Paper Reading #30: A Multimodal Labeling Interface for Wearable Computing

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Title: A Multimodal Labeling Interface for Wearable Computing

Authors: Shanqing Li, Yunde Jia

Venue: IUI 2010, Hong Kong, China

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Summary:
This paper talked about a new way to label things using a wearable computer. This type of system is interactive and can be used out in the field for easier labeling.

To label an object the user must reach out with their hand and circle the object with their finger. The computer picks up on this motion and then requires a label through speach via the bluetooth headset.

The original way to label an object was with a mouse and keyboard. Through testing it was found that using your finger to circle the object vs the mouse was much quicker. The speech recognition was also very accurate in labeling objects.

Discussion: 
This type of system seems pretty useful if the job requires a lot of labeling. If its more efficient with labeling why not use it if a lot of labeling is required? I think the idea of using your body more with the computer to create a faster way of doing this task is pretty interesting.