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Introduction
• Sixth sense is a wearable gesture interface that
augments the physical world around us with the
digital world.
• It lets us use natural hand gestures to interact with
the digital world,
• It comprises a pocket projector , a mirror and a
camera. The hardware components are coupled in
pendent like mobile wearable device.
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Components
The hardware components are coupled in a pendant
like mobile wearable device
• Cameras
• Projector
• Mirror
• Mobile Components
• Color Markers
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Camera
• Captures an object in view and tracks the users hand
gestures.
• Can recognize individuals, pictures, books etc.
• Acts as an digital eye, connecting you to the world of
digital information.
• Sends data to the mobile device for processing.
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• The projector projects visual information enabling surfaces
and physical objects used as interfaces.
• A tiny LED projector displays data sent from smart phone
on any surface.
• The projector itself contains a battery inside, with 3 hours of
battery life.
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• The downward facing projector projects the output
image on the mirror.
• The mirror reflects image on the desired surface.
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Colour Markers
• It is at the tip of the user’s fingers.
• Marking the user’s fingers with red, yellow, green, blue tape
help the web cam recognize the gestures.
• The movement and arrangement of these makers are
interpreted into gestures that act as interaction instructions
for the projected application interfaces.
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Working
o The hardware that makes sixth sense work is a pendant like mobile
wearable device.
o It has a camera, a projector, a mirror and is connected wirelessly to
Bluetooth smart phone that can slip comfortably into one’s pocket.
o The camera recognizes individuals, images, pictures, gestures one
makes with their hands.
oInformation is sent to the Smartphone for processing.
o The downward-facing projector projects the output image on to the
mirror.
o Mirror reflects image on to the desired surface.
oThus digital information is freed from its confines and placed in the
physical world.
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Applications of 6th Sense
Photography
If you fashion your index fingers
and thumbs into a square (
“framing” gesture) we can take a
snap
After taking the photos, we can
project them onto a surface, and
use gestures to sort through the
photos, and organize and resize
them
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Applications of 6th sense
Make a call
We can use the Sixth Sense to project a keypad onto your
hand, then use that virtual keypad to make a call.
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Applications of 6th sense
Multimedia reading experience
Sixth sense can be programmed to project related videos
onto news paper articles you are reading