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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION We are living in an age of I.T.. Today the We are living in an age of I.T.. Today the

technologies are changing faster than time. The technologies are changing faster than time. The technology which is updated now becomes technology which is updated now becomes outdated after some days. It has the ability to outdated after some days. It has the ability to gather information about you & interact with you gather information about you & interact with you through special techniques like facial recognition, through special techniques like facial recognition, special recognition etc. It can even understand special recognition etc. It can even understand your emotions at the touch of the mouse. It verifies your emotions at the touch of the mouse. It verifies your identity, feels your presence & starts your identity, feels your presence & starts interacting with you. You ask the computer to dial interacting with you. You ask the computer to dial your friend at his office. It realizes the urgency of your friend at his office. It realizes the urgency of the situation through the mouse & establishes a the situation through the mouse & establishes a connection. This scenario is not a science fiction connection. This scenario is not a science fiction novel, nor it is a part of sensational hollywood novel, nor it is a part of sensational hollywood block bluster. It is the story of things to happen in block bluster. It is the story of things to happen in this millenium of I.T.this millenium of I.T.

THE TECHNOLOGY NEXTTHE TECHNOLOGY NEXT

Human cognition depends primarily on the Human cognition depends primarily on the ability of perceive, interpret & integrate ability of perceive, interpret & integrate audiovisual & sensory information. Adding audiovisual & sensory information. Adding extraordinary perceptual abilities to computer extraordinary perceptual abilities to computer would enable computer to work together with would enable computer to work together with human beings as intimate partners. Researchers human beings as intimate partners. Researchers are attempting to add more capabilities to are attempting to add more capabilities to computer that will allow them to interact like computer that will allow them to interact like humans, recognize human presence, talk, listen or humans, recognize human presence, talk, listen or even guess their feelings. The blue eyes technology even guess their feelings. The blue eyes technology developed by IBM at Almaden Research Centre, developed by IBM at Almaden Research Centre, USA, aims at creating computational machines USA, aims at creating computational machines that have perceptual & sensory abilities like those that have perceptual & sensory abilities like those of human beings..of human beings..

It uses most modern video cameras & It uses most modern video cameras & microphones to identify the user’s actions. The microphones to identify the user’s actions. The machine can understand what user wants, where machine can understand what user wants, where he is looking at & even realise his physical or he is looking at & even realise his physical or emotional states. Future applications of the blue emotional states. Future applications of the blue eyes technology seem to be endless ranging from a eyes technology seem to be endless ranging from a voice operated lighting system at your household voice operated lighting system at your household to the most advanced aeroplanes that can to the most advanced aeroplanes that can communicate with the pilot. It will make the user communicate with the pilot. It will make the user more productive by performing the expected more productive by performing the expected action or by providing the expected information. action or by providing the expected information. The user can simply sit in his chair & request his The user can simply sit in his chair & request his blue eyes enabled television set to tune into his blue eyes enabled television set to tune into his favourite program. Devices like ovens & mixtures favourite program. Devices like ovens & mixtures will do their job at user’s will or request. will do their job at user’s will or request.

THE OXYGEN PROJECTTHE OXYGEN PROJECT The Massachusets Institute Of Technology The Massachusets Institute Of Technology

(MIT) , USA is currently involved in a project called (MIT) , USA is currently involved in a project called oxygen which it is planning to launch within five or six oxygen which it is planning to launch within five or six years. Being a personal n/w comprising of both h/w & years. Being a personal n/w comprising of both h/w & s/w, oxygen sits atop the global n/w. Each unit has a s/w, oxygen sits atop the global n/w. Each unit has a small screen , camera , GPS module , handy 21 mobile small screen , camera , GPS module , handy 21 mobile phone, infrared detector , two-way radio & a n/w phone, infrared detector , two-way radio & a n/w connected device that needs to be programmed as per connected device that needs to be programmed as per requirements . The voice recognition s/w associated with requirements . The voice recognition s/w associated with the device enables you to tell the device your the device enables you to tell the device your requirements. To add to your curiosity the device can requirements. To add to your curiosity the device can change into a highly sophisticated television set , hand change into a highly sophisticated television set , hand help PC , beeper or even a pointing device. It can be help PC , beeper or even a pointing device. It can be mounted anywhere on the wall, inside your car &so on.mounted anywhere on the wall, inside your car &so on.

