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fingerT9: leveraging thumb-to-finger interaction for one-handed text entry on smartwatches

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We introduce FingerT9, leveraging the action of thumb-to-finger touching and the surface of the finger segments, to support one-handed text entry on smartwatches. This is achieved by mapping a T9 keyboard layout on the surface of finger segments, combined with a predictive input method. Our solution avoids the problems of fat finger and screen occlusion, and enables text entry using a single hand. Eyes-free text entry is made possible once users are familiar with the keyboard layout. In other words, users can focus on the screen output during typing without looking at the keyboard layout mapped on the surface of finger segments.

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    SA '17: SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 Mobile Graphics & Interactive Applications
    November 2017
    116 pages
    ISBN:9781450354103
    DOI:10.1145/3132787
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    1. mobile interaction
    2. one-handed
    3. smart-watch
    4. text entry
    5. thumb-to-finger interaction

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    • (2023)MyoKey: Inertial Motion Sensing and Gesture-Based QWERTY Keyboard for Extended RealitiesIEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing10.1109/TMC.2022.315693922:8(4807-4821)Online publication date: 1-Aug-2023
    • (2022)A Pinch-based Text Entry Method for Head-mounted Displays2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)10.1109/VRW55335.2022.00174(646-647)Online publication date: Mar-2022
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