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Minput: enabling interaction on small mobile devices with high-precision, low-cost, multipoint optical tracking

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Chris Harrison,

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CHI '10: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1753326.1753574

Published: 10 April 2010 Publication History

Abstract

We present Minput, a sensing and input method that enables intuitive and accurate interaction on very small devices -- ones too small for practical touch screen use and with limited space to accommodate physical buttons. We achieve this by incorporating two, inexpensive and high-precision optical sensors (like those found in optical mice) into the underside of the device. This allows the entire device to be used as an input mechanism, instead of the screen, avoiding occlusion by fingers. In addition to x/y translation, our system also captures twisting motion, enabling many interesting interaction opportunities typically found in larger and far more complex systems.

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Minput: enabling interaction on small mobile devices with high-precision, low-cost, multipoint optical tracking
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Touch screens
    2. Interaction paradigms
      1. Graphical user interfaces

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CHI '10: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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DOI:10.1145/1753326

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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Vienna University of Technology
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Scott Hudson
Carnegie Mellon University
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Keith Edwards
Georgia Tech
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University of Nottingham

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