30-03-2012, 12:03 PM
Sixth Sense Technology
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INTRODUCTION
We’ve evolved over millions of years to sense the world around us. When we encounter something, someone or some place, we use our five natural senses which includes eye, ear, nose, tongue mind and body to perceive information about it; that information helps us make decisions and chose the right actions to take. But arguably the most useful information that can help us make the right decision is not naturally perceivable with our five senses, namely the data, information and knowledge that mankind has accumulated about everything and which is increasingly all available online.
Although the miniaturization of computing devices allows us to carry computers in our pockets, keeping us continually connected to the digital world, there is no link between our digital devices and our interactions with the physical world. Information is confined traditionally on paper or digitally on a screen. SixthSense bridges this gap, bringing intangible, digital information out into the tangible world, and allowing us to interact with this information via natural hand gestures.
What is SixthSense?
Six Senses
Sixth Sense in scientific (or non-scientific) terms is defined as Extra Sensory Perception or in short ESP. It involves the reception of information not gained through any of the five senses. Nor is it taken from any experiences from the past or known. Sixth Sense aims to more seamlessly integrate online information and tech into everyday life. By making available information needed for decision-making beyond what we have access to with our five senses, it effectively gives users a sixth sense.
2.2 Earlier SixthSense Prototype
Earlier Device
Maes’ MIT group, which includes seven graduate students, were thinking about how a person could be more integrated into the world around them and access information without having to do something like take out a phone. They initially produced a wristband that would read an Radio Frequency Identification tag to know, for example, which book a user is holding in a store.
They also had a ring that used infrared to communicate by beacon to supermarket smart shelves to give you information about products. As we grab a package of macaroni, the ring would glow red or green to tell us if the product was organic or free of peanut traces — whatever criteria we program into the system.
APPLICATIONS
The SixthSense prototype implements several applications that demonstrate the usefulness, viability and flexibility of the system.
The SixthSense device has a huge number of applications. The following are few of the applications of Sixth Sense Technology.
Make a call
Call up a map
Check the time
Create multimedia reading experience
Drawing application
Zooming features
Get product information
Get book information
Get flight updates
Feed information on people
Take pictures
Check the email
ADVANTAGES AND ENHANCEMENTS
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6.1 Advantages
SixthSense is an user friendly interface which integrates digital information into the physical world and its objects, making the entire world your computer.
SixthSense does not change human habits but causes computer and other machines to adapt to human needs.
It uses hand gestures to interact with digital information.
Supports multi-touch and multi-user interaction
Data access directly from machine in real time
It is an open source and cost effective and we can mind map the idea anywhere
It is gesture-controlled wearable computing device that feeds our relevant information and turns any surface into an interactive display.
It is portable and easy to carry as we can wear it in our neck.
The device could be used by anyone without even a basic knowledge of a keyboard or mouse.
There is no need to carry a camera anymore. If we are going for a holiday, then from now on wards it will be easy to capture photos by using mere fingers
6.2 Future Enhancements
To get rid of color markers
To incorporate camera and projector inside mobile computing device.
Whenever we place pendant- style wearable device on table, it should allow us to use the table as multi touch user interface.
Applying this technology in various interest like gaming, education systems etc.
To have 3D gesture tracking.
To make sixth sense work as fifth sense for disabled person.
36540003-Sixth-Sense-Report.docx (Size: 2.08 MB / Downloads: 42)
INTRODUCTION
We’ve evolved over millions of years to sense the world around us. When we encounter something, someone or some place, we use our five natural senses which includes eye, ear, nose, tongue mind and body to perceive information about it; that information helps us make decisions and chose the right actions to take. But arguably the most useful information that can help us make the right decision is not naturally perceivable with our five senses, namely the data, information and knowledge that mankind has accumulated about everything and which is increasingly all available online.
Although the miniaturization of computing devices allows us to carry computers in our pockets, keeping us continually connected to the digital world, there is no link between our digital devices and our interactions with the physical world. Information is confined traditionally on paper or digitally on a screen. SixthSense bridges this gap, bringing intangible, digital information out into the tangible world, and allowing us to interact with this information via natural hand gestures.
What is SixthSense?
Six Senses
Sixth Sense in scientific (or non-scientific) terms is defined as Extra Sensory Perception or in short ESP. It involves the reception of information not gained through any of the five senses. Nor is it taken from any experiences from the past or known. Sixth Sense aims to more seamlessly integrate online information and tech into everyday life. By making available information needed for decision-making beyond what we have access to with our five senses, it effectively gives users a sixth sense.
2.2 Earlier SixthSense Prototype
Earlier Device
Maes’ MIT group, which includes seven graduate students, were thinking about how a person could be more integrated into the world around them and access information without having to do something like take out a phone. They initially produced a wristband that would read an Radio Frequency Identification tag to know, for example, which book a user is holding in a store.
They also had a ring that used infrared to communicate by beacon to supermarket smart shelves to give you information about products. As we grab a package of macaroni, the ring would glow red or green to tell us if the product was organic or free of peanut traces — whatever criteria we program into the system.
APPLICATIONS
The SixthSense prototype implements several applications that demonstrate the usefulness, viability and flexibility of the system.
The SixthSense device has a huge number of applications. The following are few of the applications of Sixth Sense Technology.
Make a call
Call up a map
Check the time
Create multimedia reading experience
Drawing application
Zooming features
Get product information
Get book information
Get flight updates
Feed information on people
Take pictures
Check the email
ADVANTAGES AND ENHANCEMENTS
.
6.1 Advantages
SixthSense is an user friendly interface which integrates digital information into the physical world and its objects, making the entire world your computer.
SixthSense does not change human habits but causes computer and other machines to adapt to human needs.
It uses hand gestures to interact with digital information.
Supports multi-touch and multi-user interaction
Data access directly from machine in real time
It is an open source and cost effective and we can mind map the idea anywhere
It is gesture-controlled wearable computing device that feeds our relevant information and turns any surface into an interactive display.
It is portable and easy to carry as we can wear it in our neck.
The device could be used by anyone without even a basic knowledge of a keyboard or mouse.
There is no need to carry a camera anymore. If we are going for a holiday, then from now on wards it will be easy to capture photos by using mere fingers
6.2 Future Enhancements
To get rid of color markers
To incorporate camera and projector inside mobile computing device.
Whenever we place pendant- style wearable device on table, it should allow us to use the table as multi touch user interface.
Applying this technology in various interest like gaming, education systems etc.
To have 3D gesture tracking.
To make sixth sense work as fifth sense for disabled person.