omnovia technologies is a software company , founded by shahin ( shawn ) shadfar in 2004 that provides web conferencing solutions for realtime , rich-media online meetings , webinars , webcasts and elearning sessions with two to 5,000 interactive participants .

the company 's headquarters is located in houston , texas .

according to the company , the name omnovia derives from " omni " and " innovation " .

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but for omnovia technologies inc . founder shawn shadfar , taking the time to build up his web conferencing software company’s technology and core business was top priority .
having such a demanding first customer helped omnovia start out with very high standards .
shawn shadfar , ceo of omnovia technologies , said “we are very proud omnovia enables live webcast of surgery in hd video and improves the quality of surgical education , ” says . the company is now working to add 3d video streaming capability to its webcasting portal .
web 2 . 0 technologies also raise issues in the government’s ability to identify and preserve federal records .
after evaluating omnovia for three to four months , the financial giant made the switch .
while meeting an existing customer at a trade show , omnovia was introduced to td ameritrade .
omnovia has since created its third version and now has more than 150 customers in 15 countries .
also , omnovia’s software is firewall friendly , he says , and has “great voice quality . ”
according to shadfar , there were voice and connectivity problems with the solution . so omnovia went to work .
omnovia technologies is a leading global provider of online meetings , high - quality webinars , engaging online trainings and live event webcasting solutions for small business meetings and large - scale enterprise conferences . omnovia’s high - quality web conferencing platform offers the best online meeting experience with a unique capacity of 5 , 000 simultaneous participants in an interactive web - based environment . omnovia’s live event webcasting solution , stagetoweb , provides hd live - video streaming , integrated voice and interactive tools .
in a deal that is nearly complete , omnovia signed on accor hotel group , one of the largest hotel chains in the world , to use omnovia’s system to train employees in the middle east , africa and europe .
following dr . cohen - gadol’s successful showcasing of this webcasting system – proving the benefits for medical training and off - sire referrals – omnovia technologies is confident other doctors will begin to utilize their system to benefit from its financial savings and learning opportunities .
the business behind the product - called omnovia - was originally launched as an online information security firm in 2004 .
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we are excited to be the first webcasting company to introduce you tube integration . this new innovative module perfectly aligns with our development strategy of enhancing visual communication with rich content media , interactivity and ease of use .
the product was such a great success , taghechian asked omnovia if there was any way to build a web conferencing platform .
today , omnovia technologies has 500 clients worldwide and gross revenue of $ 3 million to $ 8 million a year . a venture capital firm in california is considering infusing as much as $ 10 million into the company - money that will be used for marketing , shadfar said .
omnovia technologies , a leading global provider of web conferencing , high quality webinars , engaging online trainings and live event hd video webcasting solutions , announced the full release of its patent - pending recast technology . recast is omnovia’s unique webinar recording technology that creates on - demand interactive replays . upon playback , all interactive features of the live event are available , exactly as if the viewer was watching the live session .
the omnovia technologies company was launched in houston , tx in 2003 , with “the clear vision of bringing the power of visual online communication to every business . ” it reports to be a leading global provider of collaborative online meetings , webinars , online trainings and hd live event webcasting solutions .
the inc . 500 company , which teaches options education online , also was a webex customer before making the switch to omnovia .
omnovia technologies™ , inc , is a leading global provider of online meetings , high quality webinars , and live event webcasting solutions for both small business meetings and large - scale enterprise conferences with global footprint . omnovia ' s high quality web conferencing platform offers the best online meeting experience with unique interactive features in a secure web - based environment . on the other hand , omnovia ' s live event webcasting solution , stagetoweb , goes beyond traditional event webcasting techniques by providing hd live video streaming , integrated voice , interactive tools and a full range of professional services .
one customer , brett fogle , president of boca raton , fla . - based optionsuniversity . com , says he loves omnovia’s technology .
the result was omnovia’s first software product — a secure viewer that is downloaded to ensure that a course works only on a particular computer .
indeed , word spread so quickly in the financial industry that in june 2007 , omnovia pulled off a major coup when td ameritrade holding corp . , one of the nation’s largest financial companies , switched from webex to omnovia in the start - up firm’s largest deal to date .
aaron cohen - gadol , md , a neurosurgeon with methodist hospital in indianapolis , is using the latest internet technologies to webcast his surgeries live online to train other doctors remotely .
houston , texas , jan . 6 , 2011 omnovia technologies , a leading global provider of web conferencing , high quality webinars , engaging online trainings and live event hd video webcasting solutions , announced the full release of its patent - pending recast technology . recast is omnovia’s unique webinar recording technology that creates on - demand interactive replays . upon playback , all interactive features of the live event are available , exactly as if the viewer was watching the live session .
we wanted to make something that was better than what was already out there ,
omnovia chief executive officer shawn shadfar of houston says .
with omnovia , users can just log in with a password and don’t have to dial any phone numbers to hear the audio in the room .
“little by little this came to be a serious project , ” shadfar says . “six months later , we had released our first version of omnovia web conferencing . ”
even though web 2 . 0 technologies have the potential to transform how federal agencies engage the public , wilshusen says that “determining the appropriate use of these new technologies presents new potential challenges to the ability of agencies to protect the privacy and security of sensitive information , including personal information , shared by individuals interacting with the government and to the ability of agencies to manage , preserve and make available official government records . ”
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despite its success with its web conferencing product , omnovia actually began as an information security consulting company and only turned into what it has become today by accident . a friend of shadfar’s , afshin taghechian , who was ceo of a houston - based financial company , traders international , asked omnovia to create a product to protect courses that were on cds .
federal agencies have begun to identify some of the issues associated with web 2 . 0 technologies and have taken steps to start addressing them . for example , the office of management and budget recently issued guidance intended to ( 1 ) clarify when and how the paperwork reduction act of 1995 applies to federal agency use of social media and web - based interactive technologies ; and ( 2 ) help federal agencies protect privacy when using third - party web sites and applications .
, the company released the first ever twitter integration in an online meeting platform , which has now become an industry standard . omnovia also introduced recast , the world ' s first interactive replay technology .
while recorded webinars give attendees the opportunity to watch a webinar at their own convenience , no matter their schedule or time zone , current technologies offer only one - way communication by producing large - file movies with no interactivity at replay time . “omnovia’s recast is unique among web conferencing recording and playback technologies , ” said ken molay , renowned industry expert and president of webinar success . “i have been quite impressed with the ability to play back recorded content inside a live session . audience members can interact with polls , links , and text chat as if the content was truly live , and presenters can add live content such as q & a or screen reconfiguration even while the playback continues . ”
“agencies may face challenges in assessing whether the information they generate and receive by means of these technologies constitutes federal records and establish mechanisms for preserving such records , which involves , among other things , determining the appropriate intervals at which to capture constantly changing web content , ” said wilshusen . “the use of web 2 . 0 technologies can also present challenges in appropriately responding to freedom of information act ( foia ) requests because there are significant complexities in determining whether agencies control web 2 . 0 - generated content , as understood within the context of foia . ”
why lose customers to yet another yawn - inducing , droning voice behind a glitch - filled slideshow ? with omnovia , your online event is an exciting , engaging , results - generating , talked about event ; one that captivates your users .
“we believe interaction creates connection , ” said shawn shadfar , ceo of omnovia technologies . “if your attendees can interact with you by typing questions , answering polls or downloading presentation materials , you will significantly improve their level of engagement and comfort , as well as their overall experience . this will positively influence how they think about you , your company and your products . until now , such interactivity was limited to live webinars . what makes recast revolutionary is its unique ability to combine the flexibility of on - demand webinars with the interactivity of live webinars , ” shadfar added .
the product is offered for a monthly subscription fee . the cheapest is $ 49 a month , while one with added features can run thousands of dollars more . omnovia ' s largest client spends $ 30 , 000 a month with them , shadfar said .
another feature this client requested was the ability to use different languages and be user - friendly , since many of its students were older . that led to the development of omnovia , a browser - based , user - friendly system that works with many languages .
in a recent conference of the american association of neurological surgeons in san francisco , 200 of the country’s best neurosurgeons logged in to view the live surgery taking place in indianapolis , and were able to talk live with dr . cohen - gadol while watching the live video stream in full 1080p high definition using novia technologies’ hd webcasting technology .
indeed , since its inception in early 2004 , omnovia has seen its revenue grow to $ 900 , 000 in 2007 from $ 510 , 000 in 2006 . the firm has been profitable since 2006 and shadfar projects revenue to reach $ 1 . 5 million for 2008 .
