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ThumbRing: private interactions using one-handed thumb motion input on finger segments

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Hsin-Ruey Tsai,

Lee-Ting Huang,

Yi-Ping HungAuthors Info & Claims

MobileHCI '16: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct

Pages 791 - 798

https://doi.org/10.1145/2957265.2961859

Published: 06 September 2016 Publication History

Abstract

We propose an input device, ThumbRing, for items selection on head-mounted displays (HMDs) or smart glasses. ThumbRing is a ring with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) worn on the thumb to track the motion. By arranging an item to a finger segment, users touch and slide finger segments to select the items. To resist shake in mobile conditions such as walking, another IMU is attached to the back of the hand to compute relative angles between the hand and the thumb. Sliding and touching the segments with the thumb in the hand provide privacy, subtlety, natural haptic feedback and similar input area to smartphones. A pilot study is performed to obtain users' preference finger segments. We evaluate the performance of ThumbRing in different conditions and commitment approaches in a user study. The results show that accuracy are 92.3% and 89.7% in the sitting and walking conditions, respectively.

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ThumbRing: private interactions using one-handed thumb motion input on finger segments
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Touch screens

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MobileHCI '16: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct

September 2016

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ISBN:9781450344135

DOI:10.1145/2957265

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CNR-ISTI, Italy
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Tampere University of Technology, Finland
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Intercom, USA
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University of Lapland, Finland
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DFKI, Germany
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