A Laser Point Interaction System Integrating Mouse Functions

The computer has become an essential tool in modern life, and the combined use of a computer with a projector is very common in teaching and presentations. However, as typical computer operating devices involve a mouse or keyboard, when making presentations, users often need to stay near the computer to execute functions such as changing pages, writing, and drawing, thus, making the operation time-consuming, and reducing interactions with the audience. This paper proposes a laser pointer interaction system able to simulate mouse functions in order that users need not remain near the computer, but can directly use laser pointer operations from at a distance. It can effectively reduce the users- time spent by the computer, allowing for greater interactions with the audience.

Authors:

• Ching-Sheng Wang
• Lun-Ping Hung
• Sheng-Yu Peng
• Li-Chieh Cheng

Keywords:

• laser pointer
• presentation
• interaction
• mousefunction

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