What is Electronic Perception Technology (EPT)?
Electronic Perception Technology (EPT) is a low-cost, single-chip imagining technology that enables electronic components to form a 3-D map of their surroundings and see what their users are doing. One of the first applications is a “virtual keyboard”, a system that projects a laser keyboard onto a table and detects which keys the user is pressing by watching their hands and sensing which spots on the table their fingers are touching. Current EPT keyboards can sense up to 400 characters per minute. By sending out pulses of light and timing how long it takes for the reflection to return to the sensor, EPT systems can determine depth. This is quite different than the way in which the human brain determines depth, but still effective. EPT systems can accurately determine brightness and distinguish objects from one another. The applications of an effective machine vision technology are extremely broad. They include products for consumer, automotive, industrial, military, security, research
