VIDEO INFORMATION EXTRACTION WORKSTATION (VUEWS) - FY94 V 22 SELECTION

MONTEREY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. WILL DEVELOP THE FUNCTIONAL, HARDWARE, AND SOFTWARE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR A PRACTICAL SYSTEM TO SUPPORT EFFICIENT EXTRACTION, LOGGING, AND SUMMARY OF HUMAN TASK PERFORMANCE DATA FROM VIDEO RECORDINGS AND OTHER ANCILLARY DATA SOURCES. MOREOVER, THIS VIDEO DATA EXTRACTION SYSTEM ALSO WILL BE USEFUL AS PART OF A LARGER SYSTEM DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE COMPLEX HUMAN PERFORMANCE OF NAVAL AVIATORS AND OTHER MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. THE DATA EXTRACTION SYSTEM DESIGN WILL MINIMIZE THE TIME AND EFFORT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OR TASK "EXPERT" BY MULTIPLE PROCEDURAL AND HARDWARE MEANS THAT INCLUDE SOME AUTOMATION. FOR EXAMPLE, SIMPLE MARKING OF EVENTS IS RELEGATED TO EARLY VIDEO PASSES BY A LOWER-COST ASSISTANT. ITEMS THE EXPERT MUST JUDGE ARE EXTRACTED, COMPRESSED, AND PLACED ON RANDOM ACCESS MEDIA TO MINIMIZE THE ANALYSIS TIME REQUIRED. SUPPORT DEVICES SUCH AS TOUCH SCREENS, VOICE RECOGNITION, AND AUTOMATIC COMPUTER ACCESS TO THE SMPTE TIME AND USER CODES WILL SUPPORT DATA EXTRACTION AND REDUCTION AT ALL LEVELS OF ANALYSIS. NO SINGLE INNOVATION IS SEEN ASTHE PANACEA TO EFFICIENT TASK DATA EXTRACTION AND REDUCTION. ALSO, BECAUSE THE BEHAVIORAL ITEMS OF INTEREST ARE SUBTLE, RELIANCE ON AI METHODS IS LIKELY TO BE UNWORKABLE.