Finding common ground: A survey of capacitive sensing in human-computer interaction

T Grosse-Puppendahl, C Holz, G Cohn… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
For more than two decades, capacitive sensing has played a prominent role in human-
computer interaction research. Capacitive sensing has become ubiquitous on mobile …

Finexus: Tracking precise motions of multiple fingertips using magnetic sensing

KY Chen, SN Patel, S Keller - Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
With the resurgence of head-mounted displays for virtual reality, users need new input
devices that can accurately track their hands and fingers in motion. We introduce Finexus, a …

Em-sense: Touch recognition of uninstrumented, electrical and electromechanical objects

G Laput, C Yang, R **ao, A Sample… - Proceedings of the 28th …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
Most everyday electrical and electromechanical objects emit small amounts of
electromagnetic (EM) noise during regular operation. When a user makes physical contact …

WatchLink: Enhancing Smartwatches with Sensor Add-Ons via ECG Interface

A Waghmare, I Chatterjee, V Iyer, S Patel - Proceedings of the 37th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
We introduce a low-power communication method that lets smartwatches leverage existing
electrocardiogram (ECG) hardware as a data communication interface. Our unique …

Deus EM Machina: on-touch contextual functionality for smart IoT appliances

R **ao, G Laput, Y Zhang, C Harrison - … of the 2017 CHI Conference on …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Homes, offices and many other environments will be increasingly saturated with connected,
computational appliances, forming the" Internet of Things"(IoT). At present, most of these …

Mago: Mode of transport inference using the hall-effect magnetic sensor and accelerometer

KY Chen, RC Shah, J Huang, L Nachman - Proceedings of the ACM on …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we introduce Mago, a novel system that can infer a person's mode of transport
(MOT) using the Hall-effect magnetic sensor and accelerometer present in most smart …

Processing electromagnetic interference signal using machine learning

B Rakova, M Digman, P Schoessler… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by an electrode of a device, a signal from
a user's body. The received signal is based on an electromagnetic interference signal …

Detecting positions of a device based on magnetic fields generated by magnetic field generators at different positions of the device

KY Chen, SJ Keller, DR Perek, TT Trutna… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A wearable device (such as a glove or other control adapted to be worn on
a portion of a body) includes multiple magnetic field generators at various locations on the …

Magnecomm: Magnetometer-based near-field communication

H Pan, YC Chen, G Xue, X Ji - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Near-field communication (NFC) plays a crucial role in the operation of mobile devices to
enhance applications such as payment, social networks, private communication, gaming …

Em-comm: Touch-based communication via modulated electromagnetic emissions

CJ Yang, AP Sample - Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Touch-based communication offers a direct and intuitive way for users to initiate and control
data transfer when using tangible and ubiquitous interfaces. However, this requires that …