Augmented Reality Keyboard for Data Entry
When users of hands-free Augmented Reality-assisted systems will want to do data entry, they might want to use familiar input devices such as a keyboard. But today’s keyboards require the use of hands. Alternatives could include voice input with a microphone connected to the smart glasses but in a noisy environment or one where users are expected to be quiet, other inputs could be offered to the AR system user.
The details are scarce but the Japan Times reports that NTT Data Corporation, the systems integration affiliate of the Japanese telecommunications giant, NTT DoCoMo, has developed a “virtual keyboard for use with an eyeglasses-style wearable computer, which can be controlled with various body movements.”
Although not commercially available at the time of this announcement, the short news segment suggests that NTT Data Corp will offer the system for enterprise users such as those working in plants as soon as late 2015.