Computer Vision for Human-Machine Interaction (Hardcover)

Alex Pentland

ISBN 10: 0521622530 / ISBN 13: 9780521622530

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1998

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Hardcover. Recent advances in the field of computer vision are leading to novel and radical changes in the way we interact with computers. It will soon be possible to enable a computer linked to a video camera to detect the presence of users, track faces, arms and hands in real time, and analyze expressions and gestures. The implications for interface design are immense and are expected to have major repercussions for all areas where computers are used, from the work place to recreation. This book collects ideas and algorithms from the world's leading scientists, offering a glimpse of the radical changes around the corner that will alter the way we interact with computers in the near future. This book collects the ideas and algorithms from the world's leading scientists, offering a glimpse of the radical changes that are round the corner as a result of advances in computer vision. These will change the way we will interact with computers in the near future. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computer Vision for Human-Machine Interaction (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521622530
• ISBN 13: 9780521622530
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Recent advances in the field of computer vision are leading to novel and radical changes in the way we interact with computers. It will soon be possible to enable a computer linked to a video camera to detect the presence of users, track faces, arms and hands in real time, and analyze expressions and gestures. The implications for interface design are immense and are expected to have major repercussions for all areas where computers are used, from the work place to recreation. This book collects ideas and algorithms from the world's leading scientists, offering a glimpse of the radical changes around the corner that will alter the way we interact with computers in the near future.