Apple looks to take multi-touch beyond the touch-screen

[spencer]

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...ch_screen.html

Come on, facial expression sensing?

acial Expression Fusion

A final means of secondary input outlined in Westerman's filing, which seems years off, would again employ a digital video camera like an iSight, to determine operations based on a user's facial expression and signs of frustration.

iSight cameras could also serve to record gaze vector data, where operations on a computer screen are partially determined by the direction in which a user directs his eyes or head position.

For example, if the user wishes to bring forward a window in the lower left corner of a screen, which is currently underneath two other windows, the user would direct his gaze to the window of interest and then tap a specific chord on the multi-touch surface.

Biometrics Fusion

The filing also suggests the use of biometric input, or input that is determined by hand size, fingerprint input, body temperature, heart rate, skin impedance, and pupil size.

"Typical applications that might benefit from the fusion of biometric data with multi-touch movement data would include games, security, and fitness related activities," Westerman wrote. "Hand characteristics such as size, shape, and general morphology can be used to identify an individual for the purpose of allowing access to secured areas, including computer systems. While hand characteristics alone would not provide a sufficient level of identity verification, it could be the first door through which a user must pass before other security measures are applied."

[Mr. Lovejoy]

The learning curve for that will kick your ass.

[iamlowsound]

And once again Apple bends over the competition.

lowsound

[spencer]

I love apple too but, I kinda seems its gonna cause more trouble than solve.. Imagine something pop up everytime you have an upset face at the computer. I mean K.I.S.S. but I guess computers aren't very simple

[DigMe]

Careful with multi-touch...sexual harrassment and all...

bc

[iamthebassplayr]

This thread makes me want to play a theremin... off topic... but still...

(wants to make funny faces at them mostly)

[KeithBMI]

What happens when I stick my tongue out?

[iamthebassplayr]

Originally Posted by KeithBMI

What happens when I stick my tongue out?

It flips you the bird and deletes all of your contact information.

[MakiSupaStar]

Being that many computers are glorified PRD's (pron retrieval device) I'd hate to see how this biometric touch device reads the fat dude using the computer with his pants around his ankles.

[tplyons]

Simply scary. It's incredible how far technology is coming, and quite scary actually.

[selfblessed]

It beats the cancer causing beam that the the Zune will be shooting into your brain...you know to read your mind...

[ADbassman]

Hmmm...

[ahkiatt]

We'll probably have to go on course to learn how to operate each device.