Web Information at Your Fingertips: Paper as an Interaction Metaphor

The prototype O system seamlessly integrates Web searching and browsing on touch-enabled tablets using two-handed gesture interaction, much like handling and marking content on a piece of paper. The system also leverages contextual information to infer user intent and significantly improve search re...

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Published in:Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Calif.), 2014-03, Vol.47 (3), p.62-66
Main Authors: Chen, Zheng, Sun, Jian-Tao, Huang, Xuedong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Browsing
Computer science
control theory
systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Data processing. List processing. Character string processing
Exact sciences and technology
Feature extraction
gesture interaction
Human-computer interaction
hyperTEC
hypertext
Information
Information retrieval
iPad
Memory organisation. Data processing
Metaphors
MSN for iPad
Prototypes
Search engines
Search problems
Searches
Searching
Software
Table computers
Tablet computers
the O system
Touch screens
touch-enabled devices
Web browsing
Web search
Web sites
Web technologies
Websites
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Summary:The prototype O system seamlessly integrates Web searching and browsing on touch-enabled tablets using two-handed gesture interaction, much like handling and marking content on a piece of paper. The system also leverages contextual information to infer user intent and significantly improve search results over traditional keyword-based approaches, enabling users to go beyond websites' "walled garden"' and more fully explore information objects.
ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/MC.2013.188