Telepresence

Presented By Vivek vincent 9160

What is Tele presence?

Tele presence refers to a set of technologies which allow a person to have an effect, at a location other than their true location
Senses movements, audio etc, transmits to

remote location No difference from actual presence

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Tele presence requires that the senses of the user or users, are provided with such stimuli as to give the feeling of being in that other location.

In this case, the user's position, movements, actions, voice, etc. may be sensed, transmitted and duplicated in the remote location to bring about this effect. Therefore information may be travelling in both directions between the user and the remote location.

A view of telepresence system

History

The first commercially successful tele presence company, Teleport , was founded in 1993 by David Allen and Harold Williams. The main motive was to develop a system that could allow families to interact across great distances without the hassle or costliness of flying.

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The first system was called as Tele Suite.

Mid 2000s companies such as cisco,polycom released teleconference systems

Telepresence: A Matter of Degree

A telepresence system provides a comprehensive and convincing stimuli that the user perceives no differences from actual presence. Example: watching television stimulates our senses of vision & hearing, rarely gives the impression that the watcher is no longer at home.

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However, television sometimes engages the senses sufficiently to trigger emotional responses from viewers somewhat like those experienced by people who directly witness or experience events. Televised depictions of sports events, or disasters such as the infamous September 11 terrorist attacks can elicit strong emotions from viewers.

September 11 terrorist attacks

The aim of the telepresence devolper is to

create their users to lose direct awareness of the equipment they are using

eg:a telephone user does not see himself as operating the phone but merely talking to another person

IMPLEMENTATION
Vision View of user is filled with view of remote location User may be provided with either large screen Or small screen in front of eye Movements of users head sensed ,camera mimic actions

Sound Uses traditional technology Better is stereo or surround sound

Applications
Teleconferencing

In order to have a face-face meeting, it is now possible to teleconference using a multiway video phone.
Each member of the meeting, or each party, can see every other member on a screen or screens, and can talk to them as if they were in the same room.

Advantages

No travelling of great distances Brings enormous time and cost benefits Reduced impact on the environment from air travel used by many businesses today

Tele video conferencing

Teleconferencing in Business

Need for communication among colleagues and partners at multiple locations.

The ability to discern facial expressions,so crucial in business discussions and negotiations.

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Deliver real-time, face-to-face interactions between people. Faster decision making and Improved responsiveness.

Greater productivity

COMPARISON WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING

Benefits of Telepresence
Build trust, understanding and relationship Faster decision making Face to face customer service and support

COMPARISON WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING

Issues in Video Conferencing

No eye contact Appearance consciousness

Meeting room with telepresence

Videoconferencing: not looking into the camera

Not looking at camera: never eye contact

Looking into the camera: always eye-contact

Applications cont..
Subsea work

The cost of deep water diving operations is extremely high due to safety regulations
Tele presence systems for inspection and tele operation for repair and maintenance would realise significant cost benefits.

Hazardous environments

Many other applications in situations where humans are exposed to hazardous situations are readily recognized as suitable candidates for tele presence.
Eg: Mining, bomb disposal, military operations, rescue of victims from fire, toxic atmospheres, or even hostage situations, are some examples.

Applications cont..

Pipeline inspection

Small diameter pipes, otherwise inaccessible for examination, can now be viewed using pipeline video inspection.
Pipeline video inspection is a form of tele presence used to visually inspect the interiors of pipelines. A common application is to determine the condition of small diameter sewer lines.

Pipeline inspection

Applications cont.. Remote surgery

to use the knowledge and the physical skill of a surgeon over long distances
Locally controlled robots are currently being used for joint replacement surgery Its the combination of tele presence, tele operation and tele robotics

Remote heart surgery

Remote surgery by a team of doctors

Applications cont..
Education

The ability of a pupil, student, or researcher to explore an inaccessible location.

the use of tele presence to provide professional development to teachers.

e.g. undersea exploration of coral reefs, ancient Egyptian tombs etc.

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Advertising and sales

Tour operators and property agents could use telepresence to allow potential customers to sample holiday locations and view properties remotely making commitments.

Applications cont..

Sciences

Telepresence systems could be incorporated into theme or nature parks to allow observers to travel through coral reefs or explore underground caves.

CONCLUSION
Overcomes almost all the disadvantages that the video conferencing systems have Broad vision provide virtual experiences Revolution in face to face conferencing