wearble computers
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ST. THOMAS ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGEPUTHENCRUZ
SEMINAR ON
WEARABLE COMPUTER
Presented By:THOMAS M PAUL
WEARABLE COMPUTER
INTRODUCTION
DEFENITION
CHARACTERISTICS
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
COMPONENTS
CONTENTS
ADVANTAGES OF THE SYSTEM
DISADVANTAGES OF THE SYSTEM
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
A WEARABLE COMPUTER IS A COMPUTING DEVICE SMALL AND LIGHT ENOUGH TO BE WORN ON ONE’S BODY WITHOUT CAUSING DISCOMFORT
IT MAY ALSO BE INTEGRATED INTO EVERYDAY OBJECTS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY WORN ON THE BODY
IT SHOULD BE WORN LIKE GLASSES, WATCHES, AND CLOTHING.
IT SHOULD ACT AS AN INTELIGENT ASSISTANT.
INVENTED BY STEVE MANN IN THE 1970’S
DEFENITION
A SMALL PORTABLE COMPUTER THAT IS DESIGNED TO BE WORN ON THE BODY DURING USE.
WEARBLE COMPUTERS SHOULD BE LIKE GLASSES, WATCHES, AND CLOTHING.
DEFENITION
CHARACTERISTICS
WEARABLE COMPUTER IS DEFINED BY SIX MAIN CHARACTERISTICS.
THESE ATTRIBUTES OF WEARABLE COMPUTING ARE DESCRIBED FROM THE HUMAN’S POINT OF VIEW:
1. UN MONOPOLIZING (OF THE USER ATTENTION) WEARABLE COMPUTER DOES’NT CUT YOU OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE
WORLD SUCH AS A VIRTUAL REALITY GAME OR THE LIKE.
2. UNRESTRICTIVE (TO THE USER) WHEN USING IT, YOU CAN DO OTHER THINGS.
CHARACTERISTICS
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3. OBSERVABLE (BY THE USER) IT CAN KEEP YOUR ATTENTION CONTINUOUSLY IF YOU WANT IT
TO.
4. CONTROLLABLE (BY THE USER) IT IS A RESPONSIVE SYSTEM. YOU CAN GRAB CONTROL OF IT ANY
TIME YOU WANT.
5. COMMUNICATIVE (TO OTHERS) IT CAN BE USED AS COMMUNICATIONS MEDIUM WHEN YOU WANT
IT TO.
ARICHITECTURE AND DESIGN
ARICHITECTURE AND DESIGN
HARDWARE DESIGN
SOFTWARE DESIGN
Figure : Vest-based configurations for the MIThril system
HARDWARE DESIGN
SOFTWARE DESIGN
The software design is composed of the Enchantment Whiteboard, the Enchantment Signal system, and a Real-Time Context Engine. These tools provide the foundation for developing modular, distributed, context-aware wearable and ubiquitous computing applications. Enchantment Whiteboard is based on a client/server model in which clients post and read structured information on whiteboard server.
Figure: Whiteboard example of Echat.
SOFTWARE DESIGN
COMPONENTS
COMPONENTS
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HOW IT WORKS ???
APPLICATION AREA
APPLICATION AREA
APPLICATION AREA
APPLICATION AREA
OTHER AREAS...
ADVANTAGES
ADVANTAGES OF THE SYSTEM
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DISADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES OF THE SYSTEM
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CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
ANY QUESTIONS ???
