Framework for effective use of multiple displays

Qiong Liu; Don Kimber; Frank Zhao; Jeffrey Huang

doi:10.1117/12.630734

24 October 2005 Framework for effective use of multiple displays

Qiong Liu, Don Kimber, Frank Zhao, Jeffrey Huang

Proceedings Volume 6015, Multimedia Systems and Applications VIII; 60150W (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630734
Event: Optics East 2005, 2005, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Meeting environments, such as conference rooms, executive briefing centers, and exhibition spaces, are now commonly equipped with multiple displays, and will become increasingly display-rich in the future. Existing authoring/presentation tools such as PowerPoint, however, provide little support for effective utilization of multiple displays. Even using advanced multi-display enabled multimedia presentation tools, the task of assigning material to displays is tedious and distracts presenters from focusing on content. This paper describes a framework for automatically assigning presentation material to displays, based on a model of the quality of views of audience members. The framework is based on a model of visual fidelity which takes into account presentation content, audience members' locations, the limited resolution of human eyes, and display location, orientation, size, resolution, and frame rate. The model can be used to determine presentation material placement based on average or worst case audience member view quality, and to warn about material that would be illegible. By integrating this framework with a previous system for multi-display presentation [PreAuthor, others], we created a tool that accepts PowerPoint and/or other media input files, and automatically generates a layout of material onto displays for each state of the presentation. The tool also provides an interface allowing the presenter to modify the automatically generated layout before or during the actual presentation. This paper discusses the framework, possible application scenarios, examples of the system behavior, and our experience with system use.

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Qiong Liu, Don Kimber, Frank Zhao, and Jeffrey Huang "Framework for effective use of multiple displays", Proc. SPIE 6015, Multimedia Systems and Applications VIII, 60150W (24 October 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630734

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