@inproceedings{c01c30a059ef453ea25374f2b5c9c6a6,
title = "MK-Pad: A Mouse+Keyboard input technique for distance interaction through a mobile tablet device",
abstract = "We introduce MK-Pad (Mouse+Keyboard Pad), a technique for entering text and performing mouse operations using a tablet device for distance interaction. MK-Pad uses the screen of a 10.1{"} tablet touchscreen to host a soft keyboard and turns the screen into a large multi-touch trackpad. The multi-touch capabilities of the tablet make it possible to avoid the need for explicit mode switching between textentry and mouse operations. Similarly, because of the relatively large size of the tablet display, we are able to map the entire external screen onto the tablet display and this provides users with both absolute and relative cursor positioning: tapping causes the cursor to jump to the corresponding location, providing rapid movement across large distances, while clutching using relative mode supports fine positioning control. We conducted two studies. We use data from the first study to inform the design of MK-Pad. In the second study we compare MKPad against the standard mouse and keyboard. The results show that MK-Pad has potential and a good alternative to mouse and keyboard for distance interaction with large displays.",
keywords = "Cursor movement, Distance interaction, Large displays, Soft keyboards, Tablet devices, Touch screen",
author = "Chunchuan Lv and Boyuan Yuan and Ran Bi and Hai-Ning and Nancy Diniz and Wong, {Mou Ling Dennis}",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1145/2525194.2525260",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781450322539",
series = "ACM International Conference Proceeding Series",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
pages = "231--236",
booktitle = "APCHI 2013 / India HCI 2013 - Joint Proceedings of the 11th Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction and the 5th Indian Conference on Human Computer Interaction",
note = "Joint 11th Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction, APCHI 2013 and the 5th Indian Conference on Human Computer Interaction, India HCI 2013 ; Conference date: 24-09-2013 Through 27-09-2013",
}