OT brainstorming: camera integration

[Fairlight]

It already exists, but it far more extensive than just filePro:

https://www.techsmith.com/morae.html

Basically, you'd use it to analyse and improve UI vs data entry
performance.

mark->

On Mon, Feb 08, 2016 at 09:22:25AM -0800, Bob Rasmussen via Filepro-list thus spoke:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'd like to pose a question: if you could integrate a camera into
> your user interface for a filePro application, what might you do
> with it?
> 
> By camera, I might mean:
> 
> * A webcam facing the user, such as on a laptop, tablet, etc.;
> * A rear-facing camera, such as on a tablet (iPad);
> * A small tethered (or wireless) camera that could be easily pointed
> at anything;
> * A document camera, pointed down at a horizontal surface where you
> could slip a document, where the camera could capture the image in
> at least 100 DPI.
> 
> Interaction might be automatically triggered when something came in
> to view (such as a barcode). More likely, a monitor window would be
> open on the screen, showing a continuous (video) image from the
> camera, and the user would initiate an action (keystroke, mouse
> click, touch) when "ready".
> 
> Assume a picture, once captured, could be printed, emailed, attached
> to an email, uploaded, viewed, zoomed in on, cropped, and/or saved
> locally.
> 
> Assume the process of taking the picture could take one second or
> less. Contrast this to the time needed to scan a single piece of
> paper - maybe 30 seconds.
> 
> To get you started, here are some ideas I've had:
> 
> * Snap a picture of a recipient's signature.
> * Take a picture of an inventory item.
> * Add supporting documents to an emailed invoice.
> * Verify who's sitting at the terminal.
> * See what just printed out of the printer.
> * Collect evidence photos for an insurance claim.
> * Capture buyer's driver's license image.
> * Recognize and react to barcode, QR code, or numeric ID.
> * Anything you can do with the camera on an iPhone.
> 
> Please brainstorm away.
> 
> Regards,
> ....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.
> 
> personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com
>  company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com
>           voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time)
>             fax: (US) 503-624-0760
>             web: http://www.anzio.com
>  street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc.
>                  10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9
>                  Portland, OR  97223  USA
> _______________________________________________
> Filepro-list mailing list
> Filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Subscription Changes
> http://mailman.celestial.com/mailman/listinfo/filepro-list
> 

-- 
Audio panton, cogito singularis.