The Fastap Keypad and Pervasive Computing

  • Authors:
  • David Levy

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • Pervasive '02 Proceedings of the First International Conference on Pervasive Computing
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

The need for an effective and adaptable data input method is fundamental to pervasive computing on hand held devices. The Fastap 驴 keypad is a new paradigm of keyed input, providing more functionality in a smaller space than previously considered possible. Fastap technology may prove a useful advance to the widespread adoption of the mobile Internet, especially messaging, and more broadly to pervasive computing in general. The purpose of this white paper is to provide a framework for understanding the problems with existing mobile telephone interfaces, to introduce the Fastap technology and to qualify the assertion that the technology is a fundamental advance in keyed input that is well-suited as a replacement of the existing 12- button telephone interface.