SKINPUT TECHNOLOGY

ABSTRACT

Skinput is a technology that appropriates the human body for acoustic

transmission, allowingthe skin to be used as an input surface. In particular, the

location of finger taps on the arm andhand is resolved by analyzing mechanical

vibrations that propagate through the body. Thesesignals are collected using a

novel array of sensors worn as an armband. This approachprovides an always

available, naturally portable, and on-body finger input system. Thecapabilities,

accuracy and limitations of this technique are assessed through a two-part,

twenty-participant user study.

Skinput is a new skin-based interface that allows users to use their own arms and

hands as touchscreens by sensing different ultra low-frequency sounds that are

generated when knocking various parts of skin.

The feature of providing input using this projection is a boost. Simply, Skinput is

the latest technology of providing input using the projection on the human body.

The technology was originated from the researches of Chris Harrison, Desney Tan,

and Dan Morris at Microsoft Research’s Computational User Experience Group.

The term Skinput is the combination of the words skin and input that implies the

functionality of the technology –input thru skin.

Shriom Sharanam

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