Vib-connect: A device collaboration interface using vibration

T Yonezawa, H Nakahara… - 2011 IEEE 17th …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
T Yonezawa, H Nakahara, H Tokuda
2011 IEEE 17th International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time …, 2011ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper proposes an intuitive device selecting interface called``Vib-connect''for device
collaboration. Recent progress in Information Technology allowed various devices to join
wireless network. As a result, various ways of device collaborations and services became
possible. However, interfaces for selecting devices are still complicated for end-users and
far from being intuitive. To solve this problem, we propose``vib-connect'', an interface which
enables users to select device intuitively by pasting a vib-connector, a small vibration-based …
The paper proposes an intuitive device selecting interface called ``Vib-connect'' for device collaboration. Recent progress in Information Technology allowed various devices to join wireless network. As a result, various ways of device collaborations and services became possible. However, interfaces for selecting devices are still complicated for end-users and far from being intuitive. To solve this problem, we propose ``vib-connect'', an interface which enables users to select device intuitively by pasting a vib-connector, a small vibration-based device. Vib-connect solves these problem by implementing these device information as a unique vibration pattern. By keeping smart-phones or any kind of vibration generating device, end-users can easily select devices to collaborate. We implement a prototype, and through the evaluation, we confirmed high accuracy in vibration pattern detection and high usability satisfaction by non-expert users. By using "Vib-connect", users without any technical expertize can easily select devices to collaborate with.
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