The goal of this research is to explore new interaction metaphors for augmented reality on
mobile phones, ie applications where users look at the live image of the device's video …

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storage media, for providing virtual keyboards. In one aspect CPC.............. G06F 3/0425 …

To date, scarce research has been conducted on the development of tools capable of
fostering the democratization of the access to collaborative music making over the network …

For many people their phones have become their main everyday tool. While phones can
fulfill many different roles they also require users to (1) make do with affordance not …

A user input method includes the following steps. A virtual keyboard layout and a control
region are displayed. The virtual keyboard layout includes a plurality of key subgroups each …

Keyboards still remain as the most popular input medium of choice for users needing to
input large amounts of error-free text or combinations of text and numeric data. As mobile …

A new class of dual-touchscreen device is beginning to emerge, either constructed as two
screens hinged together, or as a single display that can fold. The interactive experience on …

Acoustic-based hand-tracking technology leads to the next generation of the Human-
Computer interaction (HCI) mechanism. This approach uses embedded speakers and …

Considering layout effects early in the analog design process is becoming increasingly
important. We propose techniques for estimating parasitic capacitances based on look-up …

Tablet producers offer many utilities for their tablets to attract the users. The virtual keyboard
based on camera can be such a utility in the near future. We have designed the strategy for …