Lightglove: Wrist-Worn Virtual Typing and Pointing

  • Authors:
  • Bruce Howard;Susie Howard

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • ISWC '01 Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

We are presenting the "Lightglove", a watch-size wireless virtual typing device worn underneath the wrist(s), with light beams sensing fingertips and motion sensors tracking hand movement. A miniature keyboard image is superimposed over the user's application on the host system display, and active keys corresponding to each finger are highlighted and pan around the key-map as the hand moves. Typing and pointing actions are similar to those with conventional keyboard and mouse, as though a physical device were underneath the hand. When the cursor moves out of the keyboard display area the Lightglove acts as a pointer (mouse). Applications include computer/PDA input, gaming control, TV remote control, and musical applications.