A gesture-based remote control for finger disabled people

A remote control is presented that enables finger disabled people to easily control various types of devices and appliances. It uses an Android smartphone, a Bluetooth/infrared conversion unit, and user gestures. Experimental evaluation demonstrated that it is easily usable by non-disabled people, e...

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Main Authors: Murata, Y., Sato, N., Takayama, T., Onodera, S.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Androids
Bluetooth
finger disabled
gesture
Home appliances
Humanoid robots
remote control
smartphone
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Summary:A remote control is presented that enables finger disabled people to easily control various types of devices and appliances. It uses an Android smartphone, a Bluetooth/infrared conversion unit, and user gestures. Experimental evaluation demonstrated that it is easily usable by non-disabled people, except for the electronic program guide function.
ISSN:2378-8143
2693-0854
DOI:10.1109/GCCE.2012.6379641