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JRM Vol.16 No.4 pp. 420-425
doi: 10.20965/jrm.2004.p0420
(2004)

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Input of Japanese Characters by Recognizing the Number of Fingers

Takashi Yamagishi*, and Kazunori Umeda**

*Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering, Chuo University (currently Hitachi, Ltd.)

**Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan

Received:
December 26, 2003
Accepted:
February 9, 2004
Published:
August 20, 2004
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Keywords:
man-machine interface, gesture recognition, range image, recognition of number of fingers, input method
Abstract
Many recent studies centered on recognizing human gestures using images for man-machine interfaces do not deal with information on Japanese or other characters. We propose inputting Japanese characters by recognizing the number of fingers of one hand. Recognized numbers are converted to characters using the “pocket-bell” rule. The number is recognized by image processing. Range images are used as image information to implement the method. We also discuss how to control recognition timing and canceling input data. Experimental results using a range image sensor show the effectiveness of the proposed methods.
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T. Yamagishi and K. Umeda, “Input of Japanese Characters by Recognizing the Number of Fingers,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.16 No.4, pp. 420-425, 2004.
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