Multi Touch Technology

MULTI TOUCH
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Contents……
Introduction
Touch screen
Multi touch
FTIR
Conclusion
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INTRODUCTION…..
 Multi-touch technology is an advanced human-

computer interaction technique that recogonises
multiple touch points and also includes the hardware
devices that implement it, which allow users to
compute without conventional input devices .
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TOUCH SCREEN
 A touch screen is a display which can detect the
presence and location of a touch within the display
area.
 One point of contact at a time.
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Multi Touch
 Multi-touch is a human-computer interaction technique

and the hardware devices that implement it, which
allow users to compute without conventional input
devices e.g.mouse, keyboard.
History of Multi Touch…
 Multi-touch technology dates back to 1982, when the University
of Toronto developed the first finger pressure multi-touch
display.
 In 1984 Bell Labs engineered a multi-touch screen that could

manipulate images with more than one hand.
 In1991 Pierre Wellner published a paper on his multi-touch

“Digital Desk”, which supported multi-finger and pinching
motions.
 In 1998, Fingerworks, produced a line of multi-touch products

including the iGesture Pad and the TouchStream keyboard.
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Recent Development….
 Various companies expanded upon these discoveries

in the beginning of the twenty first century.
 Mainstream exposure to multi-touch technology

occurred in the year 2007.
Microsoft
Perceptive
Pixel
Apple
In 2001 Steve Bathiche and Andy Wilson of Microsoft began
work on an idea for an interactive table that mixes both physical
and virtual world.
In 2007 Microsoft introduced Microsoft Surface.
Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Windows Vista, and 2 GB of

RAM.
Features of….
Transferring music between Photo Sharing and multimedia

Ipods
Perceptive Pixel
 PP is a company founded by New York University

consulting research scientist Jefferson Y. Han.
 It can accommodate up to 20 fingers.
 introduced the FTIR technique to multi touch

screens.
 Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall, by

Apple
In 2005, Apple acquired Fingerworks.
In 2007 they introduced the iPhone, marking the first time
multi-touch technology was used on a phone.
Later on this technology was introduced in iPod touch,

MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro.
Products of Apple……
iPhone Touch
MacBook Pro
MacBook Air
iPod touch
FTIR
FRUSTRATED TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
 Total internal reflection is an optical phenomenon that occurs

when a ray of light strikes a medium boundary at an angle larger
than the critical angle with respect to the normal to the surface.
 The critical angle is the angle of incidence above which total

internal reflection occurs.
 The critical angle is given by:
n2= Refractive index of the less dense medium.

n1= Refractive index of the denser medium.
Total Internal Reflection
Design:
HARDWARE
 REQUIREMENTS
SOFTWARE
IR led’s Acrylic IR Camera Projector Computer

HARDWARE
Acrylic with led’s at its edges

SOFTWARE
Processing
Flash C C++ Java
(P5)
WORKING
(a) IR view of a touch (b)Pixel positions located on screen
IR rays obtained on a camera

ADVANTAGES
 Low cost factor.

 Support high-resolution graphics.
 Any kind of applications can be made to suit multi touch using
FTIR .
 Larger shared-display systems.
 It acquires true touch image information at high spatial and
temporal resolutions.
APPLICATION
 Personal computers, Laptops ,Tabletops , Graphics Tablets .

 It supports both LCD and CRT monitors .
 Telephones ,Watches ,PDAs, Mobile phones.
 Advanced multi touch Gaming with high graphics support.
 Governmental, office and business purposes.
 An enhanced multimedia experience including audio , video
and photo sharing.
 Enhanced dining experience Applications.
FUTURE WORK
 Enhanced dining experience.
 Governmental use.
 Collaboration and instruction on interactive
Whiteboards.
 Touch screen telephones.
CONCLUSION
 Touch screens are the interface for the 21st century. Touch
screens address the conflicting demands for smaller portable
electronics with larger displays, by eliminating traditional
buttons without sacrificing screen size. The recent release of
the iPhone has created a buzz around touch screen interfaces
and its multi-touch acrobatics have caught the eye of many
industry leaders.

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MULTI TOUCH

 Multi-touch technology is an advanced human-

 Multi-touch is a human-computer interaction technique

 In 1984 Bell Labs engineered a multi-touch screen that could

 In1991 Pierre Wellner published a paper on his multi-touch

 In 1998, Fingerworks, produced a line of multi-touch products

 Various companies expanded upon these discoveries

 Mainstream exposure to multi-touch technology

In 2007 Microsoft introduced Microsoft Surface.

Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Windows Vista, and 2 GB of

Transferring music between Photo Sharing and multimedia

 PP is a company founded by New York University

 It can accommodate up to 20 fingers.

 introduced the FTIR technique to multi touch

 Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall, by

In 2005, Apple acquired Fingerworks.

Later on this technology was introduced in iPod touch,

 Total internal reflection is an optical phenomenon that occurs

 The critical angle is the angle of incidence above which total

 The critical angle is given by:

n2= Refractive index of the less dense medium.

IR led’s Acrylic IR Camera Projector Computer

Acrylic with led’s at its edges

(a) IR view of a touch (b)Pixel positions located on screen

IR rays obtained on a camera

 Low cost factor.

 Personal computers, Laptops ,Tabletops , Graphics Tablets .

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