Assisted Screen Share Navigation via NLP Cursor Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
During screen sharing sessions, presenters often struggle to follow participants' spoken guidance without authorized remote access, which poses a security risk and is inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A collaborative interaction program using Natural Language Processing (NLP) to translate verbal instructions into visual guidance, assisting users by displaying navigational overlays and repositioning the cursor based on spoken commands, ensuring secure and effective guidance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If remote access is authorized to allow participant guidance, then ease of operation is improved, but security is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an automated cursor control system as an intermediary between the participant's verbal instructions and the presenter's device. The system captures audio instructions, processes them through NLP, and automatically executes cursor movements and clicks without requiring direct remote access authorization. This mediator enables guidance following while preserving security by eliminating the need for remote access permissions.
2Ease of operation
If manual cursor control is used to follow spoken instructions, then ease of operation is worsened, but device complexity is improved
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing the participant's verbal instructions to directly control the presenter's device through automated processing. The NLP system translates spoken commands into actionable cursor movements without requiring manual intervention from the presenter. This self-service mechanism dramatically improves ease of operation, though it does increase system complexity through the addition of audio capture and NLP processing components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual cursor control system with an automated audio-based control system. Instead of requiring the presenter to manually move the cursor while listening to instructions, the system substitutes this mechanical interaction with automated audio capture, NLP processing, and programmatic cursor control. This substitution significantly improves ease of operation by eliminating the cognitive and physical burden of manual following.
3Ease of operation
If automated cursor control is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The automated cursor control system serves as an intermediary that captures audio instructions, processes them through NLP, and executes cursor movements. This intermediary layer improves ease of operation by automatically translating verbal guidance into device actions, while the modular architecture of the intermediary system allows for manageable complexity through separation of concerns (audio capture, NLP processing, and cursor control as distinct components).
Data Source
AI summary
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for assisted collaborative navigation in a screen share environment is provided. The present invention may include identifying an action for a first user to perform on a computing device based on a feedback transmitted from a second user to the first user. The present invention may also include determining that the identified action is not being performed on the computing device. The present invention may further include displaying, on the computing device, a user interface (UI) guidance to assist the first user to perform the identified action associated with the feedback transmitted from the second user to the first user.