Remote Light Beam Pointing Device for Video Conferencing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current telecommunications methods lack the ability to clearly and efficiently communicate specific locations or directions in remote scenarios, leading to potential confusion and inefficiencies in video conferencing and other telecommunication contexts.
Innovation Solution
A remote-controlled light or laser pointing device is integrated with a camera, allowing a user to control the direction and illumination of a light beam from a remote location, enabling precise visual communication of locations and reducing verbal description reliance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If verbal descriptions are used to communicate locations in remote scenarios, then communication can be maintained, but clarity and efficiency are reduced due to potential confusion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a light beam as an intermediary visual mediator between the remote user and the local environment. The light beam physically points to and illuminates specific locations, serving as a direct visual reference that both remote and local users can observe simultaneously. This eliminates the need for ambiguous verbal descriptions and ensures precise location communication.
2Measurement precision
If a remote-controlled light pointer device is integrated with a camera, then visual communication precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single integrated device: a camera for capturing and transmitting visual scenes, a light source for illumination and pointing, and control circuitry for remote operation. This merging allows the light beam to be precisely positioned and controlled relative to the camera's field of view, achieving accurate location pointing while sharing common structural and control resources.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enhances communication clarity and efficiency by allowing remote users to directly point out locations or objects, reducing confusion and the need for in-person interactions, and can be applied across various industries and scenarios.
Implementation Method 1
The light source is configured to emit a light beam in a direction within a viewable area of the camera
Data Source
AI summary
A method, system, and apparatus, including a program encoded on computer-readable medium, for providing remote control of a light beam pointing device. The system includes a camera that captures at least one image at a first location and a light source that generates a light beam in a direction within a viewable area of the camera. At a second location, remote from the first location, a display screen displays images captured by the camera and a controller that controls pointing of the light source toward a desired target object at the first location.