Seminar Report on

Surface Computing
  By

 
Name : P.PrudhviRaj
Roll No : 7C41A0527
Course : B.Tech
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Department of Computer Science Engineering
JAYAMUKHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(Affiliated to JNTUH, Accredited by NBA)
NARSAMPET, WARANGAL-506 332
 
SUBJECT IS RELATED WITH
THE NEXT GENERATION
COMPUTER , TOUCH SCREEN .
INTRODUCTION.
OVERVIEW.
HISTORY.
PRODUCT INFORMATION.
FEATURES .
CONFIGURATION.
FUNCTIONS &
APPLICATION.
CONCLUSION.
SURFACE IS A WHOLE
NEW CATEGORY OF
COMPUTER DEVICE.
ITS NEARER TO
COMPUTER AS
OUR PC , LAPTOP &
PALM TOP .
INVENTED BY
MICROSOFT GROUP
IT WAS ANNOUNCED
ON MAY 29, 2007
MICROSOFT SURFACE IS A FORTHCOMING MULTI-
TOUCH PRODUCT FROM MICROSOFT WHICH IS
DEVELOPED AS BOTH SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE
COMBINATION.
TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS A USER, OR MULTIPLE USERS,
TO MANIPULATE DIGITAL CONTENT BY THE USE OF
NATURAL MOTIONS, HAND GESTURES, OR PHYSICAL
OBJECTS.
SURFACE IS ESSENTIALLY A WINDOWS VISTA PC TUCKED
INSIDE A TABLE, TOPPED WITH A 30-INCH REFLECTIVE
SURFACE IN A CLEAR ACRYLIC FRAME.
 IT HAS AT LEAST A 25-YEAR HISTORY, BEGINNING IN 1982,
WITH PIONEERING WORK BEING DONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
TORONTO (MULTI-TOUCH TABLETS) AND BELL LABS (MULTI-TOUCH
SCREENS).
 THE PRODUCT IDEA FOR SURFACE WAS INITIALLY CONCEPTUALIZED
IN 2001 BY STEVEN BATHICHE OF MICROSOFT HARDWARE AND
ANDY WILSON OF MICROSOFT RESEARCH. 2001.
 KEY MEMBERS OF THE TEAM , BRING THE IDEA TO THE NEXT
STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT IN 2003.
 AND THEY PRESENTED THE IDEA TO THE MICROSOFT CHAIRMAN
BILL GATES.
LATER, THE VIRTUAL TEAM WAS EXPANDED
AND A PROTOTYPE NICKNAMED T1 WAS
PRODUCED WITHIN A MONTH.
THE TEAM ALSO DEVELOPED SOME
APPLICATIONS,
• INCLUDING PINBALL
• A PHOTO BROWSER AND
• A VIDEO PUZZLE.
THE FINAL HARDWARE DESIGN WAS
COMPLETED IN 2005. SURFACE WAS
UNVEILED BY MICROSOFT CEO STEVE
BALLMER ON MAY 30, 2007, AT THE DIGITAL
CONFERENCE IN CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA.
 A CONCEPT OF MULTITOUCH WAS FIRST
USED IN THE 2002 SCIENCE
FICTION HOLLYWOOD MOVIE
MINORITY REPORT AND IN
THE 2005 ANOTHER SCIENCE
FICTION MOVIE THE ISLAND, BY
SEAN BEAN'S CHARACTER "MERRICK".
IN ALSO HINDI FILM KRRISH THE
ANOTHER SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE.
 IT WAS DIRECTOR MICHAEL BAY STATED
THE CONCEPT OF THE DEVICE CAME
FROM CONSULTATION WITH MICROSOFT
DURING THE MAKING OF THE MOVIE
SURFACE IS FIRST MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA PACKED TUCKED INSIDE A TABLE,
TOPPED WITH A 30-INCH REFLECTIVE SURFACE IN A CLEAR ACRYLIC
FRAME.

SURFACE IS 30 INCHES DISPLAY IN A TABLE LIKE FOAM FACTOR.

IT TURNS ORDINARY TABLETOP INTO A VIBRANT AND INTERACTIVE SURFACE.

SURFACE CAN RECOGNIZE 52 TOUCHES AND DOZEN OF MOVEMENT LIKE GESTURE

AND ACTUAL MOVING OBJECTS.

SURFACE IS FIRST USE TO COMMERCIAL PURPOSE AND THEN THEY CAN USE IN
PRIVATE USERS.
 MICROSOFT NOTES
FOUR MAIN COMPONENTS
BEING IMPORTANT IN
SURFACE'S INTERFACE:
DIRECT INTERACTION
MULTI-TOUCH CONTACT
A MULTI-USER
EXPERIENCE
OBJECT RECOGNITION.
DIRECT INTERACTION WITH THE SYSTEM WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A
MOUSE OR KEYBOARD, ITS MAKE SIMPLE FOR THE USER TO APPLY.
THE TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS NON-DIGITAL OBJECTS TO BE USED AS
INPUT DEVICES. IN ONE EXAMPLE, A NORMAL PAINT BRUSH CAN BE USED TO
CREATE A DIGITAL PAINTING IN THE SOFTWARE.
THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FACT THAT ITS USING CAMERAS FOR
INPUT…
THE COMPUTER'S "VISION" IS CREATED BY A
NEAR- INFRARED, 850-NANOMETER-
WAVELENGTH LED LIGHT THE SURFACE.
WHEN AN OBJECT TOUCHES THE TABLETOP, THE
LIGHT IS REFLECTED TO MULTIPLE INFRARED
CAMERAS WITH A NET RESOLUTION OF 1280 X
960, ALLOWING IT TO SENSE AND REACT TO
ITEMS TOUCHING THE TABLETOP.
SURFACE ALSO HAS BASIC APPLICATIONS
INCLUDING PHOTOS, MUSIC, VIRTUAL
CONCIERGE AND GAMES THAT CAN BE
CUSTOMIZED FOR THE CUSTOMERS.
Multi touch display :-
SURFACE IS A 30-INCH (76 CM) DISPLAY.
 22 INCHES (56 CM) HIGH.
 21 INCHES (53 CM) DEEP,
 42 INCHES (107 CM) WIDE.
 THE SURFACE TABLETOP IS ACRYLIC.
 INTERIOR FRAME IS POWDER-COATED STEEL.
 HAS WIRED ETHERNET 10/100
 WIRELESS 802.11 B/G
IT'S POWERED BY A CORE 2 DUO
CHIP
 "NEWISH VIDEO CARD,“
 THE SYSTEM RUNS ON 2GB RAM
THE SOFTWARE PLATFORM RUNS ON
WINDOWS VISTA
 BLUETOOTH 2.0 CONNECTIVITY.
 Windows Vista

WiFi
Bluetooth 2.0

Ethernet 10/100 Rádio 802.11 b/g

RESENT APPLICATION IS IN
THE ‘APPLE IPHONE’

IN T-MOBILE STORES,

AMERICA

COMMERCIAL
APPLICATION

MARKETING IN AERAS OF
PUBLIC INTEREST

VIRTUAL MARKETING
SURFACE IS THE NEW STANDARD
FOR INTERFACING A COMPUTER.
FUNDAMENTALLY IT CHANGES
THE WAY WE INTERACT WITH
TECHNOLOGY.
APPEALS TO ALL AGES