A real-time system for sensor information interactive visualization with multi-touch technology

Abstract

Access to digital information from sensor networks is traditionally confined to common computer interfaces and interaction paradigms. New forms of novel Human Computer Interaction (HCI) paradigms are required to be developed for supporting how we currently engage with the collected sensor information. In this paper we introduce Sensor Information Interactive System (SIIS) that presents sensor information collected from a smart object with a multi-touch interface. This system aims to exploit the interaction capabilities of multi-touch technologies by supporting more efficient activities and presentation with digital sensor information, making it more accessible and meaningful. The SIIS system is validated with both 2-D and 3-D applications to demonstrate the effectiveness and flexibility of multi-touch interactions and usability of the multi-touch interface for engaging with real-time sensor information.