Submitted by,

Parvathy.B.S
Roll No.48

INTRODUCTION
Virtual keyboard is a small java application that lets
you easily create multilingual text content on almost any
existing platform and output it directly to web page.
Virtual keyboard uses sensor technology and artificial
intelligence to let users work on any surface as if it were
a keyboard.

TYPES OF KEYBOARDS

101-key Enhanced keyboard

104-key Windows keyboard
82-key Apple standard keyboard
108-key Apple Extended keyboard

BASIC TYPES OF KEYS

1.Typing keys
2.Numeric keypad
3.Function keys
4.Control keys

Difficulties Of Ordinary Keyboard

Muscular Injuries due to more finger or hand movements
More space required
Cables required
Noisy

Alternatives..

DIFFERENT TYPES OF
KEYBOARDS LAYOUTS
1.
2.
3.
4.

Ergonomic Keyboards
Compact or Reduced Keyboards
Enlarged Keyboards
Portable Keyboards

Inside the keyboard

Key matrix

Bounce

Typematics.

Why Virtual keyboard?

It reducing all the difficulties of ordinary keyboards.

Simply we can say, its the combination of all
the alternative solutions of ordinary keyboard.

VIRTUAL TYPING
Virtual Devices have developed a flashlight-size gadget that projects an
image of a keyboard on any surface and lets people input data by typing on
the image. The device detects movement when fingers are pressed down.
Those movements are measured and the device accurately determines the
intended keystrokes and translates them into text.

VIRTUAL TYPING DEVICES

This is a set of clips that fit into your hand and try to sense the
motion of the fingers and the hands (wrist) and translate them into
keystrokes. This system comprises of three modules, the sensor
module, IR-light source and the pattern projector .The device
detects movement when fingers are pressed down. Those
movements are measured and the device accurately determines the
intended keystrokes and translates them into text.

VIRTUAL TYPING DEVICE MODULES

Sensor Module
IR-light source
Pattern Projector

VIRTUAL DEVICES
Canesta
Sense

board Technologies

KITTY
Developer

vkb

VIRTUAL DEVICES
Canesta
Is a laser projected keyboard.
Use the same laser to scan the projection
field and extract 3D data.
Electronic Perception Technology, is a
chip which they supply for 3rd parties to
develop products using the projection/scanning
technology.

Sense board Technologies

Is an extreme case of a hybrid approach.
Is a bracelet-like transducer that is
worn on the hands which captures hand
and finger motion.
Using Bluetooth technology, the "typed
information is transferred wirelessly to the
computer,

KITTY
Is a finger-mounted keyboard.
Acronym for Keyboard-Independent
Touch-Typing.
combines the idea of a finger mounted
coding device with the advantages of a
system that uses touch typing.

Developer vkb
can be projected onto any surface and uses
laser technology to translate finger movements
into letters.
uses Siemens Procurement Logistics Services
Rechargeable batteries.

Advantages

Portability
Accuracy
Speed of text entry
Lack of need for flat or large typing surface
Ability to minimize the risk for repetitive strain injuries
Flexibility
Keyboard layouts can be changed by software
allowing for foreign or
Alternative keyboard layouts.

Drawbacks
It is hard to use
It is very costly
The room in which the projected
keyboard is used should not de very
bright

APPLICATION
Mobiles
Face book application
iphone

CONCLUSION

Virtual keyboards will make typing easier

and faster

THANK YOU