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Jun Rekimoto Interaction Laboratory, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., 3-14-13 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, 141-0022, Tokyo, Japan
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing archive
Volume 8 , Issue 2 (May 2004) table of contents
Pages: 126 - 134
Year of Publication: 2004
ISSN:1617-4909
Abstract:
This paper introduces the concept of synchronous user operation, a user interface technique for establishing spontaneous network connections between digital devices. This concept has been implemented in the “SyncTap system”, which allows a user to establish device connections through synchronous button operations. When the user wants to connect two devices, she synchronously presses and releases the “connection” buttons on both devices. Then, multicast packets containing button press and release timing information are sent through the network. By comparing this timing information with locally recorded information, the devices can correctly identify each other. This scheme is simple but scalable because it can detect and handle simultaneous overlapping connection requests. It can also be used to establish secure connections by exchanging public keys. This paper describes the principle, the protocol, and various applications in the domain of ubiquitous computing.
My Review:
If the connected mobile uibiquitous convergence invisible computing revolution is actually going to be something else than the current mess of gizmos so frustrating that are leaving too many people behind, it won't be because of huge conceptual decompositions of cognitive task models, but inventions like this. The theroetical work has a habit of always being slightly behind what people are actually doing with their machines, instead of pointing forward, while a simple innovation like SyncTap can change a lot about the current frustrations -- I'll be happy never to have to do a search to pair up two Bluetooth devices that I am holding in my hands ever again. Nokia is doing the smae with Magic Touch, an RFID based system where devices do data exchange or pair up by scanning each other based on proximity, but this sounds equally useable and very well thought out. I was considering how to make a device that hijacks these connections, and that isn't easy as well. I hope to see more of SyncTap in all kinds of devices soon.
Jun Rekimoto Interaction Laboratory, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., 3-14-13 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, 141-0022, Tokyo, Japan
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing archive
Volume 8 , Issue 2 (May 2004) table of contents
Pages: 126 - 134
Year of Publication: 2004
ISSN:1617-4909
Abstract:
This paper introduces the concept of synchronous user operation, a user interface technique for establishing spontaneous network connections between digital devices. This concept has been implemented in the “SyncTap system”, which allows a user to establish device connections through synchronous button operations. When the user wants to connect two devices, she synchronously presses and releases the “connection” buttons on both devices. Then, multicast packets containing button press and release timing information are sent through the network. By comparing this timing information with locally recorded information, the devices can correctly identify each other. This scheme is simple but scalable because it can detect and handle simultaneous overlapping connection requests. It can also be used to establish secure connections by exchanging public keys. This paper describes the principle, the protocol, and various applications in the domain of ubiquitous computing.
My Review:
If the connected mobile uibiquitous convergence invisible computing revolution is actually going to be something else than the current mess of gizmos so frustrating that are leaving too many people behind, it won't be because of huge conceptual decompositions of cognitive task models, but inventions like this. The theroetical work has a habit of always being slightly behind what people are actually doing with their machines, instead of pointing forward, while a simple innovation like SyncTap can change a lot about the current frustrations -- I'll be happy never to have to do a search to pair up two Bluetooth devices that I am holding in my hands ever again. Nokia is doing the smae with Magic Touch, an RFID based system where devices do data exchange or pair up by scanning each other based on proximity, but this sounds equally useable and very well thought out. I was considering how to make a device that hijacks these connections, and that isn't easy as well. I hope to see more of SyncTap in all kinds of devices soon.
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