Three Experimental Multimedia Workstations: A Realistic Utopia for the Office of Tomorrow,

Abstract

The office of the future needs different multimedia workstations for different user groups. The architecture and the highlights of our multimedia office environment are sketched. The manager workstation has a completely new human-computer-interface: a horizontal flat panel built into an office desk. On the flat panel a touch-sensitive foil is used for input. Virtual keyboards can be displayed on the flat panel if needed by the application. A pencil with a built-in ultrasonic-transmitter is used as a pointing and handwriting device. Our model of multimedia interaction and communication is presented. A detailed explanation of how the processing of office procedures is implemented on our experimental workstations is given.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 1985
Accession Number
ADP005561

Entities

People

  • Helmut Balzert

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Handwriting
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Human-Computer Interfaces
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Keyboards
  • Multimedia
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Science
  • Transmitters

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  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
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