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Towards User-Aware Multi-touch Interaction Layer for Group Collaborative Systems

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Mathematical and Engineering Methods in Computer Science (MEMICS 2012)

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State-of-the-art collaborative workspaces are represented either by large tabletops or wall-sized interactive displays. Extending bare multi-touch capability with metadata for association of touch events to individual users could significantly improve collaborative work of co-located group. In this paper, we present several techniques which enable development of such interactive environments. First, we describe an algorithm for scalable coupling of multiple touch sensors and a method allowing association of touch events with users. Further, we briefly discuss the Multi-Sensor (MUSE) framework which utilizes the two techniques and allows rapid development of touch-based user interface. Finally, we discuss the preliminary results of the prototype implementation.

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  1. Institute of Computer Science, Masaryk University, Botanická 68a, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic

    Petr Holub

  2. CESNET z.s.p.o., Zikova 4, 162 00, Prague, Czech Republic

    Petr Holub

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  1. Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Botanická 68a, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic

    Antonín Kučera

  2. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Am Campus 1, 3400, Klosterneuburg, Austria

    Thomas A. Henzinger

  3. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, Malostranské nám. 25, 118 00, Praha 1, Czech Republic

    Jaroslav Nešetřil

  4. Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology, Božetěchova 2, 612 66, Brno, Czech Republic

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  5. Institute of Computer Science, Masaryk University, Botanicka 68a, 602 00, Brno, Czec Republic

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Rusňák, V., Ručka, L., Holub, P. (2013). Towards User-Aware Multi-touch Interaction Layer for Group Collaborative Systems. In: Kučera, A., Henzinger, T.A., Nešetřil, J., Vojnar, T., Antoš, D. (eds) Mathematical and Engineering Methods in Computer Science. MEMICS 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7721. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36046-6_19

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