“making an app is not a strategy , [ but ] it might fit in with a strategy , ” says gwynne kostin , office of citizen services and innovative technologies director . according to kostin , agencies are looking at who their audience is , how they’re using mobile , where their mission space is . where those things converge “are really their opportunities . ”
like many entrepreneurs , omnovia ' s shadfar failed at his first venture , a software company he started in 2000 that managed customer relationships for clients . he said he learned to not spend too much time developing a perfect business plan and too little time developing the core business from that venture .
omnovia’s recast also provides significant savings in cost and time by offering a new way to repurpose recorded webinars . “we have been using live webinars to communicate with our clients . as an organization with offices in many countries throughout the world , we would have to have several live webinars with the same exact content to overcome the differences in time zones . but now omnovia’s recast allows us to use the content we already have to deliver interactive , on - demand webinars around the clock , ” said victoria poor , public relations and events manager at thomson compumark , a business unit of thomson reuters .
“agencies are faced with the challenges of determining how the privacy act of 1974 , which provides certain protections to personally identifiable information , applies to information exchanged in the use of web 2 . 0 technologies , such as social networking sites , ” wilshusen testified . “further , the federal government may face challenges in determining how to appropriately limit collection and use of personal information as agencies utilize these technologies and how and when to extend privacy protections to information collected and used by third - party providers of web 2 . 0 services . in addition , personal information needs to be safeguarded from security threats , and guidance may be needed for employees on how to use social media web sites properly and how to handle personal information in the context of social media . ”
as companies continued to cut their conference and travel budgets , shadfar saw an opportunity for technology to make a difference . so he created his own revolutionary web event platform , omnovia . the name is latin for “all innovation” . once you give our web event platform a try , we hope you’ll agree .
the latest and greatest example of such webcasting is wells fargo’s webcast of their recognition event in minneapolis , mn . a week earlier a paper had reported on wells fargo’s extravagant expenses in a las vegas event allegedly using government bailout money . this resulted in wells fargo cancelling some of the live events ( read more… ) or reducing physical attendance by leveraging web conferencing . note that wells fargo has denied some of the rumors and has defended the events ( read more … ) . wells fargo decided to use omnovia technologies for its webcasting . on average , it costs over $ 700 ro send an employee to an event of this size . with more than 300 online viewers , wells fargo saved themselves a whopping $ 210 , 000 using this technology .
as the u . s . air force ( u . s . a . f . ) defines its future training and readiness concepts , it is increasingly important to create efficient and effective learning environments for training and readiness assessment . the gaming research integration for learning laboratory ( grill ) is a concept developed in 2008 to explore alternative technologies for pushing training to appropriate levels of environment credibility using flexible environments and tools .
the grill vision tracks very closely to many of the recommendations and advancement opportunities noted in these seminal documents and reports . candidate research technologies include those capable of delivering training ( possibly that which complements other training systems ) ; that can operate as a stand - alone capability ; and that can function as part of a larger and interoperable “family of complementary trainers” that includes live training , full - fidelity simulations , or game - based trainers .
solutions , announced today that its web conferencing platform now allows presenters to instantly search and play any youtube clip for their attendees during the live webcast . in 2008 , omnovia added movieplayer to its platform which enabled group replay of hd quality videos in a secure environment . the new youtube feature complements movieplayer by providing access to millions of publicly available movies .
omnovia is a leading global provider of collaborative online meetings , webinars , online trainings and live event webcasting solutions . we are proud to empower businesses from all sizes and numerous industries with innovative online communication solutions . ease of use , focus on quality , innovative technology and above all dedication to create long - lasting customer partnerships are integral parts of our dna .
the u . s . a . f . scientific advisory board in its 2009 virtual training technologies summer study recommended a number of ways for the u . s . a . f . to better leverage games and virtual technology . the report highlights the potential for novel gaming and multi - verse environments , informed by pedagogical principles and learning theory , to lower the costs of developing new training capabilities while enhancing the effectiveness of training and mission readiness .
skillsoft is making available new learning resources to support cisco’s latest ccnp ( cisco certified network professional ) certification exams . the new curriculum equips network engineers with a variety of learning tools and mentoring services to develop the competencies needed to plan , implement and troubleshoot these network technologies . by using skillsoft’s courseware , global network professionals also acquire the knowledge needed to help pass the ccnp exams . ccnp is among the over 100 it certifications supported by skillsoft’s learning resources .
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options university offers courses for investors at every level . with omnovia ' s interactive webcasting platform , we can create engaging webinars that combine unparalleled expertise with a commitment to providing investors success trading strategies .
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the new youtube module increases engagement with attendees and as a result , the effectiveness of our webinars .
urltoken provides a comprehensive combination of services and technology aimed at enabling s . m . e . s and non - training professionals to develop instructionally effective and cost - efficient web - based training . the t . t . s . three - part solution includes : atlantic link , kaplan learning technologies’ state - of - the - art , easy - to - use , web - based training authoring platform ; jumpstartenablement , a quick and efficient content creation ramp - up process ; and project support from experienced instructional design professionals .
when we started with omnovia , we had a particular need - the need for right - to - left text justification to use with our arab audiences in the middle east ,
said sandra bruckner , director of the department ' s digital diplomacy studio team .
so many of our audiences like to participate in their native language , and not all of the systems let you do that . i also like the very clean interface of this product .
due to the limitations of live video streaming – particularly latency – neurosurgery in high magnification and high definition broadcast in real - time has never been done before , according to dr . cohen - gadol . however , he added “with omnovia , my students and colleagues can watch the operation as if they were next to me . we can create an interactive environment where we see the same images , view and discuss x - rays together and collaborate for an improved patient outcome . for busy physicians , this can be done with just a laptop and internet connection , so they save time and money on travel expenses and software . ”
if you are a mac user looking for the best web conferencing tools , the list below will help you find some of the most reliable web conferencing tools on the market for mac os .
while this tool doesn’t support video conferencing , it has many useful web conferencing features . most notably , fuze meeting is able to show videos , presentations and graphics in high definition . it supports screen sharing , application sharing , and allows users to carry out and attend meetings from their iphone , ipad or android device . one dowside to fuze meeting is that it doesn’t have voip capabilities , but it more than makes up for that with its ability to dial - in all conference participants while the host gets ready for the web conference . the few downloads that are required for this tool to work are incredibly fast , and fuze meeting is incredibly easy to use . more »
this is the tool with the best user interface on this list - it was built for the mac , after all . it’s included with mac os x , so no downloads are necessary . however , the tool is not available for those on windows or linux . all that’s needed to use this application is an aim or mobileme account , and it takes only one click to start your web conference . this application also has video conferencing capabilities , and while hosts are sharing slides for example , they can still be seen by the video conferencing attendees . ichat is also a great collaboration tool , as it allows users to not only share a desktop , but also has remote control capabilities . reliable and convenient , it is also a very pleasant application to use . more »
this is a video conferencing tool that supports up to eight people sharing video at a time , and best of all , it’s free to download and use . it also supports voip calls , so users don’t have to pay for conferencing with long - distance participants , for example . this tool also lets users send voice or video messages , in case the person they wanted to call is unavailable . it’s also possible to use ivisit from a smartphone and other internet - connected mobile devices , so users can meet on - the - go , however , this feature costs extra . it’s very easy to download and get started , and signup only takes a couple of minutes .
