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UbiTouch: Towards a Universal Touch Interface

Human-Computer Interaction 2024-12-24 v2

Abstract

Touch is one of the most intuitive ways for humans to interact with the world, and as we advance toward a ubiquitous computing environment where technology seamlessly integrates into daily life, natural interaction methods are essential. This paper introduces UbiTouch, a system leveraging thermal imaging to detect touch interactions on arbitrary surfaces. By employing a single thermal camera, UbiTouch differentiates between hovering and touch, detects multi-finger input, and completes trajectory tracking. Our approach emphasizes the use of lightweight, low-computation algorithms that maintain robust detection accuracy through innovative vision-based processing. UbiTouch aims to enable scalable, sustainable, and adaptable interaction systems for diverse applications, particularly with regards to on-human sensing.

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@article{arxiv.2412.10565,
  title  = {UbiTouch: Towards a Universal Touch Interface},
  author = {Dev Shah},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.10565},
  year   = {2024}
}
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