Pocket Transfers

Abstract

We present Pocket Transfers: interaction techniques that allow users to transfer content from situated displays to a personal mobile device while keeping the device in a pocket or bag. Existing content transfer solutions require direct manipulation of the mobile device, making interaction slower and less flexible. Our introduced techniques employ touch, midair gestures, gaze, and a multimodal combination of gaze and mid-air gestures. We evaluated the techniques in a novel user study (N=20), where we considered dynamic scenarios where the user approaches the display, completes the task, and leaves. We show that all pocket transfer techniques are fast and seen as highly convenient. Mid-air gestures are the most efficient touchless method for transferring a single item, while the multimodal method is the fastest touchless method when multiple items are transferred. We provide guidelines to help researchers and practitioners choose the most suitable content transfer techniques for their systems.

Acceptance and perceptions of interactive location-tracking displays

“…In this paper, we use SimSense [23,24] as an example of novel interactive systems that track the location of both people and personal devices. Other novel tracking solutions that enable automatic association of mobile devices with people have also been proposed [29,34].…”

“…For the automatic pairing and content transfer to work, a mobile application needs to be installed. Detailed descriptions of the user interfaces and the implementation of the system are provided in [23,24].…”

“…Originally, SimSense utilized mid-air gestures, allowing interaction from a distance as people pass by the display [23], which resulted in a highly positive user experience. SimSense was later upgraded into a multimodal system, supporting interaction also with touch, gaze, and a combination of gaze and mid-air gestures [24].…”

“…And security-wise, I believe these things are built by capable teams who will make them safe. " (Male, 24) Those who were able to comment on the concern-related questions did not ultimately provide any remarks that were outright negative. Rather, the provided comments were pre-requisites for how such systems should behave in order for the respondents to use or keep using them, or statements of specific situations in which they would choose not to interact.…”

“…Therefore, users never need to take out their mobile device from a bag or pocket and can interact with mid-air gestures without the need to walk up to the display. Such seamless interactions are efficient and provide a highly positive user experience [23,24], and are important in shaping future ubiquitous environments to support blended and natural interactions [2,30].…”