Abstract
We present input techniques for smartphones using a stylus based on magnetism. Our techniques use a magnet attached on a stylus and a three-axis internal magnetic sensor in a smartphone. Using our techniques, users can input into a smartphone using a stylus on the surface on which the smartphone is placed. This enables users to employ a wider surface than the display of the smartphone for input. In addition, our techniques require no additional sensors on the smartphone. In this paper, we present two input techniques: nonelectric and electric ones. In addition, we describe our stylus for use with each technique and a coordinates-estimation algorithm we implemented. We also describe two applications: a digit recognizer and a paint application.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | CHI EA 2016: #chi4good - Extended Abstracts, 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Pages | 2395-2402 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Volume | 07-12-May-2016 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450340823 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 May 7 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2016 - San Jose, United States Duration: 2016 May 7 → 2016 May 12 |
Other
| Other | 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2016 |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| City | San Jose |
| Period | 16/5/7 → 16/5/12 |
Keywords
- Around device interaction
- Hall sensor
- Magnetic sensor
- Magnetism
- Magnetometer
- Mobile device
- Pen interaction
- Pen-shaped device
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Software