Demo Abstract: PosePair: Pairing IoT Devices through Visual Human Pose Analysis

Abstract

In the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm, it is important to easily setup and control devices, which is achieved by pairing. In this work, we present a novel pairing scheme that utilizes heterogeneous sensing. The core idea is that devices with different sensing capabilities can still detect common information about their user. We demonstrate this idea through an example application consisting of a camera and IoT devices with inertial sensors. As the user holds a device and moves it around, the camera captures the human's pose and compares it to the IoT device motion. If the motion features are similar enough, the device can be successfully paired to the camera's network.