the display based on the location of the camera. instructions may also cause the processors to identify a position of a video window within the online meeting window, identify a respective location of each camera of a matrix of cameras with respect to the position of the video window, determine a closest camera having a shortest distance with respect to the position of the video window based on the respective location of each camera of the matrix of cameras, and activate the closest camera.