After iPhone cracked the multi-touch market, the next step is touchless interactivity. LM3LABS work on the subject since 2003. This is a presentation of the current available product.

1. touchless interactivity
product overview

2. ubiq'window,
the touchless technology
HINT: this presentation is made interactive
with links to more information on the web.
linked elements follow this sign >>>
ubiqwindow.com

3. what is touchless interactivity?
touchless interactivity is the next
frontier of interactivity
interaction with digital content, without
any contact thanks to computer vision
computer vision is camera with brain
it relies on multiple technologies:
shape recognition
•
tracking
•
multi-point interactivity
•
stereo vision for better accuracy
touchless museum interaction – more on >>> http://bit.ly/DpL5
natural interactivity for users
ubiqwindow.com

4. an amazing technology
stereo computer vision ubiq'window sensor uses stereo vision
real time triangulation
light speed performance
high precision
unique benefits:
no need for contact
•
no surface needed
•
unique gestures
•
keeps display clarity
•
invisible to user
•
the stereo cameras track the
finger in the air as would do
human beings' eyes
ubiqwindow.com

5. a brief history of ubiq'window
born from a CNRS research in optics and mathematics
a brand name born in a kitchen from N. Loeillot and Y. Misaki:
ubi = finger in Japanese
•
ubiquitous = anywhere
•
ubiq'window= the ubiquitous window you use with the finger
•
a registered brand and logo to LM3LABS
worldwide patented to LM3LABS
first presentation to customers: spring 2003
first customer installation: February 2004 (NTT DoCoMo, Japan)
more than 2000 units installed
ubiqwindow.com

6. a great technology,
for great applications
ubiqwindow.com

7. open your imagination
because ubiq'window works with any display
because ubiq'window is compliant to any PC-based application
because ubiq'window creates a wide range of interactive space sizes
ubiq'window creates a very wide range of opportunities for applications
in many environment and businesses
from jewelery to industry, from medical to museums
ubiqwindow.com

8. high-end showrooms
touchless + transparency + hidden
technology = future
ubiq'window is symbol of future
strongly attractive to visitors
seamless integration for nicer
architecture
NTT DoCoMo headquarter, Tokyo, Japan
●
other example on >>> http://bit.ly/M2Zr
●
ubiqwindow.com

9. large size retail application
70% of purchase decisions are made in
shops
ubiq'window brings digital down to the
street
interactive show windows
extra large size interactivity
interactive in-store
Get more ideas of deployments on >>>
retail.lm3labs.com
catalog browsing in shopping mall - more on >>> http://bit.ly/2o4fz1
ubiqwindow.com

10. interactive museums
create a new relationship between
visitors and content
immerse visitors
higher quality image
crowd-proof
Engage in an easy-to-use
relationship
more information on >>>
museums.lm3labs.com
Le Louvre seasons, Tokyo, Japan – more on >>> http://bit.ly/3UDNk8
●
ubiqwindow.com

11. amazing events
amaze your visitors with new types of
interactivity
interactive branding (>>>)
make it very big with:
>>>LED walls,
•
interactive illuminated buildings,
•
>>> real size holograms,...
•
interactive hologram - more on >>> http://bit.ly/tewm
ubiqwindow.com

12. beyond touch screen
LCD screen simulates touch screen
interactivity is broader than screen
ubiq'window can make the full show
window interactive
it brings interactivity to:
real objects is display
•
stickers and posters
•
more creativity, more attractive design sticker on glass
each key is functional
Vodafone campaign, Paris, France
ubiqwindow.com

13. beyond conventional kiosks
ubiq'window offers kiosk
manufacturers multiple ways to
create innovative designs
standard installation makes
mass production a breeze
accommodate very large
interactive surface
bridging digital and non digital in
the seamless interactivity
LM3LABS network allows
international deployments
AeroDisplay integration based on AirStrike
Pan-Asia Samsung
campaign - more on >>>
http://bit.ly/GFDFx
ubiqwindow.com

14. digital + non-digital come together
ubiq'window bring interactivity outside
the traditional screen:
real objects
•
stickers
•
posters
•
ubiq'window's secondary zones are plain paper posters
are made
unlimited in number and size interactive
Century 21, Spain
●
ubiqwindow.com

