TR2005-031

Temporal Magic Lens: Combined Spatial and Temporal Query and Presentation


    •  Ryall, K., Li, Q., Esenther, A., "Temporal Magic Lens: Combined Spatial and Temporal Query and Presentation", IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT), September 2005.
      BibTeX TR2005-031 PDF
      • @inproceedings{Ryall2005sep2,
      • author = {Ryall, K. and Li, Q. and Esenther, A.},
      • title = {Temporal Magic Lens: Combined Spatial and Temporal Query and Presentation},
      • booktitle = {IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT)},
      • year = 2005,
      • month = sep,
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2005-031}
      • }
  • Research Area:

    Human-Computer Interaction

Abstract:

We introduce the concept of a temporal Magic Lens, a novel interaction technique that supports querying and browsing for video data. Video data is available from an increasingly number of sources, and yet analyzing and processing it is still often a manual, tedious task. A Temporal Magic Lens is an interactive tool that combines spatial and temporal components of video, creating a unified mechanism for analyzing video data; it can be used for viewing real-time video data, as well as for browsing and searching archival data. In this paper, we define the Temporal Magic Lens concept and identify its four key components. We present a sample implementation for each component, and then describe two usage scenarios for a prototype surveillance application.

 

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