Surface Computer: Presented By: Anilkumar .M (07p31a0595)

SURFACE COMPUTER
Under the Guidance of:

Mrs. R.V.S.Lalitha
Presented By:
Anilkumar .M(07p31a0595)
CONTENTS
 What is surface Computer?
 History
 What is surface computing?
 What makes it unique?
 Features of surface
computer
 Structure and working
 Applications
 Advantages and
Disadvantages
 Future Scope
 Conclusion
What is Surface computer?
 Revolutionary multi touch computer
with different look & feel.
 It is a surface with a computing
platform that responds to natural
hand gestures and real world
objects.
 Turns an ordinary tabletop into a
vibrant, interactive surface.
 Provides effortless interaction with
digital content through natural
gestures, touch and physical objects.
 Surface is a 30-inch display in a
table-like form factor that’s easy for
individuals to interact just like in the
real world.
 SurfaceComputers represents a fundamental change
in the way we interact with digital content.
 This uses a multi touch screen as user interface.
 System composed of a horizontal touch screen

under a coffee table-like surface, with cameras
mounted below to detect user interaction activities.
 Surface can simultaneously recognize dozens and

dozens of movements such as touch, gestures and
actual unique objects that have identification tags
similar to bar codes.
 Surface computing-the technology behind.
 Surface that comes to life for exploring, learning,

sharing, creating, buying and much more.
HISTORY
 2001: Microsoft researchers
Steve Bathiche and Andy Wilson
developed idea of interactive
table that could understand the
manipulation of physical pieces.
 2003: 1st prototype model named

T1which is based on an IKEA
table was born. Team saw the
value of the surface computer
beyond simply gaming and began
to favor those applications that
took advantage of the unique
ability of Surface to recognize
physical objects placed on the
table.
HISTORY
 2005 :Attention turned

to its form factor- Tub
proto type was
designed.
 2007:Final structure
finalised , Interactive
tabletop device was
built that seamlessly
brings both the physical
and virtual worlds into
one.
What is surface computing?
 The technology allows non-digital objects to be used
as input devices. This is made possible by the fact
that, in using cameras for input, the system does not
rely on restrictive properties required of conventional
touch screen or touchpad devices such as the
capacitance, electrical resistance, or temperature etc
 It is a natural user interface that allows people to

interact with digital content the same way they have
interacted with everyday items such as photos,
paintbrushes and music their entire life: with their
hands, with gestures and by putting real-world
objects on the surface.
 Surface computing opens up a whole new category of

products for users to interact with.
What make it unique?
FEATURES OF SURFACE
COMPUTER
 Direct interaction : Users
can actually “grab” digital
information with their
hands and interact with
content by touch and
gesture, without the use of
a mouse or keyboard.
 Multi-touch contact :
Surface computing
recognizes many points of
contact simultaneously,
not just from one finger, as
with a typical touch screen,
but up to dozens and
dozens of items at once.
FEATURES
 Multi-user experience :
The horizontal form factor
makes it easy for several
people to gather around
surface computers
together, providing a
collaborative, face-to-face
computing experience.
 Object recognition : Users

can place physical objects
on the surface to trigger
different types of digital
responses, including the
transfer of digital content.
STRUCTURE
(1) Screen: A diffuser turns the Surface's acrylic
tabletop into a large horizontal "multi touch" screen,
capable of processing multiple inputs from multiple
users. The Surface can also recognize objects by
their shapes or by reading coded "domino" tags.
(2) Infrared: Surface's "machine vision" operates in the

near-infrared spectrum, using an 850-nanometer-
wavelength LED light source aimed at the screen.
When objects touch the tabletop, the light reflects
back and is picked up by multiple infrared cameras
with a net resolution of 1280 x 960.
(3) CPU: Surface uses many of the same components
found in everyday desktop computers — a Core
2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM and a 256MB
graphics card. Wireless communication with devices
on the surface is handled using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
antennas. The underlying operating system is a
modified version of Microsoft Vista.
(4) Projector: Microsoft's Surface uses the same DLP

light engine found in many rear projection HDTVs.
The footprint of the visible light screen, at 1024 x 768
pixels, is actually smaller than the invisible
overlapping infrared projection to allow for better
recognition at the edges of the screen.
WORKING
 Surface uses cameras to sense objects,
hand gestures and touch. This user input is
then processed and displayed using rear
projection.
 Surface uses this rear projection system
which displays an image onto the underside
of thin diffuser.
 Image processing system processes the
camera images to detect fingers, custom
tags and other objects such as paint brushes
when touching the display.
 The objects recognized with this system are
reported to applications running in the
computer so that they can react to object
shapes, 2D tags, movement and touch.
Advantages
 Large surface area to view different windows and
applications.
 Data Manipulation - Selecting, moving, rotating and
resizing (manipulating objects on the screen is similar
to manipulating them in the manual world).
 Quick and easy to use.
 More Than One User –Several people can orient
themselves on different sides of the surface to
interact with an application simultaneously (Max 52
points of touch).
 Object Recognition - Increased functionality aiding
user in speed and ease of use
 Time saving by eliminating many processes.
Disadvantages
 Not portable and very expensive.

 Privacy - Open for many to view.
 Screen Visibility - Glare, finger prints/dirt and human
interaction obscuring interface.
 Poor Accuracy - Fat fingers are not as accurate as a
mouse or stylus.
 Fatigue - Reaching across the table often can cause
the arms to ache.
 Objects needs to be tagged.
FUTURE SCOPE
 Surface will continue to be sold to and used by

restaurants, retail, leisure and public entertainment
venues.
 Computer scientists hope to incorporate this kind of

technology in peoples’ daily lives… Future goals are to
surround people with intelligent surfaces (look up recipes
on your kitchen counter or table, control TV with coffee
table, etc.
 Eventually every household may have one in place of

their everyday coffee table.
CONCLUSION
o SurfaceComputer is the future of computers.
o Fundamentally changes the way we interact with

technology.
o Surface takes existing technology and presents it in a

new way. It isn't simply a touch screen, but more of a
touch-grab-move-slide-resize-and-place-objects-on-
top-of-screen, and this opens up new possibilities that
weren't there before.

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SURFACE COMPUTER

Under the Guidance of:

 This uses a multi touch screen as user interface.

 System composed of a horizontal touch screen

 Surface can simultaneously recognize dozens and

 Surface computing-the technology behind.

 Surface that comes to life for exploring, learning,

 2003: 1st prototype model named

 2005 :Attention turned

 It is a natural user interface that allows people to

 Surface computing opens up a whole new category of

 Object recognition : Users

(2) Infrared: Surface's "machine vision" operates in the

(4) Projector: Microsoft's Surface uses the same DLP

 Not portable and very expensive.

 Surface will continue to be sold to and used by

 Computer scientists hope to incorporate this kind of

 Eventually every household may have one in place of

o SurfaceComputer is the future of computers.

o Fundamentally changes the way we interact with

o Surface takes existing technology and presents it in a

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