Invisiboard: maximizing display and input space with a full screen text entry method for smartwatches

Aske Mottelson; Christoffer Larsen; Mikkel Lyderik; Paul Strohmeier; Jarrod Knibbe

doi:10.1145/2935334.2935360

Invisiboard: maximizing display and input space with a full screen text entry method for smartwatches

Aske Mottelson, Christoffer Larsen, Mikkel Lyderik, Paul Strohmeier, Jarrod Knibbe

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Abstract

The small displays of smartwatches make text entry difficult and time consuming. While text entry rates can be increased, this continues to occur at the expense of available screen display space. Soft keyboards can easily use half the display space of tiny-screened devices. To combat this problem, we present Invisiboard: an invisible text entry method using the entire display for both text entry and display simultaneously. Invisiboard combines a numberpad-like layout with swipe gestures. This maximizes input target size, provides a familiar layout, and maximizes display space. Through this, Invisiboard achieves entry rates comparable or even faster than an existing research baseline. A user study with 12 participants writing 3264 words revealed an entry rate of 10.6 Words Per Minute (WPM) after 30 minutes, 7% faster than ZoomBoard. Furthermore, with nominal training, some participants demonstrated entry rates of over 30 WPM.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
Editors	Karen Church, Jonna Häkkilä, Antonio Krüger, Marcos Serrano
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	53-59
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9781450344081
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2935334.2935360
Publication status	Published - 6 Sept 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services 2016 - Florence, Italy Duration: 6 Sept 2016 → 9 Sept 2016 Conference number: 18th https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/2957265 (Proceedings)

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services 2016
Abbreviated title	MobileHCI 2016
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	6/09/16 → 9/09/16
Internet address	https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/2957265 (Proceedings)

Keywords

Smartwatch
Swipe
Text entry
Wearables

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Mottelson, A., Larsen, C., Lyderik, M., Strohmeier, P., & Knibbe, J. (2016). Invisiboard: maximizing display and input space with a full screen text entry method for smartwatches. In K. Church, J. Häkkilä, A. Krüger, & M. Serrano (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (pp. 53-59). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/2935334.2935360

Mottelson, Aske ; Larsen, Christoffer ; Lyderik, Mikkel et al. / Invisiboard : maximizing display and input space with a full screen text entry method for smartwatches. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. editor / Karen Church ; Jonna Häkkilä ; Antonio Krüger ; Marcos Serrano. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2016. pp. 53-59

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Mottelson, A, Larsen, C, Lyderik, M, Strohmeier, P & Knibbe, J 2016, Invisiboard: maximizing display and input space with a full screen text entry method for smartwatches. in K Church, J Häkkilä, A Krüger & M Serrano (eds), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, pp. 53-59, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services 2016, Florence, Italy, 6/09/16. https://doi.org/10.1145/2935334.2935360

Invisiboard: maximizing display and input space with a full screen text entry method for smartwatches. / Mottelson, Aske; Larsen, Christoffer; Lyderik, Mikkel et al.
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. ed. / Karen Church; Jonna Häkkilä; Antonio Krüger; Marcos Serrano. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2016. p. 53-59.

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Mottelson A, Larsen C, Lyderik M, Strohmeier P, Knibbe J. Invisiboard: maximizing display and input space with a full screen text entry method for smartwatches. In Church K, Häkkilä J, Krüger A, Serrano M, editors, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2016. p. 53-59 doi: 10.1145/2935334.2935360

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