a very easy to use web conferencing tool , qnext enables both video and audio conferencing , supporting up to four people at a time for a video conference and eight people in an audio conference . one of the cool things about qnext is that it allows people to send instant messages to colleagues in all different networks , such as aim , gtalk , ichat , facebook chat and myspace chat . for better collaboration , qnext also allows users to grant access to their desktops in control or view mode . users can drag - and - drop files that they would like to share with online conference attendees , for ease . it is also possible to download a qnext app for the iphone , ipod touch or ipad for meeting away from your computer . more »
this is a browser - based tool , so works on mac as well as all other operating systems . it has several useful features for your web conference , such as the ability to appoint co - presenters , share desktop control and conduct polls . it also lets users send survey e - mails after the conference , an important feature for following up on a web conference . users can also record and download their online meetings so if any discussions need to be revisited , it’s easy to do so . more »
when the u . s . state department holds online training sessions for its employees at dozens of embassies and offices around the world , it uses a browser - based web conferencing system that was developed in houston .
that all changed , according to founder shawn shadfar , when a client asked for a different product .
this client had online classes that lasted eight to 10 hours at a time , and it was very expensive and inconvenient to expect people to get their audio from a telephone ,
shadfar said .
that was how it was done back then , but we integrated audio into the computer .
from day 1 , we set out to build something that was easy to use and very intuitive , and offered audio through the system ,
shadfar said .
not a replacement , but more like the next generation of web conferencing … something like ' webinar 2 . 0 . ' we wanted to make something that was better than what was already out there .
shadfar continued ,
a lot of software companies build features because they think they ' re cool - but we did it the other way around . anything we ' ve added over the years has been driven by requests from our customers .
we compete with giants like cisco and adobe , and we beat them every time we get a chance to demonstrate what we offer ,
shadfar said .
as an example , he pointed to the state department , which had been using a brand - name system for its web conferencing .
in retrospect , i learned quite a bit from the experience ,
shadfar said .
i learned not to spend too much time on the paper , and spend more time on the product .
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many startups spend a lot of time going after investors or ramping up sales and marketing early on .
in starting another company in the past , shadfar realized he’d “spent way too much time going after investors . ”
so even though he went without a salary for one year , shadfar was determined to build a great product .
by early 2007 , he knew his product was “decent . ” but instead of focusing on marketing or sales , shadfar made the executive decision to focus on the next version of his product .
“we invested the time and money into making the system even better , ” shadfar says . “we took risks and it paid off .
“now we really have , if not the best , one of the best - in - the - world products of its kind . ”
in building his self - funded company , shadfar — a former information security manager with schlumberger ltd . — has made an effort to keep costs low with no offshore development .
“ninety percent of our technology was developed in houston by local engineers , ” he says . “software development offshore has challenges . quality and timing suffers . we need to go fast . ”
“one course sold for over $ 5 , 000 . he didn’t want people to pass it around and copy it , ” recalls shadfar .
the firm was using webex’ solution at the time to give online live training to students around the globe — usually 200 at a time .
“let’s not do what they do , let’s just do it better , ” he says . “we really reinvented everything . ”
web conferencing is a technology that allows people to communicate more effectively over the internet . all participants of a web conference go to one web page where they are able to share audio , video , content , or a combination of these in real - time . web conferencing has the benefit of allowing people to attend meetings or presentations when they can’t be physically present at the event .
from day one , reliability was extremely important for traders international because even a five - second delay could result in the loss of tens of thousands of dollars .
“these were actual stock market gurus that teach people how to trade , ” shadfar says . “if an image is late or the voice is delayed , there were major financial implications . ”
one of the advantages of such a product , says shadfar , is that a customer is essentially advertising the firm’s product by showing it to others .
shadfar believes one of the firm’s advantages is it can go up to 5 , 000 attendees simultaneously .
according to shadfar , td ameritrade couldn’t hold a web conference with 1 , 000 attendees and have integrated voice .
presenters can add drawings or notes on top of power point presentations . the software also allows for application sharing so that both the presenter and attendee can , for example , work off the same spreadsheet .
“you can do this in very few systems , ” says shadfar . “but they’re not as fast as ours . ”
in a decade that has seen record high gas prices and significant economic downturn , reducing overhead costs and travel expenses are priorities for almost every company or organization . as such , web conferencing has only been growing in popularity .
competitor webex was sold to cisco systems inc . in 2007 for $ 3 . 2 billion .
“our customers range from oil and gas companies to churches , ” shadfar says . “all kinds of organizations do online training , marketing or sales presentations . ”
“we tried them all and they’ve all been a little disappointing , ” fogle says .
in fact , the company almost had to refund nearly $ 20 , 000 in tuition because it had picked a custom program “that came crashing down” after just 15 people logged in .
“this really lets us leverage one person’s time in a much bigger way than we ever could , ” fogle says .
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a growing application of web conferencing these days is in “webcasting” live events . organizations , trade shows , hotels and other av ( audio video ) providers are slowly but surely getting accustomed with the idea of showing their events online in live and recorded formats . there is , of course , significant cost savings associated with this practice since a part of the audience no longer needs to travel to the physical event . it can also be regarded as a much “greener” solution for the same reason .
webcasting live events or live - casting , as i call it , however , presents many challenges and should be distinguished from the typical web conferencing . many webcasting solutions do not provide a true interactive environment . they simply provide a one - way communication , usually through video , with seconds of delay . live - casting refers to a more complete experience in which online attendees can interact with the physical audience . in a live - cast session , online attendees may ask questions via chat , voice or video . they may respond to questions or polls . they may download documents from the virtual room to their computers…
in a live - cast session , the system needs to work with professional microphone and camera devices . many heavy - duty devices do not work as pc microphone or webcams . for instance , a professional hd camera often used at live events produces very high resolution ( in numbers of pixels ) images that many web conferencing software cannot handle .
while moderators of a webinar or web conferencing session can focus on the online session , live - cast sessions present almost 2 simultaneous presentations . you have to handle the live audience , audio , music , lighting or “workflow” in short at the same time as the online attendees’ experience . this can be a daunting task and at times contradicting to one another .
in future blogs , i will discuss points to consider when you want to perform a live - cast .
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next - generation interactive whiteboards introduce multi - touch , ipad - - like gestures to create a truly engaging and social learning tool in the classroom . to that end , promethean has unveiled its activboard 500 pro - series that allows the board to be operated simultaneously by both pen and “gesture” touch .
the activboard 500 will enable the use of new and emerging multi - touch functionality similar to that used in apple and microsoft ( windows 7 ) applications . this flexibility allows instructors to reach learners in a variety of ways or modes , supporting a wider range of learning types . users will have the ability to easily move and scale objects with finger - touch using natural hand movements , in conjunction with the precision of the “pen” for tasks such as writing or drawing . this offers a more intuitive and efficient way of performing tasks and allows for more collaborative classroom activities .
over the past few years , a number of scientific activities have emphasized the importance of new approaches for learning and training that take advantage of games as venues for learning , training and readiness assessment .
further , last year , the u . s . a . f . ’s chief scientist published a comprehensive set of science and technology challenges that includes developing a new generation of adaptive and context - rich constructive environments for training and concept exploration , testing and evaluation . together , these sources have all underscored the need to explore and demonstrate the potential of gaming environments as possible training solutions for augmenting current u . s . a . f . training investments . these sources also identify gaming environments as a means of efficiently addressing predicted future training and readiness needs and shortfalls .
in some of the work over the next year , we will be evaluating new synthetic task environments as development and demonstration venues for cognitive and computational - modeling and machine learning approaches . this will allow us to rapidly generate agents for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of live , virtual and constructive training .
