Changed shape of key: An approach to enhance the performance of the soft keyboard

Hsi Jen Chen

doi:10.1145/2628363.2634213

Changed shape of key: An approach to enhance the performance of the soft keyboard

Hsi Jen Chen

Department of Industrial Design

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

Text entry using a soft keyboard on small mobile devices is difficult, one reason being that there is often an offset when typing. This essay presents a soft keyboard whose key shapes have been changed in order to avoid the problem of offset. An app and a usability test prove that this soft keyboard with a changed shape of the keys can increase words per minute and reduce the error rate. Another finding is that a large space between keys is preferred.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	447-452
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450327718
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2628363.2634213
Publication status	Published - 2014 Sept 23
Event	16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2014 - Toronto, Canada Duration: 2014 Sept 23 → 2014 Sept 26

Publication series

Name	MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

Other

Other	16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2014
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	14-09-23 → 14-09-26

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Computer Networks and Communications
Human-Computer Interaction
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Access to Document

10.1145/2628363.2634213

Cite this

Chen, H. J. (2014). Changed shape of key: An approach to enhance the performance of the soft keyboard. In MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (pp. 447-452). (MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/2628363.2634213

Chen, Hsi Jen. / Changed shape of key : An approach to enhance the performance of the soft keyboard. MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. Association for Computing Machinery, 2014. pp. 447-452 (MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services).

@inproceedings{07e94b02797846ec96343580c5ccabac,

title = "Changed shape of key: An approach to enhance the performance of the soft keyboard",

abstract = "Text entry using a soft keyboard on small mobile devices is difficult, one reason being that there is often an offset when typing. This essay presents a soft keyboard whose key shapes have been changed in order to avoid the problem of offset. An app and a usability test prove that this soft keyboard with a changed shape of the keys can increase words per minute and reduce the error rate. Another finding is that a large space between keys is preferred.",

author = "Chen, {Hsi Jen}",

year = "2014",

month = sep,

day = "23",

doi = "10.1145/2628363.2634213",

language = "English",

series = "MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services",

publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",

pages = "447--452",

booktitle = "MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services",

note = "16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2014 ; Conference date: 23-09-2014 Through 26-09-2014",

}

Chen, HJ 2014, Changed shape of key: An approach to enhance the performance of the soft keyboard. in MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 447-452, 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2014, Toronto, Canada, 14-09-23. https://doi.org/10.1145/2628363.2634213

Changed shape of key: An approach to enhance the performance of the soft keyboard. / Chen, Hsi Jen.
MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. Association for Computing Machinery, 2014. p. 447-452 (MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

TY - GEN

T1 - Changed shape of key

T2 - 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2014

AU - Chen, Hsi Jen

PY - 2014/9/23

Y1 - 2014/9/23

N2 - Text entry using a soft keyboard on small mobile devices is difficult, one reason being that there is often an offset when typing. This essay presents a soft keyboard whose key shapes have been changed in order to avoid the problem of offset. An app and a usability test prove that this soft keyboard with a changed shape of the keys can increase words per minute and reduce the error rate. Another finding is that a large space between keys is preferred.

AB - Text entry using a soft keyboard on small mobile devices is difficult, one reason being that there is often an offset when typing. This essay presents a soft keyboard whose key shapes have been changed in order to avoid the problem of offset. An app and a usability test prove that this soft keyboard with a changed shape of the keys can increase words per minute and reduce the error rate. Another finding is that a large space between keys is preferred.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84908564584&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84908564584&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1145/2628363.2634213

DO - 10.1145/2628363.2634213

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:84908564584

T3 - MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

SP - 447

EP - 452

BT - MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

PB - Association for Computing Machinery

Y2 - 23 September 2014 through 26 September 2014

ER -

Chen HJ. Changed shape of key: An approach to enhance the performance of the soft keyboard. In MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. Association for Computing Machinery. 2014. p. 447-452. (MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services). doi: 10.1145/2628363.2634213

Changed shape of key: An approach to enhance the performance of the soft keyboard

Abstract

Publication series

Other

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this