The device does not require the use of a traditional PC mouse or keyboard, and generally does not require training or foreknowledge to operate. Objects of a specific size and shape, or with tag patterns, can be uniquely identified to initiate a preprogrammed response by the computer. People interact with the product using direct touch interactions and by placing objects on the screen. PixelSense is designed primarily for use by commercial customers to use in public settings. Samsung produces the hardware and Microsoft produces the software platform for the SUR40. The size reduction enables the product to be placed horizontally, and adds the capability to be mounted vertically while retaining the ability to recognize fingers, tags, blobs and utilize raw vision data. PixelSense technology enables Samsung and Microsoft to reduce the thickness of the product from 22 in (56 cm) to 4 in (10 cm). The Samsung SUR40 is a 40-inch (102 cm) 16:9 LED backlit LCD (1920×1080) with integrated PC and PixelSense technology, which replaces the cameras in the previous product. Samsung began shipping the new SUR40 hardware with the Microsoft Surface 2.0 software platform to customers in early 2012. Microsoft and Samsung partnered to announce the current version of PixelSense, the Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface (“SUR40”), at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2011. Sales of Microsoft Surface 1.0 were discontinued in 2011 in anticipation of the release of the Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface and the Microsoft Surface 2.0 software platform. Microsoft Corporation produced the hardware and software for the Microsoft Surface 1.0 product. The device is optimized to recognize 52 simultaneous multitouch points of contact. Raw vision data is also available and can be used in applications. The Surface platform processing identifies three types of objects touching the screen: fingers, tags, and blobs. The cameras’ vision capabilities enable the product to see a near-IR image of what’s placed on the screen, captured at approximately 60 times per second.
The product and its applications are designed so that several people can approach the display from all sides to simultaneously share and interact with digital content. The display is placed in a horizontal orientation, giving it a table-like appearance. It is a 30-inch (76 cm) 4:3 rear projection display (1024×768) with integrated PC and five near-infrared (IR) cameras that can see fingers and objects placed on the display. It shipped to customers in 2008 as an end-to-end solution with Microsoft producing and selling the combined hardware/software platform. Microsoft Surface 1.0, the first version of PixelSense, was announced on May 29, 2007, at the D5 Conference. 5.2 Samsung SUR40 with Microsoft PixelSense.
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