Image Processing

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"Intelligent Imaging Processing" beschreibt das EyeTap Prinzip, das von Autor Steve Mann entwickelt wurde. Die EyeTap-Technologie beschreibt das nicht-invasive "Anzapfen" des menschlichen Auges mit Hilfe eines computergesteuerten Laserstrahls, der sich im Gestell einer scheinbar gewöhnlichen Brille verbirgt und ein Bild im Auge entstehen läßt. Diese "tragbare Computertechnik" ermöglicht auf diese Weise eine in der Tat telepathische Erfahrung, z.B. bei Videokonferenzen, hier sieht der Betrachter genau dasselbe, was sein Gegenstück auch sieht. Diese neue Technologie hat zwar eine Vielzahl praktischer Anwendungsmöglichkeiten, aber noch steckt sie in den Kinderschuhen.