Anticipation of Mouse Pointer Movement Using Pressure Sensors

We propose a method of anticipation of mouse cursor movement using pressure sensors. Pressure sensors are embedded in mouse pad. Data from sensors are collected in 10-bit A/D value every 10 ms. From the time series of pressure level, the orientation and distance are anticipated at the moment of starting the mouse movement. Moreover, user's intention and posture can be extracted to some extent by sensing pressure amplitude and latency. In this paper, we present the configurations of our system and the results of experiments for evaluation.