—the authors are mark sturgell , jennifer winner and joel walker . sturgell is head of the cognitive models & agents branch at the 711th human performance wing , human effectiveness directorate . winner is a senior researcher with lumir research institute and walker , a first lieutenant in the human effectiveness directorate , is the program manager for the grill .
social video chat has now officially gone live across every major platform as oovoo today announced the availability of its free video chat service on the ios platform for iphones , ipod touches and ipads . shortly after its launch , the app shot up to become one of itunes’ top 10 free apps and the no . 1 social networking app ahead of facebook , skype and twitter .
unlike most alternative video chat offerings , oovoo users can now make video chat calls between up to six users from pc to iphone , to android phones and tablets , to mac to any browser regardless of the platform and device they are using .
through extended group calls , video sharing , watching tv and listening to music while oovooing , oovoo users are fostering a new way to connect — and live — spontaneously .
zenler studio pro ( z . s . p . ) is a full featured e - learning authoring tool that , for the first time , liberates powerpoint users with integrated game based e - learning tools .
z . s . p . speeds up the authoring process through importing several file formats as flash . users of the beta version , which was just released , will be able to generate deeper levels of learner immersion into their content using z . s . p . ’s game and simulation capabilities . putting video , audio , import to flash , interactivity tools and exporting to most versions of scorm , aicc and to flash with z . s . p . exploits the power of simplicity .
two of google’s biggest new developments are on the desktop . android - style voice search is headed to chrome ( with support for english only , initially ) , and it will be joined by a new search by image feature ( also available in chrome , or firefox with an extension ) .
to use that latter feature , you simply drag and drop an image or cut and paste an image url in the search box , and then google tries its best to recognize it and deliver relevant results - - including identifying the location in an old vacation photo , for instance ( though google notes it isn’t doing face recognition ) .
google also announced instant pages , which promises to speed up browsing by pre - rendering results when its “confident you’re going to click them . ” it’s available in the latest developer version of chrome and will also be included in the next public beta .
and the company also made some revisions to its mobile search offerings , including a new set of shortcut icons , enhanced search options , and faster local results when browsing on a phone , as well as some revamped search and image results that have been specifically tailored to tablets .
the three new ways to search by image are : ( 1 ) drag and drop ; ( 2 ) upload an image ; and ( 3 ) copy and paste the url for an image .
enterprise learning ! expo and conference ( elce ) announced its second day keynote speakers : joe detuno , ceo , funnelbrain . com , ross mayfield , founder , socialtext and slideshare , geoff graber , ceo , scout on demand ( formerly of yahoo ! games ) and chuck hamilton , director , ibm’s center for advanced learning . elce takes place september 27 - 29 , 2011 at the anaheim hilton in anaheim , ca .
ever wonder what would happen if you asked social networking and games executives to re - design enterprise learning ? would hundreds of millions of students and learners flock to learning sites - just like they do to destinations like twitter , linkedin , facebook , farmville , and cityville ? we task this power panel of ceo’s and senior executives from these communities , as well as the world of education to tell us how they would do it .
“step out of your world for just a brief hour to see things from an entirely different perspective , ” challenges joe didonato , elce conference director . “we want to help you re - imagine learning . we want you to challenge existing paradigms and barriers . and in the end , we want you to tell us how enterprise education will change and evolve , ” claims didonato .


in computing , multi-touch is technology that enables a surface ( a trackpad or touchscreen ) to recognize the presence of more than one or more than two points of contact with the surface .

the origins of multitouch began at cern , mit , university of toronto , carnegie mellon university and bell labs in the 1970 ´s .

multitouch was in use as early as 1985 .

apple popularized the term " multi-touch " in 2007 .

plural-point awareness may be used to implement additional functionality , such as pinch to zoom or to activate certain subroutines attached to predefined gestures .

the two different uses of the term resulted from the quick developments in this field , and many companies using the term to market older technology which is called gesture-enhanced single-touch or several other terms by other companies and researchers .

several other similar or related terms attempt to differentiate between whether a device can exactly determine or only approximate the location of different points of contact to further differentiate between the various technological capabilities but they are often used as synonyms in marketing .

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3m pct multi touch technology has received windows touch additional qualification ( aq ) for multi - touch interactivity .
see the multi touch in dat for windows 7 multi - touch . ( tested with 3m )
multi touch walls – are often used in public spaces to create interactive multi person experiences .
mtr series : resistive multi - touch type | dmc is a touch screen manufacturer .
while it may seem a long way from multi - touch screens , the story of multi - touch starts with keyboards .
this is an example of techniques developed for multi - device and multi - hand that can easily transfer to multi - touch devices .
a flexible e - ink display mounted over a multi - point touch pad , thereby creating an interactive multi - touch display .
if you are a mechanic using a touch screen to fill out an overpriced car repair estimate , you should use resistive multi - touch touch screens ( mars ) ; everyone else should use projected capacitive multi - touch technology ( multi - touch ) .
the multi - touch interface is a fast emerging accessibility option available today , and it is fast replacing keypads . multi - touch is typically associated with capacitive touch
paper outlining a number of techniques for multi - finger , multi - hand , and multi - user on a single interactive touch display surface .
a multi - touch three dimensional touch - sensitive tablet ( 1985 ) . video at : urltoken
knowledge base | multi - touch solution for spherical display . globus ( erdkugel ) is the multi - touch domed ( sphere ) screen .
made a range of touch tablets with multi - touch sensing capabilities , including the igesture pad . they supported a fairly rich library of multi - point / multi - finger gestures .
multi touch is unlikely to be alien to you ; every pinch , swipe , tap , long press and flick on a touch screen is essentially a multi touch gesture .
multi - touch technology from touch international pushes the envelope for projected capacitive capabilities , working with water spray and accepting finger , pen and glove input . supporting up to 10 - finger touch , multi - touch technology expands traditional touch screen capabilities and enhances touch screen functionality .
the most common usage of multi touch is in capacitive touch screens , as seen on smartphones and tablets .
multi touch frames – can be mated with ordinary monitors to turn the user interface into a touch screen .
multi - touch , multitouch , input , interaction , touch screen , touch tablet , multi - finger input , multi - hand input , bi - manual input , two - handed input , multi - person input , interactive surfaces , soft machine , hand gesture , gesture recognition .
because of android smartphones and the iphone and ipod touch , nearly everyone knows about multi - touch user interfaces .
in 2002 dsi datotech announced and demonstrated a multi - touch tablet named handgear .
multi touch tables – tabletop pcs , like microsoft surfacetm fall within this category .
opteo transforms the standard cover glass into an intelligent multi - touch optical sensor .
insights on the multi - touch industry with respect to current market and forecasted market for next five years . due to the rapidly growing smartphone market , multi - touch
there is the tools / multitouch component in the palette , built around the multi touch in dat and other devices that can send multi - touch events like touchosc .
the software stack is also important for detecting multi touch . the process of converting an input on the screen to a multi touch gesture has a number of stages :
multi - touch touchscreen technology may be at issue in patent litigation . in such cases , a multi - touch touchscreen expert witness may be utilized . the evolutionary history of this technology may be an important fact during multi - touch touchscreen patent litigation .
resistive touch screens have proven their reliable operability and usability in the market . mtr series is a such resistive touch screen with added multi - touch function .
- learn about current and future applications in which multi - touch screens are utilized .
- measures and forecasts the market for multi - touch technology and its market segments .
over the years , as multi touch technologies have matured , the implementations have seen multiple form factors . apart from phones and tablets multi touch screens can be seen in :
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a multi - touch pad integrated into the bottom of a keyboard . you flip the keyboard to gain access to the multi - touch pad for rich gestural control of applications .
a touch on a panel will as as a left mouse button event . this lets you used multiple panels such as buttons , sliders via multi - touch as they are . if a panel needs to handle more than one touch , you can disable the built in multi - touch behaviour via panel comp panel page ' s multi - touch parameter , and then process the incoming touches to that panel via the multi touch in dat .
