New User Interfaces for Mobile Devices Using Augmented Reality

This work started 10 years ago when the first
generation of smarter mobile phones was introduced.
At that time the author anticipated the limitations
in interaction. The dilemma is that mobility requires
the devices to get smaller whereas the users demand
better interaction. One possible solution would be to
create a virtual interface which would not only be
easily portable but also provide virtually unlimited
display. This book presents the background
literature, how other experts addressed the issue and
a simple solution to the problem. The system is based
on a combination of intuitive gestures, a processing
unit with a display and a small video camera. The
technologies are ready and quite mature today.
Similar systems can be used in various areas. It is
therefore very possible that in the next few years
something similar will become the next keyboard or
mouse in everyone s hands.

Autorentext

Dr. Peter Antoniac works as Senior Software Architect in a company
dealing with future generation of mobile information devices. He
also holds the assistant professorship in the Department of
Information Processing Science, University of Oulu. In June 2005
he received his PhD from University of Oulu, Finland.

Klappentext

This work started 10 years ago when the first
generation of smarter mobile phones was introduced.
At that time the author anticipated the limitations
in interaction. The dilemma is that mobility requires
the devices to get smaller whereas the users demand
better interaction. One possible solution would be to
create a virtual interface which would not only be
easily portable but also provide virtually unlimited
display. This book presents the background
literature, how other experts addressed the issue and
a simple solution to the problem. The system is based
on a combination of intuitive gestures, a processing
unit with a display and a small video camera. The
technologies are ready and quite mature today.
Similar systems can be used in various areas. It is
therefore very possible that in the next few years
something similar will become the next keyboard or
mouse in everyone's hands.