Title :
Bloom accessory: accessories using LEDs with remote control
Author :
Kishino, Yasue ; Fujiwara, Hiroyuki ; Tanaka, Toshiyuki ; Shimosuka, Asao ; Yoshihisa, Tomoki ; Tsukamoto, Masahiko ; Itao, Tomoko ; Oe, Mizuko ; Nishio, Shojiro
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Osaka Univ., Japan
fDate :
31 Oct.-3 Nov. 2004
Abstract :
People pay attention to fashion for various reasons. Wearable devices are useful in making fashion more expressive, especially by using LEDs, which can dynamically change their color or brightness using logic circuits or microcomputers. In this paper, we describe our design of prototype accessories, which use LEDs controlled via ultrasonic communication. The paper further reports a fashion show using the prototype accessories to make their usefulness clear.
Keywords :
LED displays; intelligent sensors; telecontrol; ubiquitous computing; wearable computers; LEDs; logic circuits; microcomputers; prototype accessory; ultrasonic communication; wearable devices; Circuits; Communication system control; Computer networks; Educational institutions; Light emitting diodes; Microcomputers; Pins; Prototypes; Size control; Wearable computers;
Conference_Titel :
Wearable Computers, 2004. ISWC 2004. Eighth International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2186-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISWC.2004.11