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MicPen: pressure-sensitive pen interaction using microphone with standard touchscreen

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Sungjae Hwang,

Andrea Bianchi,

Kwangyun WohnAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '12: CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 1847 - 1852

https://doi.org/10.1145/2212776.2223717

Published: 05 May 2012 Publication History

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This paper introduces MicPen, a low-cost pressure-sensitive stylus pen interface for standard touchscreen displays that uses a microphone to estimate the amount of pressure applied to the pen. This is achieved by filtering and analyzing the acoustic signal generated when the tip of the pen is rubbed on the touchscreen. The advantage of this approach is that it is inexpensive, reliable and suitable for mobile interaction because it does not require mechanical parts to sense the input pressure. Results from a user study shows that the participants recognized five out of ten different pressure levels with perfect accuracy, and nine out of ten with minimal error.

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CHI EA '12: CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

May 2012

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ISBN:9781450310161

DOI:10.1145/2212776

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