Abstract
This paper proposes a new hand-held device called 'InfoPoint' that allows appliances to work together over a network. We have applied the idea of 'drag-and-drop' operation as provided in the GUIs of PC and workstation desktop environment. InfoPoint provides a unified interface that gives different types of appliances 'drag-and-drop'-like behaviour for the transfer of data. Moreover, it can transfer data from/to non-appliances such as pieces of paper. As a result, InfoPoint allows appliances to work together, in the real-world environment, in terms of data transfer. A prototype of InfoPoint has been implemented and several experimental applications have been investigated. InfoPoint has shown its applicability in a variety of circumstances. We believe that the idea proposed in this paper will be a significant technology in the network of the future.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 264-274 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Personal and Ubiquitous Computing |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
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Keywords
- Data transfer
- Direct manipulation
- Drag-and-drop
- Hand-held device
- Information appliances
- Non-appliance
- User interface
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hardware and Architecture
- Computer Science Applications
- Management Science and Operations Research
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InfoPoint : A device that provides a uniform user interface to allow appliances to work together over a network. / Kohtake, Naohiko; Rekimoto, Jun; Anzai, Yuichiro.
In: Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2001, p. 264-274.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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