- examine the multi - touch technology market ' s drivers , restraints , and opportunities .
apple ' s iphone introduced the concept of multi - touch on a cell phone . apple
this page will include information leading to all aspects of multi - touch implementations with touchdesigner .
last time we went through the native multi - touch capabilities in zenon 7 . 10 for
my next entry will include the options for customized zenon multi - touch implementations in vsta .
in the bullet list that page says that there are
single and multi touch versions
of their projected cap - touch screens .
apple has been granted another key multi - touch related patent titled
switched capacitor projection scan multi - touch sensor array . after the iphone had debuted in 2007 , apple ' s john elias filed a patent that would reduce the cost and advance performance of multi - touch displays by integrating touch sensors into a single surface of the touch substrate for sensor circuitry .
see multitouch technologies for a listing of various technologies and discussions of multi - touch theoretical discussions .
likewise , multi - touch greatly expands the types of gestures that we can use in interaction .
a multi - touch sensor designed for robotics to enable sensing of shape , orientation , etc .
for more discussion of multi - touch and some examples , see the lesson drag and scale .
multi - touch is totally agnostic to the size , type of screen , touch - technology employed , or protocol you wish to use .
it’s not only touch screens that display this behavior ; many laptop track pads support multi touch . the technology has seen several types of implementations since the 60’s . in its most advanced implementation , multi touch becomes multi user in video walls and tabletops that let multiple users interact with the same device .
available for around $ 200 which goes pretty well with usine , not multi touch though ! ) .
capacitive multi - touch display can be ordered along with any apalis or colibri module and carrier board .
overlay based – capacitive touch screens work according to this principle , where the sensors responsible for the multi touch features are embedded into the screen .
in the case of baanto’s shadowsense touch screen technology , shadows cast by an object on to sensors embedded in the bezel are used to detect multi touch gestures on our touch screen panels .
the multi - touch sensing doesn ' t work on the resistive type of touchscreens ( budget touch phones ) , the capability comes inherited in capacitive touchscreens ( majority of touch phones nowadays ) .
myron’s work had a staggeringly rich repertoire of gestures , muti - finger , multi - hand and multi - person interaction .
developed a touch tablet capable of sensing an arbitrary number of simultaneous touch inputs , reporting both location and degree of touch for each .
( both in 2007 ) , an especially large number of people have asked me about multi - touch .
the first multi - touch system that i am aware of designed for human input to a computer system .
see ios and osc for various ways to get multi - touch data into from the apple ios devices .
before that , from about 2000 to 2005 , a company called fingerworks sold multi - touch devices with a broad variety of multi - touch gestures ( ix ) . these had quite a faithful following of users .
in some cases , users can program custom multi - touch gestures of their own for use on their devices .
children have short attention spans . this multi - touch software solves this problem making education more fun , engaging and unforgettable . features a set of interactive multi - touch educational applications designed to help kids learn while they play !
software that allows the creation and use of a menu with your favorite apps in a multi - touch hardware .
touch internationals multi - touch analog resistive sensor ( mars ) modules are the next generation in resistive touch technology boasting 10 - finger touch in an easily modifiable , portable , plug and play design that can transform from a virtual keyboard or touch screen piano into an interactive learning tool based on customer specifications .
if i picked , i would like links to more on all . more specifically the resistive touch because i had been taught resistive touch was never multi - touch and it seems another answerer was taught the same .
and the rest of world ( row ) . multi - touch technology market size estimates and forecasts are provided for each
apple introduced the concept of multi - touch on its iphone in 2007 after buying fingerworks , the company that developed the multi - touch technology . however , the technology isn ' t proprietary . many manufacturers use it in their products .
acm eics 2010 , workshop : engineering patterns for multi - touch interfaces ( 2010 ) , p . 52 - 57
create dynamic , data - driven , multi - touch experiences for all of the popular platforms and never write code .
developed a number of innovative techniques for multi - point / multi - handed input for rich manipulation of graphics and other visually represented objects .
the interactive multi - touch wave table was a wave - shaped multi - touch table designed by interference inc . / the supertouch group and showcased information about the pharmaceutical company . my role involved programming the application being utilized on the table .
a multi - touch gesture is when multiple pointers ( fingers ) touch the screen at the same time . this lesson describes how to detect gestures that involve multiple pointers .
baanto offers unparalleled touch technology through shadowsense . our technology outperforms other touch technologies while yielding cost savings .
multi - touch
technology is not new but has only recently begun to emerge beyond research labs and product prototypes .
- provides information on key growth strategies for companies in the multi - touch market provided through analysis of the competitive landscape .
multi - touch is one approach to accomplishing this – but by no means the only one , or even the best .
if your workstation includes a supported multi - touch device with the latest drivers , maya recognizes the following inputs / actions .
last time we focused on the key concepts behind windows 8 multi - touch – direct manipulation and gestures . in the next two parts of this blog series , we will address the new multi - touch features integrated natively into zenon 7 . 10 .
after several decades of research by universities , companies , and research groups , multi - touch technology ( mtt ) exploded onto the commercial scene in 2007 with the release of both apple ' s iphone and microsoft surface tablets . even before smart phones made multi - touch ubiquitous , films and television began depicting multi - touch in shows like csi , ncis , or fringe , where large wall touch displays are used to scan through criminal evidence . multi - touch screens also began to be used by weathermen , espn ( march madness selection sunday ) , and news reporters ( 2008 presidential election ) . the application of multi - touch is now expanding rapidly across a variety of industries .
of a computer tablet or touch - screen interface , accepting more than one touch at the same time .
- analyzes all factors that are affecting or might affect the growth of the market for multi - touch technology and market dynamics .
the product for which the technology was used was the lemur , a music controller with a true multi - touch screen interface .
the military requires multi - touch technology that is more durable than for civilian use . hp just has released a multi - touch enabled notebook that is “engineered to meet the tough mil - std 810g military - standard tests for vibration , dust , humidity , altitude , and high and low temperatures . ” [ 10 ] as ruggedized multi - touch technology becomes more available , troops will be more inclined to purchase these products , and governments may be more willing to issue multi - touch devices for regulation use .
multi - touch tables are innovative , intuitive , natural , and incredibly collaborative . they merge the digital with the physical world .
of programming . next time we will have a look at our new native multi - touch features in zenon 7 . 10 .
capacitive multi - touch adapter datasheet ( rev . 1 . 4 | 2016 - 06 - 10 | 1 . 46 mb )
mike wu , mike & balakrishnan , ravin ( 2003 ) . multi - finger and whole hand gestural interaction techniques for multi - user tabletop displays .
5 . 5 of 26optical multi - touch technology description the multi - touch device is a user interface device that will allow a user to interact with a computer through use of a multi - touch display . it is a substitute to the keyboard and mouse in this user can directly interact with the system with their fingers and not only this but with multiple touches at the same instant .
6 . 6 of 26optical multi - touch technology how does a touchscreen work ? a basic touch - screen has three main components : touch sensor ; controller ; software driver . the touch - screen is an input device , so it needs to be combined with a display and a pc or other device to make a complete touch input system .
an increasing number of attachment devices are becoming available to compliment the multi - touch interface , thus allowing users to switch between the touch screen and traditional methods of data input . multi - touch may not become the exclusive interface to all computers , but it will certainly continue to grow for some time to come .
due to available sensor technology , did not us multi - touch ; however , its interface was entirely based on finger touch gestures that went well beyond what typical touch screen interfaces were doing at the time , and which are only now starting to appear on some touch - based mobile devices .
the possibilities for the uses of multi - touch are endless . through the years we have seen futuristic versions of multi - touch in television and on the big screen ; but when are those things going to be real for the rest of us ? in this section i will mention a few sectors where i believe that multi - touch is going to have a big impact in the future .
altough only a conceptual project with no physical demos or prototypes , my partner and i imagined another multi - touch scenario almost eight years ago . our thought approach was a virtual , 3 - dimensional touch space that allowed for not only multi - touch manipulations , but for hand - digit gestures and interactions as well .
bruce tognazinni produced an future envisionment film , starfire , that included a number of multi - hand , multi - finger interactions , including pinching , etc .
multi - touch integration in zenon has already been in use since version 7 . 00 . other than some native features like zooming and scrolling in a worldview picture , doing anything else with multi - touch has been pretty cumbersome for the engineers . in this series we focus on the new multi - touch concepts of windows 8 and how these were integrated in our latest product – zenon 7 . 10 . we will start with a quick overview of the concepts of microsoft for windows 8 , followed by an overview of the multi - touch features integrated natively into zenon 7 . 10 . the last blog entry will focus on custom multi - touch implementations with vsta .
i suspect you’ll be hearing a lot more about jeff han , apple and multi - touch interfaces in the next couple of years .
