UI Management Device for Dynamic Presenter Deemphasis
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Solution Overview
Problem
In online meetings, the visual presentation of a presenter can overshadow other important visual materials, leading to a less engaging experience for attendees, as existing technologies do not effectively manage the display of presenters within multimedia communications.
Innovation Solution
A UI-management device identifies a persona region and a user-interface-focus location to determine if the presenter should be visually deemphasized, using techniques such as opacity reduction or size decrease, and presents adjustment options like muting or hiding the presenter, based on proximity and overlap calculations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the presenter is displayed prominently in the online meeting, then the presenter's visibility and engagement are improved, but the visual materials and content presentation are overshadowed and distracted from
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the presenter's visual prominence based on user interaction. When the user interacts with the visual materials (mouse movement, selection, scrolling), the presenter's image is automatically dimmed or obscured. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to adapt between two states: presenter-focused mode and content-focused mode, resolving the contradiction by making the display behavior flexible rather than static.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism (the dimming/obscuring layer) between the presenter image and the visual materials. This intermediary allows both the presenter and the visual materials to be present in the display simultaneously, but the intermediary selectively reduces the presenter's visibility when content interaction is detected, preventing the presenter from overshadowing the visual materials while maintaining both elements in the interface.
2Productivity
If the presenter is always visible and prominent, then the communication effectiveness is improved, but the user experience and engagement with visual materials are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback-based control where user interactions with the visual materials (mouse movements, selections, scrolling actions) are detected and fed back to control the presenter's visibility. This feedback loop ensures that when users engage with content, the presenter is automatically deemphasized, creating an intuitive system that responds to user needs and improves overall user experience without requiring manual controls.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the presenter's image is always superimposed over content, then the personalization and engagement are enhanced, but the content visibility and focus are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system makes the presenter's superposition dynamic rather than static. The presenter's image maintains its personalizing effect when the user is not interacting with content, but automatically reduces its area of superposition when content interaction is detected. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to maximize personalization when needed while maximizing content visibility when users are engaged with the materials.
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AI summary
Described herein are methods and systems for visually deemphasizing a displayed persona. At least one embodiment takes the form of a method carried out by a user-interface (UI)-management device. The UI-management device identifies a persona region of a displayed persona and identifies a user-interface-focus location. The UI-management device then makes a persona-deemphasize determination based on the identified persona region and the identified user-interface-focus location. In response to making the persona-deemphasize determination, the UI-management device visually deemphasizes the displayed persona.