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Ken Hinckley Eric Horvitz Attentional User Interfaces Project Microsoft Research. Toward More Sensitive Mobile Phones. Voice Recording. Just talk into it, like a cell phone To record you:. Must be holding device Tilt “like a phone” Hold close to face
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Ken Hinckley Eric Horvitz Attentional User Interfaces Project Microsoft Research Toward More Sensitive Mobile Phones
Voice Recording • Just talk into it, like a cell phone • To record you: • Must be holding device • Tilt “like a phone” • Hold close to face • Reduces attentionvs. find & hold button.
Mobile Phones • Naturally occurring gestures of use… • Holding up to ear answers call: • Must be holding device • Tilt “like a phone” • Hold close to face • Less distracting: • No TALK button / flip top • “Polite cell phone”
Mobile Phones • Same gesture answers incoming call • No wrestling with TALK button / flip top • ? activate voice recog: “Call Eric at home” • “Polite cell phone”: • Ring volume softens as soon as you pick it up • Notices when you look at caller ID • Mutes ring if you choose to ignore call
Related Work • Profile auto-selection • Sawhney & schmandt
Quiet Ringing • xxx
Vibration Notification • xxx
Call Answering Gesture • xxx
Speakerphone Mode • Ericsson R520
xxx • xxx
Conclusions • Mobile Phone features • Games, Activity Detection, etc. • Same commands can work across many sizes of device: Pager PocketPC TabletPC • Next: sensors on iPaq w/wireless connectivity • Promising direction to enhance PocketPC UI
Power Management • Prevent power off while using device • Based on touch/tilt activity • Or, activate backlight when “looking at” PocketPC
Other Fun Stuff • Kirby Tilt’n’Tumble $29.99 • Detect activity, e.g. Walking
Can Sensors Enhance PocketPC UI? • Sensors: • Tilt • Touch • Proximity • ~$3.00 parts cost • Sensors will be free & everywhere: • What new SW features?