Title
NailSense: fingertip force as a new input modality
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a new interaction technique, called NailSense, which allows users to control a mobile device by hovering and slightly bending/extending fingers behind the device. NailSense provides basic interactions equivalent to that of touchscreen interactions; 2-D locations and binary states (i.e., touch or released) are tracked and used for input, but without any need of touching on the screen. The proposed technique tracks the user's fingertip in real-time and triggers event on color change in the fingernail area. It works with conventional smartphone cameras, which means no additional hardware is needed for its utilization. This novel technique allows users to use mobile devices without occlusion which was a crucial problem in touchscreens, also promising extended interaction space in the air, on desktop, or in everywhere. This new interaction technique is tested with example applications: a drawing app and a web browser.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2508468.2514711
UIST (Adjunct Volume)
Keywords
Field
DocType
novel technique,fingertip force,basic interactions equivalent,new interaction technique,proposed technique,mobile device,touchscreen interaction,additional hardware,extended interaction space,new input modality,binary state,2-d location,computer vision
Interaction technique,Web browser,Computer science,Touchscreen,Human–computer interaction,Mobile device,Binary number
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.40
4
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sungjae Hwang113111.68
Dongchul Kim29111.16
Sang-won Leigh37411.59
KwangYun Wohn430942.24