ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost I would like to thank God almightly who made possible this venture.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our principal Mr. Sadhasivan for his
timely help and Head of the Department of Electronics and communication Engineering
Mrs. Sheeba M.K who was extremely helpful with her valuable advice, attention and
encouragement through out my seminar.

I wish to thank all the teaching and non-teaching staff of Govt. Polytechnic College,
Kunnamkulam for their direct and indirect help that they rendered. Finally I extend my
sincere love and regards to my innumerable friends who helped me at every turn through
their valuable support and suggestions.
CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
2. PROJECTION KEYBOARD
3. VIRTUAL KEYBOARD TECHNOLOGY
4. VIRTUAL DEVICE
5. DIFFERENT VIRTUAL KEYBOARD
5.1 VKB
5.2 CANESTA
5.3 SENSE BOARD TECHNOLOGY
5.4 KITTY
5.5 INFOCUS
6. ADVANTAGES
7. DRAWBACKS
8. APPLICATION
9. CONCLUSION
10. REFERENCE
INTRODUCTION

Virtual keyboard is just another example of todays computer trend of ‘smaller and
faster’. Computing is now not limited to desktops and laptops, it has found its way
into mobile devices like palm tops and even cell phones. But what has not changed
for the last 50 or 80 odd years is the input device, the good old QWERTY keyboard
and the virtual keyboard technology is the latest development

The new virtual keyboard technology uses sensor technology and artificial
intelligence to let users work on any surface as if it were a keyboard. Virtual
keyboard lets you easily create multilingual text content on almost any existing
platform and output it directly to PDAs or even WebPages. Virtual keyboard being a
small, handy, well designed and easy to use application, turns into perfect solution for
cross platform multilingual text input. The main features are: platform independent
multilingual support for keyboard text input, built in language layout and settings,
copy/paste etc. operation support just as in a regular text editor, already existing
system language settings remain intact, easy and user friendly interface and design,
and small file size.
PROJECTION KEYBOARDS

The virtual keyboard deveopment has developed an IR light source, image projection
unit amd a sensor to record hadmovementsin 3D .whenconbined these componets
result in a projected keyboard which can be overlayed ona flat surface and then used
as a stajndared keyboard,relaying storkes to the hand held device.the chipset is
relatively smaller,and can be easily integratec using stndard serial
keyboardinterfaces.It ca n b e rapikly custmised to project keyboard in any format or
language.
“mobile and wireless devices have untethred business professionls from their office
,yet so much about mobile technology remains the legacy of desktop computing”,so
the virtual keyboard developers has been b demonstrating its technology .With
important,new wirless applications emerging,a projection keyboard and mouse, fully
integrated into a pocket sized mobile device, means that mobile professionls will
finally be able to use these device as easily as thy would a desktop computer and
perhaps leave their laptops at home.
Basically projection keyboard made lf light, which heralds an end to the day of
those working on the move having to lug around mumerous gadgets.This pockets
sized device plugs into your hadheld and utilizes a three dimemsional .solid state,
laser imaging system to project a full sized keyboard on any flat surface. The gadget
uses tiny cameras to trcck where somebody is putting their fingersin relation to amap
of a full sized keyboard , and from there transtlates that movement inot actual data
whick is reflected on the hadheld device. Astndalone version of te keyboard would
cost between us$100 and us$ 150 .
It can alos do mouse fuctions so you get the ease of a full sized keyboard,but if
appears any where you want to use it . the keyboard is made possible by a tiny sensor
fitted with three chips.One to bean the keyboard image the other to pick up the
movement of typing fingers .That typing movement interacts with the light and sends
signals to the sensor.

VIRTUAL KEYBOARD TECHNOLOGY

Virtual keyboard uses sensor technology and artificial intelligents to let users work
on any surface as it it were a keyboard.virtual device have developed a flashlight
seze gadget that projects an imagte of a keyboard on any surface and let’s people
input data by typing on the image.
This system comprises of three modules
1. the sisor module
2. IR light source
3. The pattern projector

VIRTUAL KEYBOARD SENSOR MODULE

THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD sensor module (sm- ck100) serves as the eyes of the
virtual keyboards perception chipset and features patent_ pending electronic
perception technology .it includes an integrated lens that performs all necessary
filtering and focusing fuctions. Making it easy to integrate the module into a
final product.woking in conjuction with the virtual keyboard light source, the sm-
ck100 enables both keyboard data input and mouse fuctionality without the confininig
limitations of a physical form factor
The device defects movement when fingers are pressed down . those movements are
measured and the device accurately determines the intended keystrokes and translate
them into text.ther is set of clips that fit into your had and try to sese the motion of
fingers and hands and translate them into keystrokes.the traslation process also uses
artificial inteligece .onece the keystroke has been decoded.it is sent to the paortable
device either by cable or viawirless.

