Virtual Conference Element Property Updates Based on Distance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing virtual conferencing systems lack the ability to dynamically update element properties based on distances between elements within a virtual conference environment, leading to suboptimal user experiences and increased user effort in manual adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A virtual conferencing system that allows users to specify parameters defining how one element affects the properties of another based on distance, enabling automatic updates of element properties such as brightness and audio volume during virtual conferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual adjustments of element properties are implemented in virtual conferencing systems, then user control over element presentation is improved, but user effort and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically monitors distances between elements and adjusts their presentation properties without requiring manual user intervention. The virtual conferencing system serves itself by implementing automatic property adjustment based on distance calculations, eliminating the need for users to manually configure each element's presentation characteristics
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures distance-based parameter relationships between elements during room design phase. By establishing these parameter associations in advance, the system prepares the automatic adjustment mechanism beforehand, so that during actual conferencing, properties are automatically updated based on real-time distance changes without requiring user action
2Ease of operation
If automatic distance-based property updates are implemented, then user effort is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a universal distance calculation mechanism that serves multiple elements and property types simultaneously. Rather than implementing separate monitoring systems for each element pair, a single distance-based parameter update system handles all elements in the virtual room, reducing overall system complexity despite the automated functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The system combines distance calculation and property adjustment into a unified automatic update process. By merging the monitoring and adjustment functions into one integrated system, the complexity is consolidated rather than distributed across multiple separate mechanisms, making the system more manageable despite its automated capabilities
3Adaptability or versatility
If elements affect each other's properties based on distance, then adaptability of virtual space is improved, but computational resources required increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies property adjustments locally to only those elements that are in proximity to each other, rather than calculating interactions for all element pairs in the virtual room. By focusing computational resources on locally interacting elements based on distance thresholds, the system achieves dynamic adaptability while consuming fewer computational resources
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for updating element properties based on distances between elements in a virtual conference. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room, an interface for specifying how a first element in the room affects at least one property value of a second element, based on distance between the two elements; receive user selection of parameter values specifying how the first element affects the at least one property value of the second element based on the distance; provide a virtual conference between plural participants within the room including the first and second elements; update the at least one property value of the second element based on a change in distance between the first and second elements, and on the parameter values; and provide for updated display of the second element.