KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing A revolutionary finger-mounted keyboard for wearable computers, pocket PCs and PDAs alike.

KITTY is the ultra-portable solution youve been waiting for.

Wherever you are, whatever you do, use your touch-typing skills with confidence and accuracy.

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Introductory NoteWe hope the following presentation will serve to facilitate/establish a collaboration/business relationship with respect to the development of the KITTY data-entry system.In this spirit, the following introduction is to be considered confidental and to be kept secret among the parties involved.The information provided within the subsequent slides is not generally known by competitors. THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing (KITTY) Method and Device*) by Carsten MehringDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringUniversity of California, IrvineTo provide an ultra-portable silent data-input device for wearable computing systems promising wide consumer acceptance due to zero learning curve for those well-versed in touch-typing.Objective:*) KITTY Technology is protected by US and International Patent Rights THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

OutlineReview and outlook on wearable computing systems

Existing mobile data-entry systems and disadvantages

Existing mobile data-entry systems based on touch-typing

KITTY Features and Advantages

KITTY Design Concepts

KITTY Key-Mapping based on touch-typing

KITTY Applications

KITTY in Academic Research

KITTY in the Media

Opportunities with KITTY

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Components of a Wearable Computing DeviceHeads-Up DisplayComputing Unit (incl. Power Supply)Data-Entry DeviceMIT Media Lab, Wearable ComputingPomaTM by Xybernaut, Listprice: $ 1,499 THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

The Future of Wearable ComputingBell Canada using Xybernauts MA VBy 2007, more than 60 percent of the U.S. population age 15 to 50 will carry or wear a wireless computing and communications device at least six hours a day.

"Widespread adoption of wireless, wearable computing will provide constantly connected employees and consumers with access to communities, information, and other services as they go about their business in the real world, said Fenn. "The prevalence of 'wearables' will lead to commerce and service opportunities as significant as those resulting from the wired Web. And by 2009, 70 percent of the U.S. population will have these devices implanted and carry them around always (and use inductive rechargers built into beds and chairs). Now, that would be a prediction, but the actual Gartner guess is hardly much of a look into the future. I thought we were pretty much already at their predicted numbers.

US Army Land Worrier project for network-enabled infantry.TodayTomorrowD. Coursey ZDNET Anchor DeskGartner IT Consulting:One of the Four Biggest Biz-Tech Trends of The Coming Decade THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing

The Future of Wearable ComputingBy 2007, more than 60 percent of the U.S. population age 15 to 50 will carry or wear a wireless computing and communications device at least six hours a day.

Gartner IT Consulting THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Existing Portable Data-Entry SystemsSystems based on Touch-Typing:Wrist-Mounted Mini-Keyboards or Half-Keyboards.Foldable or Flexible Keyboards. Not An Ultra-Portable Input Device.Solid Finite Size Material Surface Required. No Walking and Typing.Intrusive, Limitation in Hand and Arm Movement while in Operation.DISADVANTAGES THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Existing Portable Data-Entry SystemsSystems based on Speech Recognition: Software Intensive Privacy Conerns Problematic for People with Speech ImpairmentSystems based on Chording: Bulky, No Lifting or other Tasks involving Hand-Usage while in Operation. Chording Layout To be Memorized (Flat Learning Curve) Intrusive Limitation in Finger- and/or Hand Movement Poor Ergonomic Layout Health ConcernsTwiddler II by HandKey Corp. Accuracy THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Existing Hand-Mounted Data-Entry SystemsExisting Systems based on Touch-Typing:DISADVANTAGESContinuous Signal Detection and Evaluation Requires Extensive Processing Software (VK, Lightglove, Scurry and others). Air-Typing, i.e. Typing without Material Plane Of Reference Difficult. No Walking and Typing (VK).Limited Accuracy due to Continuous Signal Processing and Requirement of Keeping Reference Position (VK,Lightglove, Scurry and others).Virtual Keyboard by Sensebord (based on finger-flexure measurement)Lightglove by B. Howard (based on penetration of optical reflectance matrix)Scurry by Samsung (based on measure-ment of finger movement ) THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Existing Hand-Mounted Data-Entry SystemsDISADVANTAGES / CONT.Device Calibration Required Due to Varying Ambient Conditions (Lightglove) or User- Specific Hand Posture and Hand Movement (VK, Scurry and others).Limitation in Finger- and Hand Movement without Data Entry while in Operation (VK, Lightglove, Scurry and others).Existing Systems based on Touch-Typing:Virtual Keyboard by Sensebord (based on finger-flexure measurement)Lightglove by B. Howard (based on penetration of optical reflectance matrix)Scurry by Samsung (based on measure-ment of finger movement ) THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

KeyGlove by R. Paul McCarty (Rochester Univ.)(see Chording Devices)Chording Layout To be Memorized (Flat Learning Curve)Poor Ergonomic Layout Health ConcernsContacting two (or more) Finger and/or Thumb Contacts generates alphanumeric and special characters of a standard keyboard. Existing Hand-Mounted Data-Entry SystemsDISADVANTAGESSystems based on Chording:(Look similar to KITTY) THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

-Based on touch-typing (zero learning curve !)Free-hand data input (walking and typing !)-No reference position required-Utmost degree of freedom in body-, arm-, hand- and finger-position during data entry. FEATURES / ADVANTAGES:-Accuracy due to discrete-signal processing (high input speeds !)-Finger-mounted zero volume (multi-tasking !)-Wireless transmission using watch-like transmission unit-Inexpensive, using existing keyboard technology -Tactile feedback (high input speeds !) - Ergonomic-Durability via omission of sensitive-sensor technology-One- and two-handed versions available -Virtually invisible (transparent version only) -Silent and discrete KITTY: Glove-Based SystemUsing Touch-TypingIn an effort to omit the disadvantages of Chording Devices while maintaining ultra-portability and wearing/using comfort for the operator, the KITTY system is being developed. THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Advanced Design using Printed Electric Circuit Wires (shown above: Wire-frame Model)Proto-Type Glove (using two gloves for alphabetic character input only) for proof-of-concept.Click-On Design (two-handed, with contacts to represent a full 101 keyboard). KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

(1) Glove based systemKITTY Design Concepts (3) Spiraling, printed-electric-circuit wires(4) Slide-on system using ring-shaped structural elements (incl. application device).

