Back from a long weekend and dreading the run of video conference calls
in your workweek? Microsoft has an idea to reduce those unnecessary
meetings by scoring them on body language, facial expressions, the number
of attendees and even ambient conditions like the time of day and
temperature.
According to a patent filing, this technology could work for both virtual
and (eventually) in-person meetings, through a mix of cameras and sensors
for physical gatherings. It would even predict the likelihood of a
meeting being useful and suggest alternative times, locations and people
if a meet-up was likely to be ineffective.– …
