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A Compact, Wireless, Self-Powered Pushbutton Controller

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Ubicomp 2001: Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2001)

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Abstract

We describe a compact piezoelectric pushbutton and associated minimal circuitry that is able to wirelessly transmit a digital ID code to the immediate region (e.g., 50–100 foot radius) upon a single button push, without the need of batteries or other energy sources. Such devices have the potential of enabling controls and interfaces to be introduced into interactive environments without requiring any wiring, optical/acoustic lines of sight, or batteries.

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  1. MIT Media Laboratory, Responsive Environments Group, 20 Ames St. E15-351, Cambridge, MA, 02139

    Joseph A. Paradiso & Mark Feldmeier

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  1. Joseph A. Paradiso
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  1. College of Computing and GVU Center, Georgia Tech, 801 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0280, USA

    Gregory D. Abowd

  2. One Microsoft Way, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, 98052, USA

    Barry Brumitt  & Steven Shafer  & 

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Paradiso, J.A., Feldmeier, M. (2001). A Compact, Wireless, Self-Powered Pushbutton Controller. In: Abowd, G.D., Brumitt, B., Shafer, S. (eds) Ubicomp 2001: Ubiquitous Computing. UbiComp 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2201. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45427-6_25

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