A Passive Audience Feedback System and Process

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Categories: “Computer Science

Reference #: 2017-006

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Description

A passive, non-interrogative system for continuous monitoring and quantification of audience interest during a presentation. 

Application

Provides real-time audience engagement feedback to a presenter during conferences, colloquia and lectures.

Advantages

Background

A common problem in classrooms, conferences and forum settings in general is that audiences may drift due to lack of interest, often times because the speaker has not provided sufficient background on the topic to fully engage the audience. Existing systems to quantify audience engagement typically require members to actively rate the speaker using infrared transceivers for example. Such systems can be costly and require audience interrogation.

Georgetown University researchers are developing a passive system to quantify audience engagement by monitoring how many people turn to the internet as a diversion. By essentially monitoring the number of data packets uploaded and downloaded from local internet hot-spots speakers are given a real-time indicator of the level of audience engagement.

Stage of Development

Conceptual

Patent Status

Provisional application has been filed

Inventors

Makarand Paranjape