Humanistic computing: "WearComp" as a new framework and application for intelligent signal processing

作     者：Mann, S 

作者机构：Univ Toronto Dept Elect & Comp Engn Toronto ON M5S 3G4 Canada 

出 版 物：《PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE》 (电气与电子工程师学会会报)

年 卷 期：1998年第86卷第11期

页      面：2123-2151页

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学科分类：0808[工学-电气工程] 08[工学] 

主　　题：consumer electronics cybernetic sciences human factors humanistic property protection image processing machine vision mobile communication photoquantigraphic imaging signals 

摘      要：Humanistic computing is proposed as a new signal processing framework in which the processing apparatus is inextricably intertwined with the natural capabilities of our human body and mind. Rather than trying to emulate human intelligence, humanistic computing recognizes that the human brain is perhaps the best neural network of ifs kind, and that there are many new signal processing applications (within the domain of personal technologies) that can make use of this excellent but often overlooked processor. The emphasis of this paper is on personal imaging applications of humanistic computing, to take a first step toward an intelligent wearable camera system that can allow us to effortlessly capture our day-to-day experiences, help us remember and see better, provide us with personal safety through crime reduction, and facilitate new forms of communication through collective connected humanistic computing. The author s wearable signal processing hardware, which began as a cumbersome backpack-based photographic apparatus of the 1970 s and evolved into a clothing-based apparatus in the early 1980 s, currently provides the computational power of a UNIX workstation concealed within ordinary-looking eyeglasses and clothing. Thus it may be worn continuously during all facets of ordinary day-to-day living, so that, through long-term adaptation, it begins to function as a true extension of the mind and body.