ABSTRACT Reading On–the–Go: A Comparison of Audio and Hand–held Displays (2009)
Kristin Vadas, Nirmal Patel, Kent Lyons, Thad Starner, Julie Jacko
In this paper we present a 20–participant controlled experiment to evaluate and compare a head–down visual display and a synthesized speech audio display for comprehending text while mobile....
GART: The Gesture and Activity Recognition Toolkit (2008)
Kent Lyons, Helene Brashear, Tracy Westeyn, Jung Soo Kim, Thad Starner
Abstract. The Gesture and Activity Recognition Toolit (GART) is a user interface toolkit designed to enable the development of gesturebased applications. GART provides an abstraction to machine...
Abstract Augmenting Cognition with Wearable Computers (2008)
Mobile devices are becoming more commonplace and part of our daily lives. We have found that wearable computers offer a unique perspective on the interaction issues present with mobile computing. In...
Kent Lyons, Thad Starner, Lonnie Harvel
With the continuous availability of wearable computers, users have the opportunity to create and acquire large numbers of files. The ability to store and retrieve documents effectively with these...
Expert Chording Text Entry on the Twiddler One-Handed Keyboard (2007)
Kent Lyons, Daniel Plaisted, Thad Starner
Previously, we demonstrated that after 400 minutes of practice, ten novices averaged over 26 words per minute (wpm) for text entry on the Twiddler one--handed chording keyboard, outperforming the...
The Gesture Watch: A Wireless Contact-Free Gesture Based Wrist Interface (2007)
Kim, Jungsoo, He, Jiasheng, Lyons, Kent, Starner, Thad
Presented at the 11th IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC 20007), Boston, MA, October 11-13, 2007.
GART: The Gesture and Activity Recognition Toolkit (2007)
Brashear, Helene, Kim, Jung Soo, Lyons, Kent, Starner, Thad, Westeyn, Tracy
Presented at the 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Beijing, China, July 2007.
The Korean twiddler: one-handed chording text entry for Korean mobile phones (2006)
Myungcheol Doo, Kent Lyons, Thad Starner
We present a text entry method using the Twiddler one-handed chording keyboard to input Hangul, the Korean alphabet, on mobile phones. After estimating keystrokes of various text entry methods, we...
Improving Support of Conversations by Enhancing Mobile Computer Input (2005)
Mobile computing is becoming one of the most widely adopted technologies. There are 1.3 billion mobile phone subscribers worldwide, and the current generation of phones offers substantial computing...
Improving Support of Conversations by Enhancing Mobile Computer Input (2005)
Mobile computing is becoming one of the most widely adopted technologies. There are 1.3 billion mobile phone subscribers worldwide, and the current generation of phones offers substantial computing...
Improving support of conversations by enhancing mobile computer input [electronic resource] / (2005)
Mobile computing is becoming one of the most widely adopted technologies. There are 1.3 billion mobile phone subscribers worldwide, and the current generation of phones offers substantial computing...
Improving support of conversations by enhancing mobile computer input (2005)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006.
James Clawson, Kent Lyons, Thad Starner, Edward Clarkson
In a mobile environment, the amount of visual attention a person can devote to a computer is often limited. In addition to typing rapidly and accurately, it is important to be able to enter text with...
James Clawson, Kent Lyons, Thad Starner, Edward Clarkson
In a mobile environment, the amount of visual attention a person can devote to a computer is often limited. In addition to typing rapidly and accurately, it is important to be able to enter text with...
Reading on the go: An evaluation of three mobile display technologies (2005)
Kristin Vadas, Kent Lyons, Daniel Ashbrook, Ji Soo Yi, Thad Starner, Julie Jacko
Abstract. As mobile technology becomes a more integral part of our everyday lives, understanding the impact of different displays on perceived ease of use and overall performance is becoming...
An empirical study of typing rates on mini-QWERTY keyboards (2005)
Edward Clarkson, James Clawson, Kent Lyons, Thad Starner
We present a longitudinal study of mini-QWERTY keyboard use, examining the learning rates of novice mini-QWERTY users. The study consists of 20 twenty-minute typing sessions using two different-sized...
Improving Novice Performance on the Twiddler One-Handed Chording Keyboard (2005)
Kent Lyons, Richard Catrambone
Abstract. The Twiddler one–handed chording keyboard offers rapid mobile text entry on a keypad similar to that of a standard mobile telephone. Previously we found that novice users could be trained...
