Improving Human Computer Interaction Through Embedded Vision Technology

This paper addresses challenges connected to the integration of small-size cameras into everyday objects and their impact on human computer interaction (HCI) paradigms. Along the lines of Weiser´s vision of ubiquitous computing more and more everyday objects are equipped with sophisticated sensors, including accelerometers, temperature and pressure sensors as well as cameras. Many off-the-shelf mobile phones are equipped with a mega-pixel camera today. In the future it is likely that other objects of daily live use will come with integrated cameras as well, such as cups, books, or doors. In this paper we will briefly review some state-of-the-art HCI-related projects relying on embedded cameras and highlight related challenges in the context of vision algorithms and technologies.