VIRTUAL KEYBOARD IRLIGHT SOURCE

Virtual keyboard IR light soure (IR – ck –100) plauys a critcal role in any virtual
keynoad perception chipset . implemetation nby enabling virtual keyboards patnted
electronic perception techbology . themodule collects the Irlaser diosde and all the
associated ooptics into a single concise package, madeing it easiy to integerate into a
final lproduct .theIRlight souce operates by emitting a beam of infraredlight .Thislight
beam is designed to overlap the area onwhich the virtul keyboard pattern projecter
(pp- ck100) displays the keyboard layour so that user’s fingers are illuminated by the
imfraredlight beam .thevirtualkeyboardsensormodule (sm-ck 100) detects thefinger
movements and the typing activity is resolved into the appropriate keystrikers or
mouse act

VIRTUAL KEYBOARD PATTERN PROJECT

The virtual keyboard patterm projector (pp-ck100) presents the image of the virtual
kekyboard .The projector features awide angle lens so that alarge pattern can be
projected from the relatively low elevations assocated with monel device .when
activated.the pattern projector displays a standard “QWERTY’ keyboard layout into a
flat surface such as a desk or the side of a briefcase .the projectod keynboard imalge
can then be used it ent rdata into the device such as a cell phone or aPDA .ina
efficient and familiar way.The dafacilt projectedkeyboard pattern has been optimized
to improved typing accuracy and include shottkeys for popular applications .To
further improve usability ,the virtual pattern projector features adjustable
brightnesslevelssotjht bthe man u factures and end users can configure the pattern
projucter tonet meet the unique requirment s othe application enviroment and their
midivudaula preferace.
Used wirth smartphones andPDA s,the ukey** provides a practiclaweay to do email
word processing and spreadsheet tasks,allowing the user to leave the lapltop
computers at home .ukey technology has many application in various high tech and
industrial sectors . these include data entry and controlpanel application isn hazardous
and harish environments and medical markets .

Projection keyboards or virtual keyboards claim to provide the conveniace of

compactness with the advantages of a full- blown QWERTY keyboard. An interesting
use of such keyboard s would be iin sterile environments where silece orlow noise
essential like ina opertion theaters .the advantate of such asystem is tha you donot
meed a surface for typng ,you can even type in the plan air . there is also a provision
for a pause fiction to avoid translating extraneous hand movements fuction ,sothat
users can stop to eat drink etc………..

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It is also a superior desktop computer keyboard featuring dramatically easier to learn

touch- typing and leaving on ehand free formouse of phone .combination key presses
(“chords” ) of five main and two extra control keys allows user to typw at 25-
60words perminute,with possibly grater speeds acheved through the use of abbrefiatin
expupnsion software .most users,however,will final emorizingt the chords easy and
fun, with the included typing tutorial .the keyboard doesn’t demand a lot of
force,easing strain an swists and digits virtual keynoad socve the problem of sore
thuybs that can be c aused by typing on tiny keyboard of various gage its like PDA s
and cell phones .They are meant to meet the needs of mobile computer users
struggling with cumbersome .tiny or non-existent keyboard .it might help to prevent
RSI injuries.
The virtual keyboard uses an exromely durable material which is extremely easly to
clean.the vkbinn;t restricted to the QWERTY tuch –typing paradigm,adjustments can
be done to the software to fit other toch typint pardigams as well.such as DVORAK
keynoard .It will work with all typws of Bluwtooth enabled devices such as PDAs
and smarphones .aswellas wearable computer s . applicatio include compuiter/ PDAs
input ganing control ,tv remote control and musical applications..thus virtual
keyboard will make typing easier ,faster and almost a pleasure .

VIRTUAL DEVICES

Recently a new class of device has started to emerge which is conceptually rooted in
exploting the input /out put duality.They can be called projectin / vision systems
and /or projection / scanning or projection/camara technologies. In the “pure” case.
These are devices that case a laser.for exampil ,to project an imae of the input
controller such as slider of keypd onto a surface. In doing so,they are performinf a
fuction anaylogous to an LCD displaying the image of avirtual device under atouch
scdree n .however,inthiscase,the laser is also used to scan the same surface that it
projecting onto,thereby enbling the device to “see” how your fingers,for example ,are
interacting with the project virtual divice..
Ina slightlyless pure “hybrid’form ,the projection and scanning functions can be
performed by two separate ,nut intergrated technologies .for example instead of alaser
projector ,aconvetional video or data projector coujld bne usede and anintegrated
video camera (supported nby vision software)usedforinput.

Both the’ pure ‘and ‘hybjrid’ chsses of device have been used and have stringhrs
andweaknesses .since laser is farless advanced than conventional data projection, the
hybrid sometimes has advatageson display side .however 2D and 3D scanning using
lazer is fr,pre developed than 2Dand 3D using vedeo based techniques .going
forward ,one can expect laser projection technology to advace extremely
quickly,especially inits ability to deliver extremely small,lowpower.briught ,relatively
high resolutionprojectin capability . this will likely have astronfg impact on have hw
interact with small portable defices such as PDAs,mobile phones and even wrist
watches.notonlydoesthis techbology provede a mens to couple lare (virtual)I/O
transducers with small devices ,it provjiders the potential for sharing and interacting
with others ,despite using devicesas small as wristwatch.

