Title :
Virtual input devices for 3D systems
Author :
He, Taosong ; Kaufman, Arie E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Abstract :
The device unified interface is a generalized and easily expandable protocol for the communication between applications and input devices. The key idea is to unify various device data into the parameters of a so-called "virtual input device." The device information-base, which includes device dependent information, is also incorporated into the virtual input device. Using the device unified interface, system builders are able to design their applications independent of the input devices as well as utilize the capabilities of several devices in the same application
Keywords :
computer graphic equipment; data visualisation; interactive devices; protocols; virtual reality; 3D systems; applications; communication; device dependent information; device information-base; device unified interface; protocol; system builders; virtual input device; Application software; Computer science; Data gloves; Helium; Mice; Protocols; Switches; User interfaces; Virtual reality; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Visualization, 1993. Visualization '93, Proceedings., IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3940-7
DOI :
10.1109/VISUAL.1993.398862
