Unobtrusively controlling and linking information and services in smart environments

Authors:
Bastian Kriesten;Christian Mertes;René Tünnermann;Thomas Hermann
Affiliations:
Bielefeld University, Germany;Bielefeld University, Germany;Bielefeld University, Germany;Bielefeld University, Germany
Venue:
Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Extending Boundaries
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Our living and work spaces are becoming ever more enriched with all kinds of electronic devices. Many of these are too small to provide the possibility to control or monitor them. Ambient intelligence is integrating many such devices in what are called smart environments to form a network of interweaved sensors, data displays and everyday devices. We present a method to intuitively issue control over smart objects in such an environment, to display data that smart objects provide and to manage the flow of information between objects in a smart environment. This is achieved by using touch-enabled mobile phones as readily available multi-purpose devices which are used to overlay real objects with virtual controls. We evaluated the system with a first qualitative user study.