An Improved HCI Method and Information Input Device Using Gloves for Wearable Computers

Abstract

Input to small device is become an increasingly crucial factor in development for the ever-more powerful wearable computers. In this paper, we propose glove-based human-computer interaction method and information input device for wearable computers. We suggest an easy and effective alphanumeric input algorithm using gloves and conduct efficiency test. The key factor for the proposed algorithm and device is the use of unique operator-to-key mapping method, key-to-symbol mapping method. The strong points of the proposed algorithm and device is using simple and easy algorithm. As a result, users can easily learn how to use. We list and discuss traditional algorithm and method using a glove, then describe an improved newly proposed algorithm using gloves. We conducted efficiency test with 20 subjects and compared the results with 12 similar systems. We set 11 key factors as performance evaluation parameters, and then compared performance of each system using these 11 key factors.