1. Basic of the Google Glass programming
April 7, 2014
Miki Yutani
Strategic Technology Center, TIS Inc.

2. 2
What is Google Glass?

3. 3
Basic operations
Power button (rear)

4. 4
Basic operations
Touchpad

5. 5
Basic operations
Tap on touchpad

6. 6
Basic operations
Swipe (forward)

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Basic operations
Swipe (backward)

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Basic operations
Cancel or break out

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Basic operations
Voice
command

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Basic operations
Wink

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Basic operations
Head detection

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Home Screen
Voice command
(or tap …)

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Home Screen
Forward Backward

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Timeline
Forward Backward
Cards
Timeline
Tap or
voice command
Details or option menu

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Getting started with google glass
 your Google+ and gmail account
 Setup wifi
 https://glass.google.com/setup
Take a picture by glass

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Getting started with google glass
 MyGlass
 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.google.glass.companion
 How to install the application in Japan
Download com.google.glass.companion.apk
from http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/
Install apk in your tablet directly
adb install -r com.google.glass.companion.apk
 Pair your glass and myglass application

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Glass application
 Two API options of glass application
 Mirror API
Google API: https://code.google.com/apis/console/
Platform independent
Common infrastructure
Built-in functionality
 Glass Development Kit (GDK)
Android SDK
Real-time user interaction
Offline functionality
Access to hardware

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Mirror API

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Mirror API
www.googleapis.com
My web site
accounts.google.com
2.OAuth
4.Post (json)
5.Notification
3.Authenticate
1.Operate

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Mirror API
var params = {};
params.text = 'Hello, I am a Mirror API.';
params.notification = {};
params.notification.level = 'DEFAULT';
var data = JSON.stringify(params);
var options = {
host: 'www.googleapis.com',
path: '/mirror/v1/timeline',
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Content-Length': data.length,
'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token
}
}

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Glass Development Kit (GDK)
$ android-sdk-linux/tools/android list
Available Android targets:
----------
id: 1 or "android-15"
Name: Android 4.0.3
(…)
----------
id: 2 or "Google Inc.:Glass Development Kit Sneak Peek:15"
Name: Glass Development Kit Sneak Peek
Type: Add-On
Vendor: Google Inc.
Revision: 2
Description: Sneak peek of the Glass Development Kit
Based on Android 4.0.3 (API level 15)
Libraries:
* com.google.android.glass (gdk.jar)
APIs for Glass Development Kit Sneak Peek
Skins: WQVGA400, WVGA854, WSVGA, WXGA720, HVGA, WQVGA432, QV
ABIs : no ABIs.
(…)

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Glass Development Kit (GDK)
public class HelloGlassActivity extends Activity
{
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
TimelineManager timelineManager =
TimelineManager.from(this);
Card card1 = new Card(this);
card1.setText(R.string.hello_message);
card1.setFootnote(new Date().toString());
timelineManager.insert(card1);
finish();
}
}

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Glass Development Kit (GDK)
$ cat AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.blackaplysia.helloglass"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<application android:label="@string/app_name“
android:icon=“@drawable/ic_launcher”>
<activity android:name=“com.blackaplysia.helloglass.HelloGlassActivity”
android:label=“@string/app_name”
android:icon=“@drawable/ic_launcher”>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name=“android.intent.action.MAIN” />
<action android:name=“com.google.android.glass.action.VOICE_TRIGGER” />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.glass.VoiceTrigger"
android:resource="@xml/hello" />
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>

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Glass Development Kit (GDK)
$ cat res/xml/hello.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<trigger keyword="@string/glass_voice_trigger" />
$ cat res/values/strings.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="app_name">HelloGlass</string>
<string name="hello_message">Hello, I am a glassware.</string>
<string name="glass_voice_trigger">say hello</string>
</resources>

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Next …
 Technical studies
 Live card
Service model
Action menu
Voice command interface
QR-code oriented input
 Immersion
A unique user experience
 Enterprise platform services
 Private web-based API set
 Input by watch type devices