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Community- being together wherever you are : 

Community - being together wherever you are Johnny Widén Media Technology & CDT Luleå University of Technology

Outline: 

Outline Communication models Research issues Prototypes Co-operating Vital projects Goals Done during 2003 Time plan 2004

Common communities: 

Common communities

Synchronous communication: 

Synchronous communication Asynchronous – different time Email Messaging Forums Synchronous – same time Audio Video Chat Messaging

Human communication: 

Human communication Face-to-face Mediated

Research issues: 

Research issues Scalable distribution of real-time media to dynamic groups Dynamic adaptation Group awareness User interface design Mobile collaborative interface for distributed workers

Room metaphore – exists today: 

Room metaphore – exists today

Room metaphore - static: 

Room metaphore - static

Community metaphore - dynamic: 

Community metaphore - dynamic

Examples of dynamic groups: 

Examples of dynamic groups Geographic position - “I want to interact with all users within 1 km radius interested in human power vehicles “ User state - “I want to interact with of my friends that currently are not sleeping” Work relation - “I want to interact with my project group”

Scalable distribution of real-time media to dynamic groups: 

Scalable distribution of real-time media to dynamic groups Static groups is solved (matching groups with IP Multicast groups) How to achieve scalability with highly dynamic settings where each user creates their own groups

Dynamic adaptation: 

Dynamic adaptation

Dynamic adaptation: 

Dynamic adaptation How to interconnect various communication media such as converting audio to text, text to audio, activity cues to audio to support more limited devices How to interconnect various communication tools such as desktop computers, hand held devices, wearable computers, and fixed and mobile phones

User interface design: 

User interface design How to present dynamic groups How to present the group for a wearable computer user and how she should interact with the group and the group with her

Group awareness: 

Group awareness (If time allows) How to create a better awareness and better sense of presence for groups using desktop computers using a combination of desktop computers, PDAs, and mobile phones

Mobile collaborative interface for distributed workers: 

Mobile collaborative interface for distributed workers

Scenario driven applied research: 

Scenario driven applied research Results Prototypes (running software/systems) Good academic results Idea -> Prototype -> Evaluation -> Publication We want the results to be utilized! We live as we preach!

Prototypes so far: 

Prototypes so far Wearable Communicator MIM - Mobile Instant Messaging MIM Web Gateway A Web Based History tool Client for adapting video bandwidth based on user interest Integration of telephone in a Marratech e-meeting room

Prototypes to come: 

Prototypes to come Voice/text converter Testbed Wearable Communicator with voice/text converter Wearable Communicator with telepointer over video Wearable Communicator PDA based Dynamic groups

Wearable Communicator: 

Wearable Communicator Head mounted display Camera and headset Mouse and keyboard Laptop in a backpack

MIM - Mobile Instant Messaging: 

MIM - Mobile Instant Messaging Overcome the limitations of ICQ, AIM, IRC, MSN Messenger, etc MIM supports use on many computers mobile usage MIM clients so far ICQ, IRC, Marratech Pro chat on desktops, laptops, and Java based mobile phones

MIM Web Gateway: 

MIM Web Gateway

A Web Based History tool: 

A Web Based History tool

Client for adapting video bandwidth based on user interest: 

Client for adapting video bandwidth based on user interest Different parameters could be set e.g., give the video for a focused user more frames/s

Telephone gateway to a Marratech e-meeting room: 

Telephone gateway to a Marratech e-meeting room Telephone gateway via SIP

Example: e-visitor at a fair: 

Example: e-visitor at a fair A fair in Stockholm Remote participants in Luleå A much greater experience than with a fixed web cam Audio environment of great importance This was very good!!

