Smooth and easy telecommunication using CTerm

Author

Mikawa, Masahiko ; Matsumoto, Michito

Author_Institution

NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

5

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

732

Abstract

Presents a new telecommunication system with which to realize a new type of communication between two locations. Our proposed system uses our newly developed CTerm (Communication Terminal). The CTerm is set up at a certain location and has a CCD camera and a laser pointer that can be rotated by a user at another location. The simple construction of the CTerm contributes to its good cost performance. A skilled operator makes his/her intentions clear and concrete to an unskilled worker by directing the laser pointer to a particular spot, and this makes detailed oral descriptions unnecessary. Our system allows easy communication between two locations without any misunderstandings

Keywords

CCD image sensors; cameras; laser beam applications; telecommunication terminals; telecontrol; CCD camera; CTerm; Communication Terminal; cost/performance ratio; laser pointer; remote location; skilled operator; telecommunication system; unskilled worker; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Concrete; Costs; Laboratories; Laser modes; Optical control; Telecommunications; Telephony; Virtual environment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1999. IEEE SMC '99 Conference Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

ISSN

1062-922X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5731-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC.1999.815642

Filename

815642