• DocumentCode
    593881
  • Title

    Virtual laser keyboards: A giant leap towards human-computer interaction

  • Author

    AlKassim, Zeenat

  • Author_Institution
    Comput. Eng. Dept., Prince Mohammad bin Fahd Univ. Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    18-20 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    This paper provides an alternative solution to the traditional physical-button keyboards. With implementation of laser technology, this virtual keyboard solves many problems faced with traditional keyboards, making it more practical. The keyboard consists of three modules respectively; the illuminating, sensing, and projecting module. The projecting module projects an image of a keyboard onto any surface, then the sensing module senses the user´s fingers in coordination with the illuminating module, after which typed keys are displayed on the screen.
  • Keywords
    human computer interaction; keyboards; laser beam applications; lighting; virtual reality; human-computer interaction; illuminating module; laser technology; physical-button keyboards; projecting module; sensing module; virtual laser keyboards; Image color analysis; Keyboards; Laser beams; Laser theory; Sensors; Software; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer Systems and Industrial Informatics (ICCSII), 2012 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Sharjah
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5155-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICCSII.2012.6454614
  • Filename
    6454614