Community - summary: 

Community - summary Technology that makes it simple for rich meetings with family, friends, and colleagues located elsewhere or on the move Rich meetings (depth, quality, and substance) by use of video, audio, chat, and shared areas for text, pictures, and drawings

Co-operating projects within Vital: 

Co-operating projects within Vital Meetings Meetings are central in society. User interfaces for communication have to be intuitive and be adapted to mobility Situate Services based on the user´s position, context, and situation simplify the usage of complex communication systems ABC - Always best connected In mobile communication the best available network connection should automatically be used based on user profiles for bandwith, latency, costs, or other parameters

Goals (1): 

Goals (1) Engagement Researchers (from academia, culture, industry etc) - 2 PhD students - 8 Co-operating organizations in the project - 3 Information and knowledge deployment Presentations/demonstrations - 10 Publications (accepted by renowned conferences etc) - 15 Substantial result Patents - 0 Prototypes - 10

Goals (2): 

Goals (2) Growth Merits/Examinations - 3 Companies establishing (expanding) themselves in the region - 0 Start-up companies - 0 New inter-organizational networks - 1 New business for existing companies - 0 Miscellaneous Activities for equality between the sexes - 0

Done during 2003 Q1: 

Done during 2003 Q1 2003-01 -- Start of phase 1 2003-02 Prototype MIM - Mobile Instant Messaging, version 1 2003-02 Prototype Wearable Communicator, version 1 2003-02 Demonstrations at SITI conference

Done during 2003 Q2: 

Done during 2003 Q2 2003-05 Prototype Client for adapting video bandwidth based on user interest, version 1 2003-05 Demonstrations at student recruiting fair 2003-06 Prototype MIM Web Gateway, version 1 2003-06 Prototype Telephone gateway via SIP in Marratech Pro, version 1 2003-06 Licentiate exams Jeremiah Scholl, Stefan Elf

Done during 2003 Q3: 

Done during 2003 Q3 2003-09 Paper Presentation of “User-interest driven video adaptation for collaborative workspace applications” at 5th COST 264 International Workshop on Networked Group Communications, NGC 2003-09 Paper Presentation of “Secure Inclusion of Phones into Online E-Meetings” at 6th IFIP/IEEE International Conference, MMNS 2003

Done during 2003 Q4 (1): 

Done during 2003 Q4 (1) 2003-10 -- Start of phase 2 2003-12 Prototype, version 1 MIM history tool 2003-11 Presentation at Thesis Day 2003-11 Prototype Client for adapting video bandwidth based on user interest, version 2

Done during 2003 Q4 (2): 

Done during 2003 Q4 (2) 2003-11 Demonstrations at Cyber & Science Conference 2003-12 Paper MIM history tool 2003-12 Prototype MIM - Mobile Instant Messaging, version 2

Time plan 2004 Q1: 

Time plan 2004 Q1 2004-01 Paper Presentation “The MIM Web Gateway to IP Multicast E-Meetings” at SPIE/ACM Multimedia Computing and Networking Conference (MMCN'04) 2004-01 Paper MIM history tool, web interface, phone client 2004-Q1 Prototype Client for adapting video bandwidth based on user interest, version 3 2004-Q1 Prototype Voice/text converter, version 1 2004-Q1 Prototype Testbed, version 1

Time plan 2004 Q2: 

Time plan 2004 Q2 2004-04 Report Technical report to ABB 2004-Q2 Prototype Wearable Communicator with telepointer over video 2004-Q2 Prototype Telephone gateway via SIP in Marratech Pro, version 2 2004-Q2 Prototype Dynamic groups, version 1 2004-Q2 Prototype Wearable Communicator with voice/text converter

Time plan 2004 Q3: 

Time plan 2004 Q3 2004-Q2-Q3 User Study Measuring user behavior 2004-Q3 Prototype Dynamic groups, version 2 2004-Q3 Prototype Wearable Communicator PDA based 2004-Q3 Prototype Testbed, version 2 2004-Q3-Q4 Paper User studies on adapting video bandwidth based on user interest

Time plan 2004 Q4: 

Time plan 2004 Q4 2004-Q4 Doctorial exam Roland Parviainen 2004-Q4 Licentiate exam Marcus Nilsson 2004-Q4 Paper Important issues in video communication regarding human task performance 2005-01 Report Final report

Questions?: 

Questions?