INTERACTING WITH GESTURES AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS – IMPLEMENTATION AND APPLICATIONS

Developments in software and hardware technologies as, e.g. in microelectronics, mechatronics, speech technology, computer linguistics, computer vision, and artificial intelligence are continuously driving new embedded applications for work, leisure, and mobility. Since usability of such appliances turns out to be the main factor limiting complexity, new approaches to interface design are needed. Promising measures for building enhanced usability interfaces are non-intrusive means of interaction as, e.g. gestures and mimics. This paper describes how suitable features can be extracted from camera pictures in real time and presents some real world applications.