Title :
Gesture-Based Input for Drawing Schematics on a Mobile Device
Author :
Chivers, Daniel ; Rodgers, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Abstract :
We present a system for drawing metro map style schematics using a gesture-based interface. This work brings together techniques in gesture recognition on touch-sensitive devices with research in schematic layout of networks. The software allows users to create and edit schematic networks, and provides an automated layout method for improving the appearance of the schematic. A case study using the metro map metaphor to visualize social networks and web site structure is described.
Keywords :
cartography; data visualisation; gesture recognition; graphical user interfaces; mobile computing; social networking (online); touch sensitive screens; Web site structure; automated layout method; gesture recognition; gesture-based input; gesture-based interface; metro map metaphor; metro map style schematics drawing; mobile device; schematic layout; schematic network; social network; touch-sensitive device; Color; Equations; Layout; Mathematical model; Mobile handsets; Optimization; Software; Gesture-Based Input; Metro Maps; Mobile Device; Schematics; Sketching Input;
Conference_Titel :
Information Visualisation (IV), 2011 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0868-8
