EEyes-an integrated aid system for the blind and people with low vision: Hand gesture interaction and application

Abstract

eEyes is an integrated aid system for people with low vision. eEyes is a wearable device that can be attached to glasses, which consists of a wearable unit and a self-developed standalone computing unit. eEyes employed Natural User Interface (NUI) technology such as user's hand gesture recognition. An eEyes user can interact with eEyes through static hand gestures (open hand, pointing, v sign, etc.). eEyes's hand gesture recognition technology was developed using on skin-color-based hand gesture recognition techniques. This NUI technology on eEyes provides users with enhanced usability for using eEyes's services. eEyes's capabilities can be also applied to other fields such as mobile VR and AR interactions.