examples of multi - touch technology in practice include smartphones , tablets , touch tables and walls ( like those found in museum exhibits and commercial spaces ) , and laptops with trackpads . all of these devices allow for individuals to interact with them in different ways , thanks to multi - touch technology . for example , you can zoom in or out by pinching or expanding two fingers across a touch screen or trackpad . this is the nature of multi - touch technology – different hand gestures result in different functions .
this option makes smooth touch operation available with resistive touch screen . it is also recommended for pen writing operation .
multi - touch , in a computing context , is an interface technology that enables input through pressure and gestures on multiple points on the surface of a device . although most commonly used with touch screen s on handheld devices , such as smartphones and tablets , multi - touch has been adapted for other surfaces as well , including touch pads and mice , whiteboards , tables and walls .
multi - touch gestures are unavailable on older macbooks . however , if they work system - side , they will work in daisydisk too .
jeff han made a splash — and gave a ted talk — demonstrating a large multi - touch display in 2005 ( vii ) . his multi - touch technology sensed fingertips based on optics , specifically “frustrated total internal reflection” where light is reflected off a fingertip pressed on glass .
next time , we ` ll continue with the new multi - touch features in the alarm message list , chronological event list , extended trend module and the new touch - optimized time filter controls .
multi - touch means that a touchscreen or tablet can register the positions of more than just one fingertip or touch at once . it is easy to think that multi - touch came into the world in 2007 with the introduction of devices like the iphone : that before , touchscreens and tablets could only register a single finger touch , like the touchscreen check - in kiosks found in airport terminals .
but using resistive multi - touch technology comes at a cost when comparing it to projected capacitive technology . mars is really just a 4 - wire resistive touch screen cut up into severalf small 4 - wire touch screens , so it will wear out with use . and the optics are not as good as projected capacitive because it has the same reflections of a standard 4 or 5 - wire resistive touch screen . mars - groupies point out that resistive touch has worked plenty - good for the last 25 years and the benefits of multi - touch , low power and no - drift coordinates make it a long term winner . touch guy is not convinced but thinks multi - touch resistive is a niche product .
multi - touch systems may use a touch screen , table , wall , or touch pad . the screen may detect touch points and movement by a variety of means , including heat , finger pressure , high capture rate cameras , infrared light , optic capture , and shadow capture . the screens must be supplemented by a signal - processing microcomputer (
controller
) , as well as special software for handling the touch events . a multi - touch screen typically replaces a mouse and keyboard , instead providing :
24 . 24 of 26optical multi - touch technology conclusion  multi - touch technologies have a long history . mostly multi touch devices have limited resolution , are relatively complex , and don ' t easily and inexpensively scale up to large dimensions .  optical multi - touch technology use ftir technique that is simple and easy to implement . it provides any resolution displays supported with high graphics .  in this research , it requires a significant amount of space behind the interaction surface . instead of this we can use raspberry pi & its introduction covered by pranav pathak .
multi - touch is a method of input on a touchscreen that allows two or more fingers to be used on the screen at one time . apple ' s iphone is famous for introducing multi - touch to the cell phone world by using it to allow pinching and stretching gestures on the screen to control zooming . multi - touch is something typically associated with capacitive touchscreen displays rather than with more common resistive touchscreen displays .
with over 150 patents related to touch technologies , 3m touch systems expertise in this industry is extensive and ever increasing .
another multi - touch tablet — one that some people have cited as the first multi - touch tablet — dates from 1984 ( x ) . it also used “projected capacitance” to sense multiple fingertips . seonkyoo lee was a graduate student at the university of toronto , in a group that did research on bi - manual ( two - handed ) user interfaces , so the interest in creating a multi - touch device was understandable .
there is a lot of confusion around touch technologies , and despite a history of over 25 years , until relatively recently ( 2007 ) , few had heard of multi - touch technology , much less used it . so , given how much impach it is having today , how is it that multi - touch took so long to take hold ?
bcc research interviewed more than 100 companies in order to obtain the data for this report . the interviewed participants included display manufacturers , multi - touch
yes they are mechanical devices ,
hard
rather than
soft
machines . but they do involve multi - touch of a sort .
multi - touch platforms have recently emerged into the consumer markets , and offer a rich and captivating interaction experience . at autodesk research we are investigating new user interface designs and interaction techniques for multi - touch systems , and exploring how existing software technologies can leverage the use of such systems .
/ prnewswire / - - this bcc research report provides the necessary insights on the multi - touch industry with respect to current market and forecasted market for next five years . due to the rapidly growing smartphone market , multi - touch technology is expected to become mainstream technology for major handheld devices .
leyard led multitouch brings led video walls to life with a beautiful , smooth - to - the - touch interactive surface . incorporating leyard plts ( pliable led touch surface ) technology and a sleek touch frame , leyard led multitouch delivers a high - performance , interactive experience with 32 simultaneous touch points for single or multi - user environments .
while not about multi - touch specifically , this paper outlined many of the attributes that make this class of system attractive for certain contexts and applications .
capacitance - sensing multi - touch screens are the most prevalent implementation behind multi - touch cell phones . [ 1 ] . there are a number of technologies within the capacitance - sensing family to detect multi - touch but , in smart phones , mutual capacitance sensing is the most dominant [ 1 ] . the technology works by having a capacitive material whose local electrical charge gets changed when touched by your finger ( or any other conductive material ) .
multi - touch function can be used for extra security against operation mistake . for example , you may design an operation terminal in a way that certain important functions can be executed only by two - points touch .
yes , capacitive touch is best than resistive touch because last one year i had used resistive touch phone samsung champ known iam using sony experia mobile i can find the difference between them . .
dynamic elements and the screens . this time we will focus on the new multi - touch features in the alarm message list , chronological event list , extended trend module and the new touch - optimized time filter controls .
developed in partnership with e - commerce giant jd . com , new multi - touch attribution offering will help accelerate growth of roi in digital advertising in china
multi - touch touchscreen : this is the interface you use on your iphone , ipad or android smartphone . it includes “pinch to zoom” using two fingers .
the way we interact with computers has changed in recent years and since then most people are used to directly manipulating interfaces by using gestures . also with zenon multi - touch features the user literally stays in touch with what is going on in the work process . in zenon 7 . 20 we equipped the operator with new multi - touch features , which can easily be adapted .
apple garnered many oohs and ahhs when it demonstrated the touch - screen interface of its new iphone cellphone / ipod , which is scheduled for release in june . this “multi - touch” screen , apple says , breaks new ground by permitting more than one finger to touch the screen simultaneously .
historically , most touch sensitive devices only report that the surface has been touched , and where . this is true for both single and multi touch devices . however , there are other aspects of touch that have been exploited in some systems , and have the potential to enrich the user experience :
westerman , wayne ( 1999 ) . hand tracking , finger identification , and chordic manipulation on a multi - touch surface . u of delaware phd dissertation : urltoken
t3 was a bimanual tablet - based system that utilized a number of techniques that work equally well on multi - touch devices , and have been used thus .
the practical use of multi touch screens is obvious ; controlling multiple parameters at the same time with direct visual feedback . this makes it ideal for live action .
over many years , resistive touch screens have proven their excellent performance and operation - reliability in the market . we have added multi - touch ( 2 - point touch ) function to such resistive touch screens . we may recommend projected capacitive touch screens if you expect operations like on a smart phone such as
flick
and
pinch
. on the other hand , mtr is probably the perfect solution for operations requiring simultaneous touch on multiple points , such as function keys on a keyboard .
new york university research scientist jeff han has developed a large , dazzling multi - touch touch - screen computer display where one could manipulate pictures or data with multiple fingers , and founded perceptive pixel last year to market the technology .
such historical examples are important reminders that it is human capability , not technology , that should be front and centre in our considerations . while making such capabilities accessible at reasonable costs may be a challenge , it is worth remembering further that the same thing was also said about multi - touch . furthermore , note that multi - touch dates from about the same time as these other touch innovations .
apple ' s patent fig . 9 illustrates an exemplary four row and four column multi - touch sensor panel constructed with an array of one - dimensional distributed rc lines ; patent fig . 12 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of a projection scan multi - touch sensor panel and related components ; apple ' s patent fig . 2 illustrates how an exemplary distributed rc line can serve as a touch sensor
led multitouch provides a 32 - point simultaneous interactive surface for a dynamic multi - user experience .