DIFFERENT VIRTUAL KEYBOARDS DEVEOPER VKB **

Its fullsize keyboard also combe projected onto any surface anduses laser tehnologies
to translate finger movements into letters workitg with siemens procurnet logistics
serfices Rechargeable batteries similar to those in cell phones power the
compact uit .thekeyboard isfull size and letters are in stadated format . as a class, laser
theourput lpower isbelow thelevel at which eyes injury can occur .

CANESTA**

The canest keyboard which is the laserprojected keyboardwith whicdh the some
laseris also used to scan theprojetion fields and extract 3D daa .inre,the user sees
theprojectcte keyboard ,and the device” sees” thepositon of the fingers over the
projected keys.they also have a chipset.electronic perception technologies which they
sulpply for 3rd parties to d evelop products usings theprojectinor scanning
rechnbology.canasta appear tobe themost advancedinthis class of techbology and
the only obne whois shipping product.They have number of patents pending on their
technology.

SENSE BOARD TECHBOLOGIES

The senseboard sb 04 technologuy is an extreme case of ahybtid approach. The
sesing transluscer is neither alaser scanner nor acamera Rather ,ti is anracelet like
trasducer thatis worn onte hanbs which captures hamd*** and fingernotin .the
suystme obviosy could nbe argtumented to aid non-tjouch typist ,forexample,nby
theinclusion of a grphic representation of the firtual keyboarduner the hands (figure
s ,In this case, the keyboard graphically relpresenlted would not be restricted to a
conventional QWERTY keyboard ,and the graphical reapresetatin could b e
projected or even on pece of paper

Sensor made ofcobination of rubber anbdplastic are a ttached to the

userspalmsinsuch away that theydo nointerfere with fingers.though theuseof
Bluetooth techbology,the “typed” informatinis transferred wirelessly to thecomputer
wher a wordprocessing program anluysles and interprets the signal into readable text .
sense board officals sy it eventually eill be compatible with most brabds of pecket
pcs ,mobile phnbes andlaptop computers.

KITTY***

KITTTY a finger mounted keyboard for data entry into PDAs.pocket pc’s and
wearable cpmputers which has beeeb defeloper here at the university of calformil at
Irvine.

KITTUY an acrognoym forkeyboard forkeyboard-independent TouchTyping, is

afinger mountedkeyboardthatusestuch typing as amethod ofdata enty ,The device
targens the portable compuiting market andin particular its wearable computing
systems whixch are in need of silent invisible data entry systems based on tuch
typing .the new device combines theidea of afinger mounted coding device with the
advanatage of a system that uses touch typing .

INFOCUS

In focus is one of the leading companies in providing video and data projectors.their
projectors are conventional,in that they donot userlazertechnology ,this
hastheadvantge of delivering high qualituy colour images with a matue
technology.heweverithas thedisadvantgeof larger size,lower contrust andhigher power
requirements compared to laser projection system.
 ADVANTAGES

1. It can be projected on any surface or you can type in the plain air
2. it can be useful in places like operation theaters where low noise is essential
3. The typing doesn’t require a lot of force, so easing the strain on wrists and digits.
4. The virtual keyboard is not restricted to the QWERTY touch type paradigm;
adjustments can be done to the software to fit other touch type paradigm as well.
5. No driver software necessary, it can be used as a plug and play device.
6. High battery life.
DRAWBACKS

1. Virtual keyboard is hard to get used to. Since it involves typing in thin air, it
requires a little practise. Only people who are good at typing can use a virtual
keyboard efficiently.
2. It is very costly ranging from 150 to 200 dollors
3. The room in which the projected keyboard is used should not be very bright so
that the keyboard is properly visible.

APPLICATIONS

1. High tech and industrial sectors

2. Used with smart phones, PDAs, email, wordprocessing and spread sheet tasks.
3. As computer/PDA input
4. Gaming control
5. TV remote control
CONCLUSION

Virtual keyboard uses sensor technology and artificial intelligence to let users work
on nay surface as if it were a keyboard. Projection keyboards of virtual keyboards
claim to provide the convenience of compactness with the adavantages of a full
blown QWERTY keyboard. The companies virtual keyboard is designed for any one
who’s become frustrated with trying to put information into a hardheld but doesn’t
want to carry a notebook computer around.

Canesta appears to be the most advanced in the class of technology and the only one
who is shipping product. Other product are KITTY, a finger-mounted keyboard for
data entry into PDAs, Pocket PC’s and wearable computers.

The virtual keyboard make typing easier, faster and almost a pleasure.
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1. www.google.com
2. www.virtualdevices.com
3. http://www.vkb-tech.com/
4. http://www.ibi2corp.com/
5. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm-548253.htm/fmena:new.technology
6. www.conesta.com