User Assistance and Video-Based Acquisition of Human Action

Abstract

Developments in software and hardware technologies as, e.g. in microelectronics, mechatronics, speech technology, computer linguistics, computer vision, and artificial intelligence are continuously driving new embedded applications for work, leisure, and mobility. Interfaces to such smart systems exploit the same technologies as the said systems themselves. Actual examples for advanced interface design concern user assistance and video-based acquisition of human action for interacting with machines. This paper describes both concepts and presents some recent implementations.