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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ISWC.1999.806928
