PalmTouch: Using the palm as an additional input modality on commodity smartphones
Touchscreens are the most successful input method for smartphones. Despite their flexibility,
touch input is limited to the location of taps and gestures. We present PalmTouch, an …
touch input is limited to the location of taps and gestures. We present PalmTouch, an …
OptoSense: Towards ubiquitous self-powered ambient light sensing surfaces
Ubiquitous computing requires robust and sustainable sensing techniques to detect users
for explicit and implicit inputs. Existing solutions with cameras can be privacy-invasive …
for explicit and implicit inputs. Existing solutions with cameras can be privacy-invasive …
Type-hover-swipe in 96 bytes: A motion sensing mechanical keyboard
We present a new type of augmented mechanical keyboard, capable of sensing rich and
expressive motion gestures performed both on and directly above the device. Our hardware …
expressive motion gestures performed both on and directly above the device. Our hardware …
Probabilistic palm rejection using spatiotemporal touch features and iterative classification
Tablet computers are often called upon to emulate classical pen-and-paper input. However,
touchscreens typically lack the means to distinguish between legitimate stylus and finger …
touchscreens typically lack the means to distinguish between legitimate stylus and finger …
Sparkle: Hover feedback with touchable electric arcs
Many finger sensing input devices now support proximity input, enabling users to perform in-
air gestures. While near-surface interactions increase the input vocabulary, they lack tactile …
air gestures. While near-surface interactions increase the input vocabulary, they lack tactile …
RFTouchPads: Batteryless and wireless modular touch sensor pads based on RFID
MJ Hsieh, JL Guo, CY Lu, HW Hsieh… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
This paper presents RFTouchPads, a system of batteryless and wireless modular hardware
designs of two-dimensional (2D) touch sensor pads based on the ultra-high frequency …
designs of two-dimensional (2D) touch sensor pads based on the ultra-high frequency …
PinPad: touchpad interaction with fast and high-resolution tactile output
We explored new interaction scenarios that can be realized when a touchpad outputs fast
and high-resolution spatio-temporal tactile patterns to the touch-sensitive skin on the …
and high-resolution spatio-temporal tactile patterns to the touch-sensitive skin on the …
Switching between standard pointing methods with current and emerging computer form factors
We investigate performance characteristics when switching between four pointing methods:
absolute touch, absolute pen, relative mouse, and relative trackpad. The established …
absolute touch, absolute pen, relative mouse, and relative trackpad. The established …
FlickBoard: enabling trackpad interaction with automatic mode switching on a capacitive-sensing keyboard
We present FlickBoard, which combines a touchpad and a keyboard into the same
interaction area to reduce hand movement between a separate keyboard and touchpad. Our …
interaction area to reduce hand movement between a separate keyboard and touchpad. Our …
Sparkle: Towards haptic hover-feedback with electric arcs
We demonstrate a method for stimulating the fingertip with touchable electric arcs above a
hover sensing input device. We built a hardware platform using a high-voltage resonant …
hover sensing input device. We built a hardware platform using a high-voltage resonant …