Universal Remote Control for the Smart World

Authors:
Jukka Riekki;Ivan Sanchez;Mikko Pyykkönen
Affiliations:
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering and Infotech Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland 90014;Department of Electrical and Information Engineering and Infotech Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland 90014;Department of Industrial Design, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland 96101
Venue:
UIC '08 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing
Year:
2008

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Abstract

In this paper, we discuss how to build user friendly user interfaces to the smart world. We present the REACHeS architecture for controlling Internet services through physical user interfaces, using a mobile terminal and icons placed in the environment. An icon advertises a service that can be started by touching the icon with a mobile terminal. This service activation configures the mobile terminal as a remote control for the service. We have implemented this architecture and designed an icon set. The physical user interface is based on RFID technology: the terminals are equipped with RFID readers and RFID tags are placed under the icons. We present the first prototype applications and the first usability tests that we have carried out.