Augmenting conversations using dual–purpose speech (2004)
Kent Lyons, Christopher Skeels, Thad Starner, Cornelis M. Snoeck, Benjamin A. Wong, Daniel Ashbrook
In this paper, we explore the concept of dual–purpose speech: speech that is socially appropriate in the context of a human– to–human conversation which also provides meaningful input to a...
Augmenting conversations using dual–purpose speech (2004)
Kent Lyons, Christopher Skeels, Thad Starner, Cornelis M. Snoeck, Benjamin A. Wong, Daniel Ashbrook
In this paper, we explore the concept of dual–purpose speech: speech that is socially appropriate in the context of a human– to–human conversation which also provides meaningful input to a...
Twiddler typing: One-handed chording text entry for mobile phones (2004)
Kent Lyons, Thad Starner, Daniel Plaisted, James Fusia, A Lyons, Aaron Drew, ...
An experienced user of the Twiddler, a one–handed chording keyboard, averages speeds of 60 words per minute with letter–by–letter typing of standard test phrases. This fast typing rate coupled...
Twiddler Typing: One-Handed Chording Text Entry for Mobile Phones (2004)
Kent Lyons, Thad Starner, Daniel Plaisted, James Fusia, Amanda Lyons, A Lyons, ...
An experienced user of the Twiddler, a one--handed chording keyboard, averages speeds of 60 words per minute with letter--by--letter typing of standard test phrases. This fast typing rate coupled...
KeyMenu: A keyboard based hierarchical menu (2003)
Kent Lyons, Nirmal J. Patel, Thad Starner
KeyMenu is a keyboard based hierarchical menu system originally designed for use on a wearable computer. The menu uses a one to one mapping between buttons on the keyboard and menu items. The KeyMenu...
Everyday Wearable Computer Use: A Case Study of an Expert User (2003)
Wearable computers are a unique point in the mobile computing design space. In this paper, we examine the use of a wearable in everyday situations. Specifically, we discuss findings from a case study...
KeyMenu: A Keyboard Based Hierarchical Menu (2003)
Kent Lyons Nirmal, Kent Lyons, Nirmal J. Patel, Thad Starner
KeyMenu is a keyboard based hierarchical menu system intended for use on a wearable computer. It is designed for use in conjunction with the Twiddler one--handed wearable keyboard. Unlike traditional...
Mobile Capture for Wearable Computer Usability Testing (2001)
Presented at the 5th IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computing (ISWC 2001), Zurich, Switzerland, October 2001.
Mobile capture for wearable computer usability testing (2001)
The mobility of wearable computers makes usability testing difficult. In order to fully understand how a user interacts with the wearable, the researcher must examine both the user's direct...
Capture for Wearable Computer Evaluation (2001)
this article, we present some of the difficulties encountered when evaluating wearable computers and how capture is used to overcome these problems. We present two different implementations of...
Kent Lyons, Cory D. Kidd, Thad E. Starner
In this paper we introduce and describe a radio frequency-based system for location identification and tracking. The basic design of the system consists of transmitters in the environment,...
Kent Lyons, Cory D. Kidd, Thad E. Starner
In this paper we introduce and describe a radio frequency-based system for location identification and tracking. The basic design of the system consists of transmitters in the environment,...
Guided by Voices: An Audio Augmented Reality System (2000)
Kent Lyons, Maribeth G, Thad Starner
This paper presents an application of a low cost, lightweight audio-only augmented reality infrastructure. The system uses a simple wearable computer and a RF based location system to play digital...
Guided by Voices: An Audio Augmented Reality System (2000)
Kent Lyons, Maribeth G, Thad Starner
This paper presents an application of a low cost, lightweight audio-only augmented reality infrastructure. The system uses a simple wearable computer and a RF based location system to play digital...
Guided by Voices: An Audio Augmented Reality System (2000)
Kent Lyons, Maribeth Gandy, Maribeth G, Thad Starner
This paper presents an application of a low cost, lightweight audio-only augmented reality infrastructure. The system uses a simple wearable computer and a RF based location system to play digital...
Kent Lyons Cory, Kent Lyons, Cory D. Kidd, Thad E. Starner
In this paper we introduce and describe a radio frequency-based system for location identification and tracking. The basic design of the system consists of transmitters in the environment,...
Guided by Voices: An Audio Augmented Reality System (2000)
Kent Lyons, Maribeth G, Thad Starner
This paper presents an application of a low cost, lightweight audio-only augmented reality infrastructure. The system uses a simple wearable computer and a RF based location system to play digital...