Virtual Keyboard

Prepared by
Avinash Kumar Chauhan
B.Tech (IT) 4th Year
Roll No : 0600115013
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 What is Virtual Keyboard?
 What you can do with a Virtual Keyboard?
 Virtual Keyboard Technical Terms.
 How does the Virtual Keyboard work?
 Reasons to use the Virtual Keyboard.
 Uses of Virtual Keyboard.
 Virtual Keyboard advantages.
 Virtual Keyboard drawbacks.
 Conclusion.
 Some Virtual Keyboards.

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What is a Virtual Keyboard ?
 A Virtual (projection) keyboard is a full-size virtual
keyboard projected and touched on any surface.
 The keyboard watches your fingers move and
translates that action into keystrokes in the device.
 Virtual Keyboard is just another example of today’s
computer trend of ‘smaller and faster’.
 The virtual keyboard technology uses sensor
technology and artificial intelligence to let users work
on any flat surface as if it were a keyboard.

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What you can do with a Virtual
Keyboard ?
 The Virtual Keyboard uses the infrared & laser technology to
project a full-size keyboard onto any flat surface. So you can
use it almost anywhere.
 For the first time mobile device users can actually type
normally on a virtual keyboard , enabling them to work
quickly and effectively, taking the pain and frustration out of
existing keyboards and handwriting recognition s/w.
 The Virtual Keyboard is not restricted to the ‘QWERTY’
touch-typing paradigm ; adjustments can be done to the
software to fit other touch-typing paradigms as well, such as
the ‘DVORAK’ keyboard.

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1. Sensor Module
The Sensor Module serves as the eyes of the Keyboard
Perception technology. The Sensor Module operates by
locating the user's fingers in 3-D space and tracking the
intended keystrokes.

2. Infra Red Light Source

An invisible infra-red beam is projected above the virtual
keyboard. Finger makes keystroke on virtual keyboard. This
breaks infrared beam and infrared light is reflected back to
projector. The Sensor chip in the sensor module determines
where the infrared beam was broken. Detected co-ordinates
determine actions or characters to be generated.

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 3. Pattern Projector
The Pattern Projector or optional printed image presents the
image of the keyboard of the system. This image can be
projected on any flat surface. The projected image is that of a
standard ‘QWERTY’ key-board, with all the keys and control
functions as in the keyboard.

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How does the Virtual Keyboard
work ?

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How does the Virtual Keyboard
work ? (Contd..)
Step 1: Template creation (Pattern Projector)
A template of the desired interface is projected onto the
adjacent interface surface. The template is produced by
illuminating a specially designed, highly efficient holographic
optical element with a red diode laser.
Step 2: Reference Plane Illumination (IR Light Source)
An infra-red plane of light is generated just above, and
parallel to, the interface surface. This light is invisible to the
user and hovers a few millimeters above the surface. When
the user touches a key position on the interface surface light
is reflected from this plane in the vicinity of the key and
directed towards the sensor module.

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How does the Virtual Keyboard
work ? (Contd..)
Step 3: Map Reflection Co-ordinates (Sensor Module)
Reflected light from user interactions with the interface
surface is passed through an infra-red filter and imaged on to
a CMOS image sensor in the sensor module.
Custom hardware embedded in the sensor chip (the Virtual
Interface Processing Core) then makes a real-time
determination of the location of the reflected light.
The processing core can track multiple reflection events
simultaneously and can thus support both multiple
keystrokes and single keystrokes.

The sensor watches finger movements and translates them

into keystrokes in the device.
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Reasons to use the Virtual
Keyboard
 It takes up less desk space than a conventional keyboard.
 The typing does not require a lot of force. So easing the
strain on wrists and hands.
 When connected to your handheld computer it is more
convenient to carry around than your laptop.
 You can use it with your desktop, laptop, PDAs, Smart
phones or handheld computer .
 No driver software necessary, it can be used as a plug and
play device.

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Uses Of Virtual Keyboard

BY PROFESSIONALS BY STUDENTS
 To take notes during a  To take notes while in
business meeting. class (no one will hear
 As computer/PDA input. your keying).
 To do everyday work at
 To work on a paper
your desk without taking while in the library.
up so much valuable  To do homework while
space. you are on break at
 High-tech and industrial work.
Sectors.
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 It can be projected on any surface or you can type in the
plain air .
 It can be useful in places like operation theatres where low
noise is essential.
 The typing does not require a lot of force. So easing the
strain on wrists and hands.
 High battery life. The standard coin-sized lithium battery
lasts about eight months before needing to be replaced.
 The Virtual Keyboard is not restricted to the ‘QWERTY’
touch-typing paradigm, adjustments can be done to the
software to fit other touch-typing paradigms as well.

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 Virtual keyboard is hard to get used to. Since it involves
typing in thin air, it requires a little practice. Only people
who are good at typing can use a virtual keyboard
efficiently.
 It is very costly ranging from 150 to 200 dollars. So not
everyone can buy this product.
 The room in which the projected keyboard is used
should not be very bright so that the keyboard is properly
visible.

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Virtual Keyboard uses sensor technology and artificial
intelligence to let users work on any surface as if it were a
keyboard. Projection key boards or virtual key boards claim
to provide the convenience of compactness with the
advantages of a full-blown QWERTY keyboard. Virtual
Keyboard is designed for anyone who's become frustrated
with trying to put information into a handheld but doesn't want
to carry a notebook computer around.
Thus virtual keyboards will make typing easier,
faster, and almost a pleasure.

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 I-Tech Virtual Keyboard Celluon Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard

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 THANK YOU

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