A Context Menu for the Real World: Controlling Physical Appliances through Head-Worn Infrared Targeting

Abstract

We introduce a novel method for selecting and controlling smart appliances in physical spaces through a head-worn computing device with near-eye display and wireless communication. We augment a commercial wearable computing device, Google Glass, with a narrow-beam infrared emitter for this purpose. This configuration yields a usable beam width of 2 to 4 feet (60 to 120 cm) for targeting at room scale. We describe a disambiguation technique if infrared targeting hits multiple targets simultaneously. A target acquisition study with 14 participants shows that selection using head orientation with our device outperforms list selection on a wearable device. We also report qualitative data from using our device to control multiple appliances in a smart home scenario.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 04, 2013
Accession Number
ADA593581

Entities

People

  • Ben Zhang
  • Bjorn Hartmann
  • Claire Tuna
  • Edward A. Lee
  • Yang Li
  • Yu-hsiang Chen

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Computer Science
  • Computing Devices
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Line Of Sight
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Multiple Targets
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Radio Communications
  • Sensor Networks
  • Target Acquisition
  • Targeting
  • Targets
  • Wearable Technology
  • Wireless Communications

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space