15. interactive showcase
bring
interactivity to
xxx
any real object
Invisible interactive zones
in display around real artifacts (secondary zones)
behind a glass
invisible interactive
zones are created
around objects, they
trigger targeted
content displayed on
museums
•
LCD Screen, interactive thru the glass (main zone) the screen which can
be also be navigated.
jewelery
•
and others
•
The Rocks Museum,
Sydney, Australia
ubiqwindow.com

16. touchless gestures
touchless = faster motions
precision
many gestures possible
fast and easy gesture creation
multi-finger
multi-touch (requires Windows 7, SDK and drivers)
ubiqwindow.com

17. ubiq'window's gestures recognition
ubiq'window comes with a gesture recognition set:
1 finger 2 fingers 3 fingers hand 1 poke
2 pokes downward motion upward motion left to right motion right to left motion
2X
additional gesture recognition can be created with ubiq'window Software Development Kit.
each action can be associated to specific actions based on time, speed, amplitude,...
ubiqwindow.com

18. free air interactivity
ubiqwindow.com

19. free air interactivity: AirStrike
free air interactivity
association to any screen:
monster projection
•
large plasma
•
holography
•
fog/mist/water screen
•
super fast installation
natural learning
wow! results
NTT ICC, Tokyo – more on >>> http://bit.ly/AWGS
ubiqwindow.com

20. AirStrike principle
AirStrike faces up
it tracks gestures above it
user's brain naturally make the
association between gesture and action
instantaneous adaptation
no teaching, no learning
no limitation in screen size, nor format,
nor distance
can be integrated in gates, floor, ceiling
AirStrike is a modified version of ubiq'window.
ubiqwindow.com

21. OEM and industrial partnerships
touchless technology brings significant value to
PC users
touchless technology improve security in
industrial and medical environments
seamless integration into device is possible
LM3LABS is open to industrial partnership for
integration into:
laptop
•
keyboard
•
music instrument
•
industrial machine
•
medical devices
•
browsing images on a PC with AirStrike – more on >>> http://bit.ly/1avmQh
automotive integrations
•
ubiqwindow.com

22. deploying ubiq'window
ubiqwindow.com

23. a typical ubiq'window setup
Ubiq'window sensor
projector
ubiq'window installation is fast and easy
training can be made from documentation polarizing screen
integration preparation is critical for the
final result
all equipment enjoy a life-long support from
LM3LABS
Windows XP computer
DNP, Osaka,
Ubiq'window software
Japan
ubiqwindow.com

24. adaptable to any display
projection
•
Ubiq'window is independent from the display front projection
•
it can be adapted to any types of display plasma screens
•
it creates a close or distant interactive overlay LCD screens
•
LED
•
holograms
•
fog screens
•
mist screens
•
water falls
•
fabric
•
pain walls
•
pulsed air/helium
•
Google Earth on 99% transparent holographic screen ubiq'board
ice
•
– more on >>> http://bit.ly/Mw7m
ubiqwindow.com

25. real life-proof, built to last
ubiq'window is designed for outdoor usage
components are “tropicalized” to stand light rain and heavy humidity
operation temperatures range from -35C to +50C
ubiq'window is auto-adaptive to changing light conditions
same performances by night or strong sun
ubiq'window is adapted to South hemisphere light conditions
ubiq'window is dust-proof
ubiq'window's aluminium body protect it against corrosion
ubiqwindow.com

26. dimensions
5 dimensions to fit all needs
model max screen hardware max interactive max interactive
(main zone) length (cm) width (cm) height (cm)
ubiq'window 200 80” 198 190 200
ubiq'window 150 60” 148 140 190
ubiq'window 120 40” 118 110 140
ubiq'window 96 30” 96 96 130
ubiq'window 80 furniture 78 72 120
integration
only
ubiqwindow.com

27. minimum requirements and skills
Intel PC Pentium III and above
Windows XP or Windows 7 (TBA soon)
2 USB ports on 2 different controllers
512 Mo Memory
required skills: Windows
ubiqwindow.com

