UI for a videoconference camera

ABSTRACT

We present the human factors of a (boardroom or home) group videoconference in which a camera is operated via a remote control. We describe a system that automates this camera operation, the rules it uses, and its effect on the quality of a conference as observed at informal user tests.

REFERENCES

• 1: Jeremy R. Cooperstock , Sidney S. Fels , William Buxton , Kenneth C. Smith, Reactive environments, Communications of the ACM, v.40 n.9, p.65-73, Sept. 1997 [doi>10.1145/260750.260774]

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
      H.4.3 Communications Applications
          Subjects: Computer conferencing, teleconferencing, and videoconferencing

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.1 MODELS AND PRINCIPLES
      H.1.2 User/Machine Systems
          Subjects: Human factors
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: User-centered design

General Terms:
Algorithms, Design, Human Factors

Keywords:
PTZ, audio direction locator, automatic camera, heuristics, tracking, user test, video face locator, videoconference