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make one of the first transparent multi - touch , one that became – to the best of my knowledge – the first to be offered in a commercial product .
thus , from the foregoing , we find that “multi - touch” not only identifies the technology , but also describes how a user of the goods operates the device .
multi - touch displays have the potential to be incorporated into numerous domains and technologies , and so we are looking at a variety form factors a sizes for which multi - touch displays can exist . this includes large drafting tables , interactive table top surfaces , digitized tablets which could also support pen input , and small mobile devices .
multi - touch and natural user interfaces follow the key concept of directly manipulating an object . windows 8 defines manipulation for scrolling or zooming a part of the application either by dragging the fingers across the screen or by pinching or stretching the fingers to zoom in and out . a gesture is defined as an interaction which causes some reaction from an ui element . during the implementation of windows 8 multi - touch for zenon 7 . 10 we focused on easing the configuration of multi - touch . the
25 . 25 of 26optical multi - touch technology references [ 1 ] low - cost multi - touch sensing through ftir by jefferson y . han [ 2 ] buxton , w . , hill , r . , and rowley , p . 1985 . issues and techniques in [ 3 ] touch - sensitive tablet input [ 4 ] donald hearn , m pauline baker , computer graphics c version , 2 / e [ 5 ] pearson education , 2003 [ 6 ] buxton , bill . 2008 . multi - touch systems that i have known and loved . [ 7 ] url : urltoken [ 8 ] how to build a multi touch by harry vaan der [ 9 ] urltoken [ 10 ] opencv on the raspberry pi , urltoken
single - finger vs multi - finger : although multi - touch has been known since at least 1982 , the vast majority of touch surfaces deployed are single touch . if you can only manipulate one point , regardless of with a mouse , touch screen , joystick , trackball , etc . , you are restricted to the gestural vocabulary of a fruit fly . we were given multiple limbs for a reason . it is nice to be able to take advantage of them .
it might not fully register , but we all know there are two types of touchscreens . there are those we find on expensive smartphones and tablets , which respond to the slightest touch , allow multi - touch and are generally highly responsive ( unless you’re wearing gloves ) ; and then there are those that have slightly longer response time , that require some pressure or a stylus , that don’t have multi - touch abilities but work no matter what you touch them with .
multi - point vs multi - touch : it is really important in thinking about the kinds of gestures and interactive techniques used if it is peculiar to the technology or not . many , if not most , of the so - called “multi - touch” techniques that i have seen , are actually “multi - point” . think of it this way : you don’t think of yourself of using a different technique in operating your laptop just because you are using the track pad on your laptop ( a single - touch device ) instead of your mouse . double clicking , dragging , or working pull - down menus , for example , are the same interaction technique , independent of whether a touch pad , trackball , mouse , joystick or touch screen are used .
multi - person vs multi - touch : if two points are being sensed , for example , it makes a huge difference if they are two fingers of the same hand from one user vs one finger from the right hand of each of two different users . with most multi - touch techniques , you do not want two cursors , for example ( despite that being one of the first thing people seem to do ) . but with two people working on the same surface , this may be exactly what you do want . and , insofar as multi - touch technologies are concerned , it may be valuable to be able to sense which person that touch comes from , such as can be done by the diamond touch system from merl ( see below ) .
multi - touch systems and their applications are entering a mainstream phase where fast access to visual data and collaborative environments are key factors for an informational age . however , most systems are envisioned as public workstations where resources are shared equally between the users with few or no restrictions on the content delivered by the applications . while real - time identification of the users of a multi - touch system is a difficult subject to tackle , authentication using biometric parameters could provide a hierarchy based content management system . based on previous research in both hand vein biometric detection and multi - touch systems , this paper describes a hand vein authentication device usable in a touch / object sensing multi - user collaborative environment .
clearly demonstrated multi - touch concepts such as two finger scaling and translation of graphical objects , using either a pinching gesture or a finger from each hand , among other things .
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cell phone multi - touch technology lawsuits continue .
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multi - touch surfaces are commonly used through equipment such as the iphone , but the technology could become more relevant to education through entirely multi - touch surfaces , such as desks or workstations . this could allow students to collaborate with other students , even those around the world , and videos and other virtual tools could be streamed directly to the surface .
but before that , nimish mehta developed a multi - touch system in 1982 ( xi ) , using optical tracking , not completely unlike jeff han’s system some 20 years later .
when the iphone debuted in 2007 , apple touted the device’s inclusion of multi - touch—allowing touchscreen users to pinch the screen with two fingers and zoom - in . cupertino didn’t invent multi - touch , but it made it a default feature for nearly every smartphone after it . the original iphone didn’t have copy / paste , 3g or even video recording . but if you planned on making a phone anytime after 2007 , multi - touch was now mandatory . this year on the iphone 6s , apple ' s inclusion of a new touchscreen interactivity feature called 3d touch is on this same level of significance .
touch - tablets vs touch screens : in some ways these are two extremes of a continuum . if , for example , you have paper graphics on your tablet , is that a display ( albeit more - or - less static ) or not ? what if the “display” on the touch tablet is a tactile display rather than visual ? there are similarities , but there are real differences between touch - sensitive display surfaces , vs touch pads or tablets . it is a difference of directness . if you touch exactly where the thing you are interacting with is , let’s call it a touch screen or touch display . if your hand is touching a surface that is not overlaid on the screen , let ' s call it a touch tablet or touch pad .
key products . the activeboard 500 pro is currently promethean ' s most advanced interactive whiteboard system , offering what the company calls intuitive multi - touch , multi - user functionalities accommodating up to four students at a time . its close cousin , the activeboard 300 pro , allows for two simultaneous users , but does not respond to touch . the activeboard 100 and activeboard touch are solid , entry - level systems ideal for schools with limited budgets .
the basic operational principle is a calculating the touch coordinates of the applied force of a user’s touch or gesture . the force based touch technologies applied touch force is used for determining the touch coordinates . controller will , and must , also accurately know the magnitude of the user’s touch at any given moment of time . the system output is therefore based on 3 - variables ; x - and y - coordinates and the “z - coordinate” ( force level ) .
when autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select . touch device users , explore by touch or with swipe gestures .
first , most obviously , we see sequences , such as the shift , control , fn or alt keys in combination with others . these are cases where we want multi - touch .
gestures for multi - touch interfaces are often selected to be similar to real - life movements , so that the actions are intuitive and easily learned . ( see : natural user interface )
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this article describes requirements and challenges of crossplatform multi - touch software engineering , and presents the open source framework multi - touch for java ( mt4j ) as a solution . mt4j is designed for rapid development of graphically rich applications on a variety of contemporary hardware , from common pcs and notebooks to large - scale ambient displays , as well as different operating systems . the framework has a special focus on making multi - touch software development easier and more efficient . architecture and abstractions used by mt4j are described , and implementations of several common use cases are presented .
so , with so much that had been done before , just what is really new about multi - touch touchscreens and gestures today ? or more particularly , what things could be novel enough to be patentable today ? as patent practitioners know , it all depends on exactly what a patent’s claims say , and how that compares with the details of prior art . a qualified multi - touch or multi - touch gestures expert witness on touchscreens and tablets , and their long history , may be helpful in understanding the claims and knowing what the prior art might be .
this page contains basic information related to the capacitive multi - touch 7
and 10
display kit . the two sets are capacitive display kits consisting of a display and an interface board . cables are included to enable easy connection with different toradex carrier boards , no external power supply is required . it also allows developers to do tests with multi - touch and gestures easily .
the wave 24 inch multi touch display offers the same mounting flexibility as the standard wave monitor , and the touch unit has been tailored from state of the art projected capacitive ( pcap ) touch technology to obtain the same minimized outer measures as the non - touch version . the monitor is equipped with extensive interface features met by marine standards . for improved performance and reliability backlight is based on led technology offering wide viewing angle .
