3D sensor chip maker Canesta demonstrated its “new dimension in interaction,” a display codeveloped with Hitachi and GestureTek that can be controlled with gestures instead of dials, buttons, or remotes.
“Once a device can see reliably in three dimensions, natural interfaces that work by interpreting human behavior become possible,” Canesta says.
The Canesta chip outputs a continuous stream of 3D frames with depth maps of the distance to resolvable features in view of the sensor.
Software interprets gestures, obstacles, faces, and individuals, depending on the application.
Canesta says it has 50 filed and 40 granted patents, and makes “the only 3D sensor that operates from absolute darkness to bright sunlight, with complete indifference to confusing backgrounds.”
Canesta was founded in April 1999, and is located in San Jose, Calif.
June 1, 2009
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