Introducing the iCAML
series of sensing technologies
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Breaking News: January 1, 2010
Next Generation of Internet Being Developed in Fort Collins, Colorado: Toltec. A core component of Toltec is the Intangible Control(IC), created by PRV, LLC. Many new applications are enabled by this discovery. Perhaps the most novel is the Intangible Reality Web (IRWeb) we call Toltec. The iCAML technology has several innovative components, and we were the first to specify how to actually create a working IRWeb, thanks to our IC and other innovations. An analog of the sensing/SACS component required by Toltec has been demonstrated by Microsoft's Natal technology (a result of iCAML technology shared with them some three years ago?). Toltec's visualization component's analog or "nahuascope" has been demonstrated by James Cameron's virtual monitor used in producing the movie Avatar. The Intangible Control is demonstrated by the "intangible computer mouse" in the video on this page. Put the three together...inevitably the large companies shall do this...and you get the next generation of the Internet. We call it "Toltec"...because of the Toltec legend relating to communities able to share a dream. More information available upon request. It is coming folks, and we are proud to have created a core component of this fantastic and historic developing technology.
Breaking News: May 3, 2008
Channel 7 News features the iCAML technology
Breaking News: February 6, 2008
The website has been reorganized. Watch this site for breaking news in the iCAML product development.
Breaking News: January 8, 2008
We are pleased to announce that pilot testing is being developed for the iCAML product. This is a device that allows those with physical disabilities to use computers and computer-controlled equipment. It is a type of adaptive equipment that provides a "Universal Interface".
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Adaptive Equipment for the Disabled
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is designed to be extremely flexible to the needs of the individual.
No custom manufacturing is required because of the nature of its
plural-patent-protected sensing technology. It is a wireless and
simple technology that allows the user to move a cursor, click,
click-and-drag, type, etc. without having to touch or directly interact
with any electro-mechanical devices (which typically have to be
custom-manufactured for the individual).
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iCAML Technology Overview
It is a simple and inexpensive sensing technology that enjoys plural-patent protection. The iCAML technology itself is low-level core processes that specific products can build upon. A crude and simple analogy would be that, "it's not the wine, nor the beer, nor the tequila...it's the fermentation process upon which they all are created."
For this prototype, an active component is worn on a moving part of interest and then a sensing unit monitors the location and movement of that part. The underlying or core technology can be designed using a variety of sensing technologies for different situations. Using magnetic fields as the sensing technology is one approach for when line-of-sight is not always possible, and that is what this prototype demonstrates. Several components are required to create Intangible Controls, with one being a sensing component. There are many applications in different fields:
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Health and Fitness: Sense and record your workout. Use free weights, Nautilus-style, or no equipment at all. Could track virtually any repetitive-motion exercise. Collect work and power metrics. Guide you through a dynamic work. All of the data is collected into a PDA so charts and graphs are immediately available without reentering data manually.
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Networked VR Gaming: Imagine being able to walk around a 30' diameter "arena" with no wires attached, and only wearing VR immersion goggles and small modules on each primary joint (ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, elbows, wrists) and head. A full-body avatar would be modeled. Enjoy real-world activities with others from the comfort of your home: ultimate fighting, live music and dancing, shopping, hiking, adventures, etc. Understand that you are actually walking, and fighting, and singing, and dancing, etc. within the confines of the arena, and with immersion game graphics superimposed or composited over the visual of the actual physical arena space. Computer constructs such as "escalator pads" allow you to step on them and move a given direction until you step off.
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Adaptive Equipment: Such as featured on this page.
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Computer Add-Ons: "Foot-mouse" and more.
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Hazardous Environments: Use a computer while in space, under water, or working with flammable gases.
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Ergonomic Motion Studies: Study motion in a warehouse, to identify movements that can cause injury, etc.
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Hands-Free Device Usage: Hand-held devices (such as an iPhone) can be used without touching a screen or keyboard. Set the device down, then by waving your hand over it scroll, zoom, etc. No more scratched or smudged screens. Yes, the disabled can now use your device. Yes, women with stylish nails can now use your device.
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Is It The Future?
Ask Bill Gates, or check out the story about his last day at Microsoft, which includes the excerpt below from one writer:
"The most poignant moments came when Gates dropped out of technology prognostication mode — the coming switch to using ink, voice and gesture to interact with computers, for example — and shared candid and sometimes self-effacing banter about his early days with buddy Ballmer."
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