Virtual Assistant Voice Control for Shared Content Zooming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users participating in online meetings from portable computing devices with small screens face difficulties in viewing shared content, as they need to manually zoom in and out, which can be cumbersome and distracting, disrupting their concentration and collaboration.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that invokes a virtual assistant using voice commands to automatically zoom in or out of shared content on a user's device during an online meeting, utilizing conversational AI and neural networks to recognize and execute user intents, such as zooming in on specific portions of the shared content without interrupting others.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users manually zoom in and out on small screens during online meetings, then they can view shared content in detail, but it disrupts their concentration and collaboration
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by automatically adjusting the display of shared content based on detected user intent. The computing device monitors user interactions and autonomously zooms in or out on relevant portions of shared content without requiring manual user input, thus maintaining viewing detail while eliminating disruptive manual operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical interaction of manual zooming with an automated system that detects user intent through monitoring interactions and automatically adjusts the display. This substitution eliminates the need for physical zoom operations while achieving the same viewing enhancement
2Measurement precision
If users manually adjust shared content display on small screens, then they can view content clearly, but it interrupts the meeting flow and distracts other participants
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically adjusting content display based on detected user intent, eliminating the need for users to manually interrupt the meeting flow. The automated adjustments happen seamlessly in the background, maintaining meeting continuity while providing clear content viewing
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary between the user's viewing needs and the shared content display. It detects user intent and mediates the adjustment process, allowing users to view content clearly without directly interrupting the meeting flow through manual operations
3Productivity
If the system automatically adjusts shared content display, then users can view content efficiently without manual intervention, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system leverages the existing multi-functionality of the computing device, utilizing its camera, sensors, and processing capabilities for the additional function of automatic content adjustment. By repurposing existing components for multiple functions, the system achieves automatic adjustment without proportionally increasing overall device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the automatic content adjustment functionality with the existing meeting participation features of the computing device. The content adjustment operations are integrated into the device's existing display and camera systems, combining multiple functions into a unified system rather than adding separate complex subsystems
Data Source
AI summary
A system including at least one interface configured to receive data from and transmit data to a first computing device of a plurality of computing devices involved in a virtual online meeting through an external application, and a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one interface. The processor is configured to receive, via the at least one interface, a request from the first computing device of the plurality of computing devices via a voice command of the request to change a display of a shared content of the virtual online meeting on the first computing device, and output instructions to a virtual assistant that is communicatively coupled to the first computing device to change the display of the shared content on the first computing device.