The document discusses Microsoft Surface, a new type of touchscreen interface called natural user interface (NUI). It allows direct interaction with computers using gestures without a keyboard and mouse. The Surface has a large multi-touch screen that can process multiple inputs simultaneously. It uses infrared cameras and light to detect objects on its screen. Potential applications include interactive maps, games, online shopping, and collaborative workspaces for professionals. However, issues like high costs and security need to be addressed for wider adoption.

1. Mallina Rajesh
NCET, Bengaluru.
Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology
Devanahalli , Taluk, Bengaluru-562110, Karnataka, India.
11 March 2011

2. Introduction
Every table is a computer.
Surface Computing- unique user interface .
No more keyboard and mouse.
Eased the learning of interface NUI.
Touch and feel of the objectes to the user.
Instantly and continuously successful.

3. Revolution in User Interface
CLI GUI NUI
How simple we make to get the information ? ? ? ?

4. • Natural User Interface.
• Touch based user interface .
• Direct interaction with computer using
Gestures.
• All with hands.
• Multi-Touch .
• Multi-User.
• 360 degree UI.

5. Surface feature’S

6. Screen: Capable of processing multiple
inputs from multiple users. Objects can also be
recognized by their shapes or reading coded
tags.
Infrared camera: Infrared light is
projected onto the underside of the diffuser.
Objects or fingers are visible through the
diffuser by series of infrared-sensitive
cameras.
CPU: This is similar to a regular desktop. The underlying operating system is a
modified version of Microsoft Windows Vista.
Projector: The Surface uses the same DLP light engine as in many rear-
projection TV’s for HD .

7. Camera with sensor
that pix up to ¼
image of surface.
Bright infrared LED
which gives the
information what’s
going on surface.

8. Common controls: Scatter view control:
Surface window
Surface button This will automatically
SurfacePasswordBox control move, rotate, resize
surfaceUserControl and enables 360 degree UI
Tag visualizer control:
Display the UI when user places a physical object on the
surface .
 Controls the motion of the tagged object.

9. Surface Applications
WPF APIs Core API Shell UI & APIs
Vision System Windows Integration
Windows OS
Surface Hardware & Drivers

10. Existing Applications
• Paint Touch enables up to four children to
Entertainment draw, color, and erase their drawings as
many times , photo sharing ,music , maps.
• Microsoft Surface will provide shoppers at retail
Retail stores stores with easy, instant access to information
about their favorite mobile devices.
• Microsoft Surface puts restaurants, hotels,
Quick access shopping and theaters at your fingertips with
maps.
•With Microsoft Surface, order a beverage during
Restaurant Tables your meal with just the tap of a finger in hotels.

11.  Done with Microsoft surface.
 Surface empower the Business Professionals by
everything available at their finger tips.
 System would have custom built hardware
E.g. CAD supported system for civil engineers.
 Integrating an application that controls the house
electric appliances with wifi technology.
 A profession can save their work on cloud and open
in another surface.

12. •In a house hold system, husband
can do his business work, wife can
browse for cooking recipes, child
coloring with a paint brush on an
online coloring pages for kids.
•All fingers and paint brush would
be recognized at instance and
Household design processed.
•Interactive Teamwork: The multi-
touch surface will encourage the
small group of team work on
surface and gives the optimum
results .
•The group of IT professionals with
3 to 4 members can design Software
Engineering process on a single
IT Surface surface.

13.  Surface of 30-inch display screen.
 Windows operating system .
 Wireless and wired network card.
 IT solution system for developing new applications.
 Information like magazines ,online free gaming
system owners.
 Important software’s can be installed on cloud
server.
 BPO or online tech support.

14. The four feature’s.
The NUI, ease the earning of UI.
 Interactive teamwork, ease the
software design process.
Design new and improved version of
system that suits for professional.
Existence of technical support.
Seamless- no wires or USB ports.

15. Huge system not easily portable.
Currently very costly $12,500.
Problem with application may delay
of work in IT companies.
Security issues should be considered.
Validating the system will be high.

16. As the business point of view, each professional
home computer and the IT companies
discussion rooms should be replaced by a multi-
touch surface technology, so it will provide a
great deal of multiuser with multiple
application, best idea sharing table for IT
professionals with reduced paper work.

17. Surface computing will be in any environments –
school, businesses & home.
However, technology is huge it can change the way
machine operates in the future.
As for the companies , I would recommend looking at
some options to bring the cost down so that it can be
used widely .