IBM has filed a patent for an intelligent multi-touch floor that is used to identify objects and react to certain events.
IBM says that the floor could recognize emergencies by measuring heart rates of people lying on the floor or act as an alarm system when home intrusions are detected.
The basic idea is simply to enable a room-sized multi-touch surface with "numerous sensors to identify shapes." When an object is detected, the system compares it to a record in a connected database. The database will also determine actions that are executed by a computer system.
Particularly interesting is the security feature, which would allow registered people to walk on the floor without any actions to be taken, while unregistered "objects" would trigger an alarm to sound and police authorities to be called. Similarly the floor could react with 911 calls in the case of emergencies, or plain notifications on standard events: For example, the system could switch on lights or other electronics when someone enters a room.
4:00 AM - April 15, 2012 - By Douglas Perry - Source : USPTO
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ibm-patent-multitouch-floor-alarm,news-14774.html
IBM says that the floor could recognize emergencies by measuring heart rates of people lying on the floor or act as an alarm system when home intrusions are detected.
The basic idea is simply to enable a room-sized multi-touch surface with "numerous sensors to identify shapes." When an object is detected, the system compares it to a record in a connected database. The database will also determine actions that are executed by a computer system.
Particularly interesting is the security feature, which would allow registered people to walk on the floor without any actions to be taken, while unregistered "objects" would trigger an alarm to sound and police authorities to be called. Similarly the floor could react with 911 calls in the case of emergencies, or plain notifications on standard events: For example, the system could switch on lights or other electronics when someone enters a room.
4:00 AM - April 15, 2012 - By Douglas Perry - Source : USPTO
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ibm-patent-multitouch-floor-alarm,news-14774.html
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