Virtual mouse: a low cost proximity-based gestural pointing device

Authors:
Sheng Kai Tang;Wen Chieh Tseng;Wei Wen Luo;Kuo Chung Chiu;Sheng Ta Lin;Yen Ping Liu
Affiliations:
User Experience Design Department, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Taipei, Taiwan;User Experience Design Department, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Taipei, Taiwan;User Experience Design Department, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Taipei, Taiwan;User Experience Design Department, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Taipei, Taiwan;User Experience Design Department, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Taipei, Taiwan;User Experience Design Department, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Taipei, Taiwan
Venue:
HCII'11 Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction: interaction techniques and environments - Volume Part II
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Effectively addressing the portability of a computer mouse has motivated researchers to generate diverse solutions. Eliminating the constraints of mouse form factor by adopting vision-based techniques has recognized as an effective approach. However, current solutions cost significant computing power and require additional learning, thus making them inapplicable in industry. This work presents the Virtual Mouse, a low-cost proximity-based pointing device, consisting of 10 IR transceivers, a multiplexer, a microcontroller and pattern recognition rules. With this embedded device on the side of a laptop computer, a user can drive the cursor and activate related mouse events intuitively. Preliminary testing results prove the feasibility, and issues are also reported for future improvements.