A nouse is computer technology that is its development stages after being invented by Dr Dmitry Gorodnich at a top technology institute in Ottawa. Still a project, it is referred to as the Nouse User Perceptual Vision Users Interfaces. Once completed, it is hoped that users will be given the option of using other sense organs such as eyes and nose instead of the mouse. By extension, user will therefore hardly need their hands to manage the mouse. It is therefore correct to say that the nouse relies to a great extent on the face to serve as the source of sensations that will be picked. The movements made by the eyes and nose will provide the effect that is usually provided when one strikes the spots on a mouse or mouse pad. The nouse’s response will not only be limited to the nose eyes but the entire facial area.
This implies that even any single facial expression or movement one makes with an aim of sending certain instructions will be picked up and interpreted accordingly. Further the mere position of the face as well as any slight eye movements such as eye blinks will be acted open by the receptors provided in the nouse. To ensure that the nouse operates successfully, there are various features that are being developed. The front runner among these features is one that enables the system in this case, the computer to identify the user’s face which is then deployed as a pointer. Head movement detection is another capability that nouse users will enjoy. Another significant feature of the system is the one that will allow full time tracking and interpretation of the nose movements. This relies on the unique features that are possessed by the human nose.
In regard to the blink of an eye, the nouse will incorporate a major blink detection device. To reinforce the movements and sensations produced by the nose, the nouse will rely on the eye’s blink. Rather than rely on single blink, the nouse will collect two or three subsequent blinks which it will then calibrate into a single movement that will be regarded as a click. Other essential services that will be part of the enterprise will include a facial gestures recognition system as well as a user recognition that will enable the computer to personalize and adapt the settings for each user that accesses the machine.