Information select and transfer between touch panel and wearable devices using human body communication

Abstract

This paper proposes a technique to enable the simple transfer of information between a computer with a large touch-panel display, such as a tabletop PC, and another computer, typically one worn by the user. With our technique, the user touches an intended item displayed on the panel to select and transfer it to his or her device. We describe some illustrative usage scenarios and outline a prototype system that can communicate image data between a tabletop PC and a wearable device. We conducted preliminary experiments to evaluate this system’s user interface and performed interviews with test subjects regarding the prototype.