(2) Click-on system using flexible skeletal structure. THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing

Key-Mapping Onto The Users HandsThe three lettered rows of a keyboard are represented by 3 contacts on the outer segment of the inner thumb ofeach hand.According to touch-typing each indexfinger is used to type 6 different letters, accordingly 3 additional contacts are located on the outer side of each thumb.Contacting on of the 8 Finger-Contactslocated on the tip of each finger withone of the Thumb-Contacts will generate the same letter as obtained on a keyboard by employing touch-typing with the same finger on the keyboard row which corresponds to the selected Thumb-Contact.Thumb Typing using Thumb-Contacts A and D and additional Side-Finger Contacts generates special characters and othercommands such as Shift etc.KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing

Key-Mapping Onto The Users HandsNumeric data input is generated by contacting Thumb-Contacts A and D with supplemental Finger-Contacts 9-18 located on-top or close to the fingernails of each finger. THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Keyboard Independent Touch-Typing (KITTY) System THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

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Applications (Right click in Box and Select Play Movie)- - Mobile computing

- Robotic-control device(intermediate-level control)

- Virtual reality applications(intermediate-level control)

- Communication device for speech impaired (KITTY+ Speech- synthesizer)

- SMS-messaging phone application (Phone-Watch, SMS-Watch)

- Multi-function control device

- Educational toy or techno gadget

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Glove-Based Wired Prototype presented at ISWC 2002 in Seattle, USAWearable KITTY prototype using flexible membrane keyboard. (Only contacts for alphanumeric data input are featured.) THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Interested Academic PartiesARS Electronica FutureLab, Austria(R&D Wearable Computers, Horst Hoertner, Senior Executive Developer)University of Rostock, Germany (Dept. of Computer Science, Prof. Clemens H. Cap)University of Bremen, Germany (R&D Wearable Computers, WearLab)UC Irvine, USA(R&D Virtual Reality, Prof. Falko Kuester)Cal-IT2 California Institute of Telecommunications(R&D Mobile Technology)Cornell University(Development of Wearable Computing System) THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

KITTY at ISWC 2002, Seattle, USACourtnee with KITTY and Xybernaut Poma HMDKITTY presentation during the Wearable Computer Fashion Show THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Selected Press Releases (printed) Business & Technology" (Vol.2, Issue 3, P.12)MIT Technology Review" magazine (July/August 2002 Issue, P.16)Nikkei Marketing Journal" (July 27 2002,P.1)C't Magazin (August 12, 2002)Die Computer ZeitungTeleCran Magazin (use mouse-click to display)Kiplinger (Business Forecasts) NewsletterBild der WissenschaftTechnical Magazine of the ASEE (Swiss Assoc. of Electrotechn. Engineers)Kijk MagazinPrism, Magazine of the ASEE (American Society of Eng. Education) THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Press Releases (printed) / ContinuedPM (Peter Mosleitner) Technology MagazineHi!Tech Magazine (Siemens Austria)Ct Magazine, 2nd article (upcoming)Illustrierte Wissenschaft / Danish Science Monthly (upcoming)Gizmo (Australian Gadget Magazine)NetScope (Parisien Tech Magazine, Cover) THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing (use mouse-click to display)

CNN, Headline News (USA)KITTY on the Air (Right click in box and select Play) THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

n-TV, Tiscali NetNews (Germany)KITTY on the Air(Right Click in Box and Select Play) THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Pro7, Welt der Wunder (Germany)KITTY on the Air(Right Click in Box and Select Play) THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Pro7, Galileo (Germany)TechTV, The Screensavers (USA), June 2003KITTY on the AirNot shown: TechTV, TechLive (USA)(Right click on pictures and select Play) THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

KITTY on the Web KITTYs presence on the Web has resulted in countless interactions with end-users. KITTY is referenced on numerous popular websites for Advanced Wearable and Mobile Computing technology. THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Award Winning ConceptKITTY has been awarded the very reputable Arthur-Fisher Erfinderpreis for Innovation 2003 in Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany. The Virtual-Reality Group in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of California Irvine will finish the development of the first wireless and compact KITTY prototype by the end of this summer.A review of KITTY is planed to appear in the very popular German Computer/Computing Magzine Ct.Other appearances of KITTY include a Swedish Technology magazine. THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing

Opportunities (2) Licensing (1) Patent AssignmentPatent for Sale. High growth rates in the mobile computing sector, including but not limited to the development of wearable full-blown computing systems warrant the success of the KITTY system. KITTY is the only data-entry system to date which meets all the requirements the users of mobile computing/communication systems demand. KITTY is currently in negotiations with licensees for the development, manufacturing and worldwide distribution rights. Nothing has been signed to date and new bids are still being considered.KITTYSCURRY THE KITTY PROJECT Keyboard-Independent Touch-Typing KITTY/ The Future of Mobile Touch-Typing