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Recent advances have made it possible for computers to locate and track physical objects via small sensors. At the same time, display technology has developed to the point where the standard desktop display is no longer the only computer display. Computer displays may range from small, hand-held displays to large wall-sized displays. The combination of these technologies gives rise to the possibility of going beyond the traditional mouse/keyboard/desktop interaction paradigm. A variety of different interactions become possible.

A physical object can be associated with a virtual object. The physical object can be tagged and traced by the computer system. For example, users' environments can be associated with their PDAs or identification badges. The environment can then be transported to a conference room with a large screen display. The user's presence (actually the PDA or badge) would then trigger the creation of a working area for the user in that conference room. The system could exploit other information as well. Users could associate a group of documents with a meeting via their personal schedule. When they arrive at the conference room, and it is time for the meeting the documents could be opened and displayed.

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<p>Recent advances have made it possible for computers to locate and track physical objects via small sensors. At the same time, display technology has developed to the point where the standard desktop display is no longer the only computer display. Computer displays may range from small, hand-held displays to large wall-sized displays. The combination of these technologies gives rise to the possibility of going beyond the traditional mouse/keyboard/desktop interaction paradigm. A variety of different interactions become possible.</p> <p>A physical object can be associated with a virtual object. The physical object can be tagged and traced by the computer system. For example, users' environments can be associated with their PDAs or identification badges. The environment can then be transported to a conference room with a large screen display. The user's presence (actually the PDA or badge) would then trigger the creation of a working area for the user in that conference room. The system could exploit other information as well. Users could associate a group of documents with a meeting via their personal schedule. When they arrive at the conference room, and it is time for the meeting the documents could be opened and displayed.</p>