Hambone: A Bio-Acoustic Gesture Interface Export

@inproceedings{citeulike:3178934, abstract = {Mobile input technologies can be bulky, obtrusive, or difficult to use while performing other tasks. In this paper, we present Hambone, a lightweight, unobtrusive system that affords quick access, subtlety, and multitasking capabilities for gesture-based mobile device interaction. Hambone uses two small piezoelectric sensors placed on either the wrist or ankle. When a user moves his hands or feet, the sounds generated by the movement travel to Hambone via bone conduction. Hambone then transmits the signals digitally to a mobile device or computer. The signals are recognized using hidden Markov models (HMMs) and are mapped to a set of commands controlling an application. In this paper, we present the hardware and software implementation of Hambone, a preliminary evaluation, and a discussion of future opportunities in bio-acoustic gesture-based interfaces.}, author = {Deyle, T. and Palinko, S. and Poole, E. S. and Starner, T.}, booktitle = {Wearable Computers, 2007 11th IEEE International Symposium on}, citeulike-article-id = {3178934}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.2007.4373768}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4373768}, doi = {10.1109/ISWC.2007.4373768}, journal = {Wearable Computers, 2007 11th IEEE International Symposium on}, keywords = {gestures, wearable\_computing}, pages = {3--10}, posted-at = {2008-09-01 12:14:31}, priority = {2}, title = {Hambone: A Bio-Acoustic Gesture Interface}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.2007.4373768}, year = {2007} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:3178934 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3178934 N2 - Mobile input technologies can be bulky, obtrusive, or difficult to use while performing other tasks. In this paper, we present Hambone, a lightweight, unobtrusive system that affords quick access, subtlety, and multitasking capabilities for gesture-based mobile device interaction. Hambone uses two small piezoelectric sensors placed on either the wrist or ankle. When a user moves his hands or feet, the sounds generated by the movement travel to Hambone via bone conduction. Hambone then transmits the signals digitally to a mobile device or computer. The signals are recognized using hidden Markov models (HMMs) and are mapped to a set of commands controlling an application. In this paper, we present the hardware and software implementation of Hambone, a preliminary evaluation, and a discussion of future opportunities in bio-acoustic gesture-based interfaces. JF - Wearable Computers, 2007 11th IEEE International Symposium on EP - 10 TI - Hambone: A Bio-Acoustic Gesture Interface T2 - Wearable Computers, 2007 11th IEEE International Symposium on SP - 3 KW - gestures KW - wearable_computing AU - Deyle, T AU - Palinko, S AU - Poole, ES AU - Starner, T PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.2007.4373768 ER -