Premote: a user customizable remote control

The pRemote ('p' stands for personal) is an alternative input device based on digital pen technology, paper-based interface layouts and text recognition. Compared to standard remote controls the concept allows the creation of personal interfaces by the user, the use of different templates during running an application and an alternative for text input by writing with a pen. In our work we developed a design study of the pRemote which was evaluated with eight users. The concept was appreciated by almost all of the participants. We exemplified the concept for controlling an already developed media application. The pRemote should establish a basis for further evaluations of different input designs.