Computer vision based unistroke keyboard system and mouse for the handicapped

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2003-07-09

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Erdem, ME
Erdem, IA
Atalay, Mehmet Volkan
Cetin, AE

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In this paper, a unistroke keyboard based on computer vision is described for the handicapped. The keyboard can be made of paper or fabric containing an image of a keyboard, which has an upside down U-shape. It can even be displayed on a computer screen. Each character is represented by a non-overlapping rectangular region on the keyboard image and the user enters a character by illuminating a character region with a laser pointer. The keyboard image is monitored by a camera and illuminated key locations are recognized. During the text entry process the user neither have to tum the laser light off nor raise the laser light from the keyboard. A disabled person who bas difficulty using hisiher hands may attach the laser pointer to an eyeglass and easily enter text by moving hisher head to point the laser beam on a character location. In addition, a mouse-like device can be developed based on the same principle. The user can move the cursor by moving the laser light on the computer screen which is monitored by a camera.

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Computer vision, Keyboards, Mice, Computerized monitoring, Cameras, Fabrics, Computer displays, Image recognition, Head, Laser beam

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/35363

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https://doi.org/10.1109/icme.2003.1221729

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M. Erdem, I. Erdem, M. V. Atalay, and A. Cetin, “Computer vision based unistroke keyboard system and mouse for the handicapped,” 2003, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/35363.