Interaction techniques for ambiguity resolution in recognition-based interfaces

  • Authors:
  • Jennifer Mankoff;Scott E. Hudson;Gregory D. Abowd

  • Affiliations:
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA;Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA;Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGGRAPH 2007 courses
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Because of its promise of natural interaction, recognition is coming into its own as a mainstream technology for use with computers. Both commercial and research applications are beginning to use it extensively. However the errors made by recognizers can be quite costly, and this is increasingly becoming a focus for researchers. We present a survey of existing error correction techniques in the user interface. These mediation techniques most commonly fall into one of two strategies, repetition and choice. Based on the needs uncovered by this survey, we have developed OOPS, a toolkit that supports resolution of input ambiguity through mediation. This paper describes four new interaction techniques built using OOPS, and the toolkit mechanisms required to build them. These interaction techniques each address problems not directly handled by standard approaches to mediation, and can all be re-used in a variety of settings.