TELEPRESENCE

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WELCOME
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TELEPRESENCE
PRESENTED BY,
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CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION
• HISTORY
• IMPLEMENTATION
• MANIPULATION
• APPLICATIONS
• COMPARISON WITH VIRTUAL REALITY
• COMPARISON WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING
• CONCLUSION

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INTRODUCTION

• Set of technologies
• Senses movements, audio etc, transmits to remote
  location
• No difference from actual presence

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HISTORY

• First Telepresence company- Teleport
• First Telepresence system- Telesuites
• Founded in 1993 by David Allen and Harold
  Williams
• Teleport became Destiny Conferencing and
  Telesuites became RPX

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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

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IMPLEMENTATION

• Sound
• Uses traditional technology
• Better is stereo or surround sound

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MANIPULATION

• Have ability to manipulate remote objects
• Teleoperation
• Means doing work at a distance
• Telemanipulator or Teleoperator

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APPLICATIONS

• Teleconferencing
• Connecting Communities
• Subsea Network
• Hazardous Environment
• Pipeline inspection
• Remote Surgery
• Education
• Entertainment

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COMPARISON WITH VIRTUAL REALITY

• Telepresence - real environment
• Virtual presence - Artificial environment

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COMPARISON WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING

• Issues in Video Conferencing
• No eye contact
• Appearance consciousness

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COMPARISON WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING

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

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CONCLUSION

• Overcomes disadvantages of Videoconferencing
• Vision is to provide virtual experiences

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DOUBT SESSION
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