Pen-Based Interface Using Hand Motions in the Air

Yu SUZUKI; Kazuo MISUE; Jiro TANAKA

doi:10.1093/ietisy/e91-d.11.2647

Pen-Based Interface Using Hand Motions in the Air

Yu SUZUKI, Kazuo MISUE, Jiro TANAKA

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A system which employs a stylus as an input device is suitable for creative activities like writing and painting. However, such a system does not always provide the user with a GUI that is easy to operate using the stylus. In addition, system usability is diminished because the stylus is not always integrated into the system in a way that takes into consideration the features of a pen. The purpose of our research is to improve the usability of a system which uses a stylus as an input device. We propose shortcut actions, which are interaction techniques for operation with a stylus that are controlled through a user's hand motions made in the air. We developed the Context Sensitive Stylus as a device to implement the shortcut actions. The Context Sensitive Stylus consists of an accelerometer and a conventional stylus. We also developed application programs to which we applied the shortcut actions; e.g., a drawing tool, a scroll supporting tool, and so on. Results from our evaluation of the shortcut actions indicate that users can concentrate better on their work when using the shortcut actions than when using conventional menu operations.

Publication: IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information Vol.E91-D No.11 pp.2647-2654

Publication Date: 2008/11/01

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Online ISSN: 1745-1361

DOI: 10.1093/ietisy/e91-d.11.2647

Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Section on Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support System)

Category: Knowledge Applications and Intelligent User Interfaces

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Yu SUZUKI, Kazuo MISUE, Jiro TANAKA, "Pen-Based Interface Using Hand Motions in the Air" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Information, vol. E91-D, no. 11, pp. 2647-2654, November 2008, doi: 10.1093/ietisy/e91-d.11.2647.
Abstract: A system which employs a stylus as an input device is suitable for creative activities like writing and painting. However, such a system does not always provide the user with a GUI that is easy to operate using the stylus. In addition, system usability is diminished because the stylus is not always integrated into the system in a way that takes into consideration the features of a pen. The purpose of our research is to improve the usability of a system which uses a stylus as an input device. We propose shortcut actions, which are interaction techniques for operation with a stylus that are controlled through a user's hand motions made in the air. We developed the Context Sensitive Stylus as a device to implement the shortcut actions. The Context Sensitive Stylus consists of an accelerometer and a conventional stylus. We also developed application programs to which we applied the shortcut actions; e.g., a drawing tool, a scroll supporting tool, and so on. Results from our evaluation of the shortcut actions indicate that users can concentrate better on their work when using the shortcut actions than when using conventional menu operations.
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