seminar on

SKINPUT Technology

Presented by,
D. anu (16252A1271)
 CONTENT
Introduction
Principle
How it works
Implementation
Application
Advantage
Disadvantage
Skinput in future
Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
 Skinput is a technology which uses the surface of the skin as an
input device.

 To capture this acoustic information , they developed a wearable

armband that is non-invasive and easily removable.

 It was developed by Chris Harrison, Densely Tan, and Dan Morris

of the Microsoft Research's Computational User Experiences
Group(MRCUEG)

.
 Skinput allows the user to simply tap their skin in order to
control audio devices, play games, make phone call.

 It uses the sensors to determine where the user taps on their skin.

 Its first public appearance was at Microsoft's Tech Fest 2010

PRINCIPLE OF SKINPUT
 It listens to vibrations in your body.
 Skinput also responds to the various hand gestures.
 The arm is an instrument.

Arm band detects the acoustic signals and convert

them to electronic signals which easily enable the users to
perform simple tasks as browsing through a mobile phone
menu, making calls, controlling portable music players,
etc..
 Skinput, the system is a combination of two technologies:
 the ability to detect the ultra low frequency sound
the ‘Pico’ projectors
.
Pico projector applies the use of projector in a hand
held device.
 An acoustic detector detects the ultra low frequency.
HOW MAKE IT WORKS
BIO- ACOUSTICS

 Study of sound waves inside living body.

 When a finger taps the skin, several distinct forms of acoustic
energy are produced.
 Longitudinal Waves
 Transverse Waves

These waves form the integral part of the whole concept of

skinput.
BIO- ACOUSTICS: SENSING

 These signals need to be sensed and worked upon.

 This is done by wearing the wave sensor arm band.
HOW IT WORKS

 In skinput technology, we are using an armband,

consists of two arrays of sensors (five sensing elements in
each array). Also different resonant frequencies are set
for each sensor arrays in order to effectively capture the
acoustic signals transmitted through the bones.
 The upper sided sensor array is tuned to 25Hz, 27Hz,
30Hz, 38Hz and 78Hz frequencies and the lower array
sensors are tuned to 25Hz, 27Hz, 40Hz, 44 Hz, and 64Hz
frequencies.
PICO- PROJECTOR

A very small projector, basically used in gadgets

The system comprises three main parts:

 The Laser light source

 The Combiner optics
 The Scanning mirror
PROCESSING: Model
 IMPLEMENTATION
IMPLEMENTATION ON PARALYZED PERSON
OR PHYSICALLY DISABLE PERSON.

 If a person is paralyzed or physically disable we

can implement this technology. The feature of
skinput technology provides a projected
graphical interface on the skin, so the person
who is paralyzed or physically disable they can
use it easily like making a call, playing game,
control music player application etc.
IMPLEMENTATION IN EDUCATION
SYSTEM
Through the help of Skinput technology we can implement in
education system like we can use calculator or browsing
through a mobile phone etc...
USING FINGERS AS CONTROL PAD OF
GAME

 Through Skinput we can play games with just the movement

of our hands. This will introduce a totally new era of gaming.
 Making a Phone Call Using Skinput
 We can turn our arm into a cellphone It will be possible
to make calls by just typing numbers that flash on your
forearm.
 All other functions can also be performed using
Skinput. We can also increase or decrease the volume or
 change the track of our music players like the i-pod
without actually touching the gadget.
ADVANTAGES
 No need to interact with the gadget directly.
 Don’t have to worry about keypad.
 People with larger fingers get trouble in navigating tiny buttons
and keypads on mobile phones. With skinput this problem
disappears.
DISADVANTAGES
 Though the band seems easy enough to slip on, many people
would not wear a very big band around their arm for the day.
 Not enough research has been conducted on this product to test
the possible skin diseases or types of cancer, one can get from
using this product.
 This technology might start up at very high cost which will not be
affordable for the common man.
 The most profound achievement of Skinput is proving that
the human body can be used as a sensor.
 A person might walk toward their home, tap their palm to
unlock the door and then tap some virtual buttons on their
arms to turn on the TV and start flipping through channels.
 Extensive Research is going on Currently on Skinput to
 make the armband more smaller.
 Incorporate More Devices withThis System.
 Extend accuracy level.
CONCLUSION

 Skinput allows the human body as an input surface.

 It describes a novel, wearable bio-acoustic sensing array that we
built into an armband in order to detect and localize finger taps on
the forearm and hand.
 This system performs well even when the body is in motion.
THANK YOU !!!