A Technique for Displaying Presence Information on a Live Camera Image Using 3-D Mask Objects

Installing a live camera in an office or laboratory can provide reliable high-quality communication among collaborators who are physically separated, but may also lead to privacy concerns. We propose a technique for displaying presence information using a three-dimensional object as a mask that cove...

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Published inComputer-Human Interaction pp. 213 - 221
Main Authors Higuchi, Jun, Takahashi, Shin, Tanaka, Jiro
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Subjects
3-D
Communication support
Live camera
Privacy
Visualization
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Summary:Installing a live camera in an office or laboratory can provide reliable high-quality communication among collaborators who are physically separated, but may also lead to privacy concerns. We propose a technique for displaying presence information using a three-dimensional object as a mask that covers the image of people in the live camera system. Our technique enables information to be shared partially, enabling sufficient communication while alleviating the discomfort of feeling monitored by the camera. The system also clarifies less-visible activities such as typing text using a keyboard or moving a mouse of people in the camera image. We implemented the Koka-ComeCam system using our proposed technique.
ISBN:3540705848
9783540705840
ISSN:0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI:10.1007/978-3-540-70585-7_24