with interfaces that rely exclusively on touch screens , this is not the case .
touch - screen incorporated so - called
haptic
tactile - vibratory feedback .
this option enhances the toughness of the touch screen , recommended for public environments .
standard touch screen solutions to create your own projects , easy configuring without coding .
there was other multi - touch work at bell labs around the time of boie ' s . see the 1984 work by leonard kasday , ( us patent 4484179 ) , which used optical techniques
before that , in 2002 jun rekimoto of sony computer science laboratories demonstrated multi - touch using what is now called “projected capacitance” , along with some impressive demonstrations of multi - touch gestures ( viii ) . i like this one in particular , because it was made with components like plywood and some stretched wires , along with electronics that could be built by a somewhat more advanced electronics hobbyist .
similarly , capacitive touch screens are the same way . they have to be designed with multitouch in mind , since it can ' t be added later . it ' s just coincidence and serendipity that most multitouch screens are cap - touch . mostly it has to do with cap - touch being newer than res - touch .
anyway , he returned to ted this year for a new presentation , showing how far the multi - touch technology had progressed ( hint : a lot ) . he also set up his eight - foot touch screens in the ted common area , so anyone could try it .
4 - wire resistive multi - touch panel solution of toshiba has three successive phases . in phase 1 controllers dedicated only to the multi - touch control are produced . the controller enables to communicate with a serial interface to a host controller in the system . next , phase 2 will realize both functions of the multi - touch control and host control in one toshiba microcontroller . several kinds of firmware are under development applied to 8bit tlcs870 / c1 series and , for more complicated systems , 32bit tx03 series microcontrollers . these microcontrollers integrate ad converters which convert the output voltages from the touch panels , flash memories which store user application software as well as the firmware which detects and calculates each coordinate of the two touched points . and in phase 3 , multi - touch control by tx09 series assps is under planning . the assp devices have been already in mass production stage .
product largely based on westerman’s thesis : westerman , wayne ( 1999 ) . hand tracking , finger identification , and chordic manipulation on a multi - touch surface . u of delaware phd dissertation : urltoken
apple is considered the pioneer of multi - touch technology on mobile phones with their first iphone . they introduced the pinch - to - zoom and rotate gestures that are now available across various platforms .
interpretation layer – gesture recognition happens in this layer . every gesture has a starting point , ending point and dynamic motion between the two points . a multi touch system recognizes a multitude of gestures .
if you have used an interactive video wall or a tabletop pc , chances are , you have also used a touch screen that was built using optical touch technology .
create interactive and immersive touchscreen experiences with systems and displays engineered for commercial applications and backed by advanced touch technology that ' s ultra - fast , reliable and responsive . 3m offers a wide range of standard and customizable single - touch and multi - touch systems that are easy to integrate into oem and display solutions , as well as a portfolio of fully integrated displays .
gestures vary among manufacturers . here are a few multi - gestures you can use on a trackpad with a mac :
multi - touch technology works with trackpads ( or touchpads ) and touch - screen interfaces , like those found on laptops , smartphones and tablets . it allows users to interact with their devices in a multitude of ways , by expanding the number of interface options . rather than simply swipe and tap , multi - touch allows for zooming , scrolling , selecting , and more . it is designed to provide touch - screen interfaces with the same sort of flexibility and usability that a traditional mouse and keyboard provide , while also providing for a more intuitive and seamless user experience .
bcc research collects its data through primary and secondary sources after which an analysis is performed on the data collected . the report presents an analysis of the various multi - touch technologies by product and application . bcc research also conducts a number of surveys , based on which industry growth in relation to the growth of each multi - touch technology is analyzed . growth rates and forecast shipments are estimated to 2018 .
multi - touch has been deployed on hundreds of high profile live studio productions by some of the largest broadcasters and used to enhance their coverage of sports events , elections and on other live show material .
this has enabled multi - touch to become a trusted medium that helps broadcasters to tell the story in a more natural and intuitive manner , while enabling them to interact with the content directly and confidently .
buxton , bill .
multi - touch systems that i have known and loved .
bill buxton . bill buxton , 12 jan . 2007 . web . 2 aug . 2010 . < urltoken >
has also partnered with leading developers to provide the most advanced security encryption for banking software . we are dedicated to creating new and exciting multi - touch applications that serve a wide variety of commercial markets .
are you sure about this ? i seem to remember reading something somewhere stating otherwise ( an article in macworld perhaps about iphone & multi - touch technology perhaps ) . bah , i’m probably mixing things up…
there are a number of cases where this can be of use in touch interfaces .
windows 7 / 8 only allows the use of one touch screen at a time .
one unique feature of shadowsense touch screens is that their performance remains fluid even as the number of touch points increases , since the technology works independently of the host cpu .
you , and most here , have misunderstood the reasoning behind the denial . it is not that other products are using the term
multi - touch
as a description of their product , it is that
multi - touch
is a generic descriptive term regarding how a myriad of devices - yes , many since the iphone , but also yes , many before - are interacted with by their user .
now , the truth is , the maximum number of fingers that the iphone recognizes is exactly 2 . and even then , you use this feature in only one instance : to enlarge or reduce a photo , web page or e - mail message on the screen ; it’s not like there are all kinds of multi - touch gestures to learn . so “multi - touch interface” might be stretching it a bit .
touch table a projector inside microsoft’s multi - touch table , called surface , sends imagery up through the acrylic top . an led shines near - infrared light up as well , which reflects off objects or fingers back to various infrared cameras ; a computer monitors the reflections to track finger motions .
but , colegrove said , the iphone will be the first product that puts the multi - touch feature in a mainstream consumer ' s hands - - at a retail price of $ 500 to $ 600 .
optical touch technology uses cmos infrared cameras placed on top of the panel to continuously monitor the field of view . optical touch screens also use infrared light , similar to infrared touch screen technologies , but the layout of the emitters and sensors is what differentiates it .
just as there are rgb pixels that can produce light at any location on the screen , so can pixels detect shadows at any location on the screen , thereby enabling multi - touch in a way that is hard for any separate touch technology to match in performance or , eventually , in price .
several different researchers and research groups worked on multi - touch technology simultaneously over the years , each approaching the problem in very similar ways ( though with some differences ) and building continuously on advances made by others . significant inventions instrumental in the development of multi - touch technology date back to the 1970’s . a broad history of the technology is available on bill buxton ' s website [ 3 ] . buxton is well - known in human computer interaction research , and his history of touch technology is frequently cited .
j . han , “low - cost multi - touch sensing through frustrated total internal reflection , ” 18th annual acm symposium on user interface software and technology ( acm , seattle , washington , usa , 2005 ) .
you can adjust settings for multi - touch gestures in os x lion by going to system preferences - > trackpad . gestures are split up between three different tabs you can check / uncheck any options from there .
another goal was to make our time filters more touch - friendly . new controls are now available for the time filter , alarm message list filter and chronological event list filter screens , which are highly configurable in terms of multi - touch as well as graphically , e . g . with line height .
manufactured to be the fastest pcap for large formats . it combines a staggering 100 simultaneous touch points with an unprecedented 5 milisecond touch response rate . the touch sensor transparency allows a pristine image quality and the touch resolution results in a fluid and smooth touch experience . it is shipped in a film in sizes ranging from 30 ' ' to 105 ' ' , in 16 : 9 . it can be used with a wide range of operating systems .
disadvantages : • surface coating overlays are necessary • is not multi - touch capable • cannot be used on domed surfaces • low resolution • cannot be scale to larger screens • touch detection does not happen before physical contact with the screen • cannot be used on curved surfaces ( flex ) • cannot be used through a glass window . • requires periodic recalibration • touch coordinates are not drift free
we ' re going to use our fingers . we ' re going to touch this with our fingers . and we have invented a new technology called multi - touch , which is phenomenal . it works like magic . you don ' t need a stylus . it ' s far more accurate than any touch display that ' s ever been shipped . it ignores unintended touches , it ' s super - smart . you can do multi - finger gestures on it . and boy , have we patented it .