ShiftTouch: Sheet-Type Interface Extending Capacitive Touch Inputs with Minimal Screen Occlusion

Kaori Ikematsu, Kunihiro Kato, Rei Kawakami

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Abstract

We present ShiftTouch, a sheet-Type passive interface that provides multiple inputs for capacitive touch surfaces with minimal screen occlusion. It consists of a conductive layer and a masking layer that partially insulates the conductive one. ShiftTouch uses multiple linear electrodes to control the fine touch position. The touch input is triggered under the electrodes when several adjacent electrodes are grounded simultaneously. Although each input area shares some electrodes with neighboring input areas, the touch surface can identify the inputs from each input area by detecting the slight displacement of the touch position. Our interface is simple yet effective in implementing multiple input areas while reducing screen occlusion compared to existing approaches using finger-sized electrodes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdjunct Publication of the 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2021
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages86-88
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781450386555
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Oct 10
Externally publishedYes
Event34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 2021 Oct 102021 Oct 14

Publication series

NameAdjunct Publication of the 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2021

Conference

Conference34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period21/10/1021/10/14

Keywords

  • Capacitive Touch Surface
  • Conductive Ink
  • Printed Interface.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Human-Computer Interaction

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