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Smart Quill Technology

The document describes a "Smart Quill", a pen invented by Lyndsay Williams that can write on any surface like paper or air and digitize the writing as computer text. It has sensors to detect hand movements and an onboard processor to recognize letters and words. The Smart Quill stores writing locally and can transfer data to other devices. It is powered by a AAA battery and has advantages like intuitive use and mobility, though it also has disadvantages like size and potential for sensor errors.

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Smart Quill Technology

The document describes a "Smart Quill", a pen invented by Lyndsay Williams that can write on any surface like paper or air and digitize the writing as computer text. It has sensors to detect hand movements and an onboard processor to recognize letters and words. The Smart Quill stores writing locally and can transfer data to other devices. It is powered by a AAA battery and has advantages like intuitive use and mobility, though it also has disadvantages like size and potential for sensor errors.

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STJ INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON
“SMART QUILL”
Under the Guidance of: Under the Co-ordination of:
Mrs. Vanishree H V M.Tech Mr. Naveen G M.Tech
Asst. Prof., Dept. of CS&E Asst. Prof., Dept. of CS&E

Presented By:
Nikitha R Vanjre
CONTENTS

 Introduction
 Working of Smart Quill
 Architecture
 Technical Specifications
 Prototype of Smart Quill
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Application
 Conclusion
SMART QUILL
INTRODUCTION

 Lyndsay Williams of Microsoft Research's Cambridge UK lab


is the inventor of the Smart quill, a pen that can remember the
words that it is used to write, and then transform them into
computer text .

 The idea that "it would be neat to put all of a handheld-PDA


type computer in a pen“.

 User can use any platform for writing like paper, screen or
even air.
WHAT IS SMART QUILL?

 Smart Quill is a pen that can remember the words that is


used to write, and then transform them into computer
text.
WORKING OF SMART QUILL

 Smart Quill is slightly larger than an ordinary fountain pen.


Users can enter information into these applications by pushing
a button on the pen and writing down what they would like to
enter .The Smart Quill does not need a screen to work. The
really clever bit of the technology is its ability to read
handwriting not only on paper but on any flat surface –
horizontal or vertical.
ARCHITECTURE

Fig: Architecture of Smart Quill


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

 Display Technology

 Hand Writing Recognition and Signature Verification

 Display scrolls by Tilting Screen

 Communication With Other Devices

 Memory

 Power
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY

Technology used for display is Kopin Corp


Cyber Display technology.

 Cyber Display is a ¼ inch diagonal LCD that uses circuitry


built on a silicon wafer.
HAND WRITING RECOGNITION AND
SIGNATURE VERIFICATION

 Accelerometers measure hand movement in 2 or 3 planes.

 On board DSP converts to ASCII characters for pen applications.

 Write on paper, flat surface, vertical wall or in air.

 Single character recognition on pen.

 Record cursive letters and download to PC for decoding.

 Password by signature recognition.


DISPLAY SCROLLS BY TILTING SCREEN

By tilting the pen, user can choose applications and scroll


through without using scroll buttons.
COMMUNICATION WITH OTHER DEVICES

 The data stored in the memory is uploaded to the personal


computer.

 The output accelerometer signals from the pen are


digitized.

 Future models could receive e-mails and pager messages


via a wireless messaging system .This enables two-way
wireless communication with other computing devices
MEMORY

 It has 4MB EEPROM memory.

 At a time, up to 10 pages of notes can be stored locally on the


pen.

 It works by measuring the pen movements that produce letters


and words programmed into its memory.
POWER

 Is powered by AAA battery.

It will run for about 25hours on


a single AAA battery.
PROTOTYPE OF SMART QUILL

 This Smart Quill prototype records writing on paper for radio


transmission to a pocketpc,desktop,cellphone or tablet
computer.

 The pen will power down after a period of no movement so


doesn’t need an on/off switch.
ADVANTAGES

 Spatial Sensing

 It provides intuitive user interface

 Security

 3D-mouse

 Power saving

 It is all mobile
DISADVANTAGES

 It has accelometer errors

 It is inconvenient for persons with handtremors

 Bigger size than normal pen

 Errors are introduced in the system due to thermal variations in


the spring
APPLICATIONS

 It is all space-age.

 Input to other devices.

 It also provides handheld computer applications.

 It is used for receiving pager and e-mail messages.

 It synchronizes files, e-mails and messages to PC.

 It can be used for voice record and supports speech recognition.

 It also allows third party to add on applications.


CONCLUSION

 The future of Smart Quill ensures all computation power the


user needs right inside the pen.

 Reducing the size of handheld computers can only be taken so


far before they become unusable.

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