2002 年 7 巻 3 号 p. 393-401
The resent developments of the compact hardware have been realizing Wearable Computers. On the other hand, there are just a few studies of the input interface for wearable computers. However, most of those interfaces lack portability or are not comfortable in using it. This paper presents "Hand-Menu System", an innovative input interface for wearable computers, utilizing Augmented Reality techniques. This system gives the user a truly intuitive non-contact input interface with visual feedback and physical senses. This system lets a user to choose one of menu items superimposed on his five fingertips of a hand by simply touching it with a fingertip of the other hand.