EMOTION MOUSEEMOTION MOUSE

The need of the hour is to design an adoptive The need of the hour is to design an adoptive smart computer system that could possibly smart computer system that could possibly recognize your face, gestures, speed & even track recognize your face, gestures, speed & even track your eye. An alternative approach to gather your eye. An alternative approach to gather personal information is through touch. A smart personal information is through touch. A smart computer can gain information about the user computer can gain information about the user through touch via a special mouse & determine his through touch via a special mouse & determine his emotional state. Today most computer user’s emotional state. Today most computer user’s spend three fourth of their time scrolling through spend three fourth of their time scrolling through the screen using an input device called mouse.the screen using an input device called mouse.

This had made researchers realize the possibility This had made researchers realize the possibility of detecting user’s emotions through the mouse. of detecting user’s emotions through the mouse. So the most obvious place for putting emotion So the most obvious place for putting emotion sensors is undoubtedly the mouse. The computer sensors is undoubtedly the mouse. The computer will determine the emotional state of the user will determine the emotional state of the user when he simply touches the mouse. Sensors in the when he simply touches the mouse. Sensors in the mouse sense the physiological attributes, which mouse sense the physiological attributes, which in turn, are related to the persons emotional in turn, are related to the persons emotional state. The changes in the temperature of the state. The changes in the temperature of the fingers also form a reliable measure for fingers also form a reliable measure for prediction of the user’s emotions. Other prediction of the user’s emotions. Other psychological measures that may affect the psychological measures that may affect the emotions of the user are heart rate, Galvanic skin emotions of the user are heart rate, Galvanic skin response (GSR) blood pressure & galvanic response (GSR) blood pressure & galvanic somatic activity. somatic activity.

THE SUITORTHE SUITOR Computers would have been much more Computers would have been much more

powerful, had they gained the perceptual & powerful, had they gained the perceptual & sensory abilities of the living beings on the earth. sensory abilities of the living beings on the earth. What needs to be developed is an intimate What needs to be developed is an intimate relationship between the computer & humans & relationship between the computer & humans & the simple user interest tracker (SUITOR) is a the simple user interest tracker (SUITOR) is a revolutionary approach in this direction. By revolutionary approach in this direction. By simply noticing where the user’s eyes focus on the simply noticing where the user’s eyes focus on the computer screen, the suitor can be more precise in computer screen, the suitor can be more precise in determining his topic of interest. The success lies determining his topic of interest. The success lies in how much the suitor can be intimate to the user. in how much the suitor can be intimate to the user.

SCROLL POINT MOUSESCROLL POINT MOUSE The scroll point mouse allows the user to scroll The scroll point mouse allows the user to scroll

the screen up, down or side wise without having to the screen up, down or side wise without having to steal his visual attention away from what he is steal his visual attention away from what he is currently doing. The user needs not fiddle with currently doing. The user needs not fiddle with scroll bars or move the window up or down nor scroll bars or move the window up or down nor will he have to divert his attention frequently for will he have to divert his attention frequently for doing such acts. Another technology term MAGIC doing such acts. Another technology term MAGIC (Manual & Graze Input Cascaded) pointing uses (Manual & Graze Input Cascaded) pointing uses eyes in conjunction with hand. When the user eyes in conjunction with hand. When the user stares at a specific area on the screen & touches stares at a specific area on the screen & touches the mouse simultaneously, the cursor moves the mouse simultaneously, the cursor moves automatically to the area that the user is currently automatically to the area that the user is currently looking at, with an accuracy of 1.27 cm(0.5 inch).looking at, with an accuracy of 1.27 cm(0.5 inch).

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

The nineties witnessed quantum leaps in The nineties witnessed quantum leaps in interface designing for improved man machine interface designing for improved man machine interactions. The blue eyes technology ensures a interactions. The blue eyes technology ensures a convenient way of simplifying the life by providing convenient way of simplifying the life by providing more delicate & user friendly facilities in more delicate & user friendly facilities in computing devices. The day is not so far when this computing devices. The day is not so far when this technology will push it’s way into your household, technology will push it’s way into your household, making you more lazy. It may reach your making you more lazy. It may reach your handheld mobile device. Anyway, it is only a handheld mobile device. Anyway, it is only a technological forecast! technological forecast!

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