• DocumentCode
    3342372
  • Title

    The WristCam as input device

  • Author

    Vardy, Andrew ; Robinson, John ; Li-Te Cheng

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John´´s, Nfld., Canada
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    18-19 Oct. 1999
  • Firstpage
    199
  • Lastpage
    202
  • Abstract
    We show how images of a user´s hand from a video camera attached to the underside of the wrist can be processed to yield finger movement information. Discrete (and discreet) movements of the fingers away from a rest position are translated into a small set of base symbols. These are interpreted as input to a wearable computer, providing unobtrusive control.
  • Keywords
    interactive devices; motion estimation; portable computers; video cameras; WristCam; base symbols; finger movement information; input device; unobtrusive control; video camera; wearable computer; Cameras; Decision support systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Wearable Computers, 1999. Digest of Papers. The Third International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-0428-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISWC.1999.806928
  • Filename
    806928