28. technical details
Weight: about 1.5 kg but depends from models
Power consumption: Input// 100/240V 50/60Hz – Output// 12V – 3A
Plug types: US/Japan or European
Cable length: 3 meters. Can be extended up to 40 meters.
Available software language: English, Japanese, French
ubiq'window is proudly made in France
CE marked
ubiqwindow.com

29. software structure
Application: Adobe Flash, Director, HTML, OpenGL,...
Software
Development ActiveX
Reader Development
Kit module
Kit
Windows XP/Windows 7
ubiq'window comes in standard with 2 software: Reader, the core software, and Development Kit for gesture
●
customization and interactive zones creation.
developers can create new gestures and better integration with Flash thru the Software Development Kit.
●
ubiqwindow.com

30. an open platform
most PC applications are compliant:
web sites
•
3D contents
•
games
•
product presentation
•
Adobe Flash, Director are strongly recommended for content creation
ubiq'window is friendly to existing application
applications can be developed without knowledge of the product
ubiq'window's DK will adapt gestures to the application
ubiq'window SDK will help developers create amazing applications
ubiqwindow.com

31. references
Acuvue (Johnson&Johnson) – Audi - British American Tobacco -
Calvin Klein – Cartier – Casio – Century21- Chanel – Citroen –
Dior – Epson - Galerie Lafayette - Hugo Boss - KDDI AU - Levi
Strauss - Manpower – McDonalds – Microsoft - NEC - NTT
DoCoMo – Olympus -Pepsi Co. - Renault – Samsung – Tesco –
Toyota – Vodafon – VolksWagen – Cellcom - New Zealand
Telecom - NTT Learning Systems – NTT InterCommunications
Center – O2 - Paris Metro (RATP) – SFR – Singtel - Tepco
(Tokyo Electricity)- Vodafone – Renault – Toyota - Daiwa House -
Mitsui Fudosan - Sumitomo Fudosan - DNP Museum Lab/ Le
Louvre - National Archives of Malaysia – Singapore Science
Centre - Sydney Seashore Museum - Thai King Museum -
Volkswagen Museum - ABN AMRO - Adobe – Airbus - Adobe
Barco - Brisbane City Council - Caracol TV - City of Brisbane -
Craft Complex – Heineken - Ito En - Koizumi Sangyo – NEC -
Nissho Electronics – Nittele – Oracle - Paris Metro – Philips –
Rabobank - Saatchi and Saatchi - SGI Japan - Sony BMG – XM -
Yamaha Music - Yazaki Keiki >>> and more...
interactive plasma for Cartier – more on >>> http://bit.ly/3SEIET
ubiqwindow.com

32. reactions
“This is no machine, this is magic. Plasma screens have no glamour, too squared,
ubiq'window is incredibly attractive”
A marketing director in Tokyo
“I can use very different and innovative contents with ubiq'window. I just develop
and install it, it works”
A software development agency manager in Tokyo
“This is the ultimate shop window interactivity solution, any object can become
interactive”
A dynamic signage specialist in Australia
“This is very flexible for integration in my architecture projects. The technology is
invisible, and clients have never seen this before”
An architect in New-York
“ Sugooiii” (wow!) the typical reaction of users in Japan
ubiqwindow.com

33. ubiq'window in the news
The Wall Street Journal
Le Monde
CNN
L'Expansion
Nikkei
Canal+
FujiTV
Interactive Marketing
Tokyo TV
5Dias
Sin Chiew Daily
Radio France International
and more >>> http://bit.ly/KJGS
ubiqwindow.com

34. online resources
product web site: www.ubiqwindow.com
movies: www.ubiqwindow.tv
latest ubiq'window news on LM3LABS blog: blog.lm3labs.com
retail solutions: retail.lm3labs.com
museum solutions: museum.lm3labs.com
ubiqwindow.com

35. Antipolis Innovation Campus
TGarden Square 409
300, route des Cretes
3-5-26 Funabori
06560 Sophia-Antipolis
Edogawa-ku
France
134-0091 Tokyo
Japan
+33 (0)8.70.44.00.60
+81 (0)3-3877-0779
info@lm3labs.com
info@lm3labs.com