This paper presents our newly developed wireless system for person verification based on the face verification technology. In our system, a handheld device cooperating with a client-server wireless network is used. Due to the limitation of the handheld device's computing power, most computations will be distributed to a remote control server. There are two main problems for implementi...

To overcome limitations of small screens and to provide intuitive ways of interacting with personal data, this work addresses the seamless combination of sensor-enabled phones with large displays. An intuitive basic set of tilt gestures is introduced for a stepwise or continuous interaction with both mobile applications and distant user interfaces by utilizing the handheld as a remote control. ...

Electronic student response systems have become common in institutions of higher education as a means to encourage student engagement, mainly in large lectures. Research has shown that such engagement increases student interest and subsequent learning of the material. To manage this interaction logistically, students use specialized, handheld electronic devices, similar to remote controls, to i...

In this paper, we describe how we enhance the space sensing capabilities of the Ubiquitous Robotic Companion (URC) developed by ETRI Korea, by utilizing the plug-and-play service-oriented architecture provided by University of Florida’s Atlas Platform. Based on our experience in deploying services using the Atlas Platform in smart houses, for the elderly and people with special needs, a require...

ETRI Journal, Volume 27, Number 6, December 2005 In recent years, motivated by the emergence of ubiquitous computing technologies, a new class of networked robots, ubiquitous robots, has been introduced. The Ubiquitous Robotic Companion (URC) is our conceptual vision of ubiquitous service robots that provide users with the services they need, anytime and anywhere in ubiquitous computing environ...

It is nowadays common that the growing number of electronic devices and services used in all kinds of environments is coming along with a significant increase in the complexity of offered functionalities, as well as higher dependencies between devices and services. In this context, two big challenges can be identified: firstly, how to offer appropriate interactions to heterogeneous groups of us...

We introduce a novel layered fuzzy architecture that avoids rule explosion. Unlike a single layer union rule configuration (URC) fuzzy system, a layered URC fuzzy system can approximate any surface without the need of burdensome “corrective” terms. Further, we show that the URC fuzzy system is a generalized layered perceptron—an insight that allows one to choose interconnection weights in an in...

A b s t r a c t Adaptive behavioral capabilities are necessary for robust rover navigation in unstructured and partiallymapped environments. A control approach is described which exploits the approximate reasoning capability of fuzzy logic to produce adaptive motion behavior. In particular, a behavior-baaed architecture for hierarchical fuzzy control of microrovers is presented. Its structure i...

This paper presents our newly developed wireless system for person verification based on the face verification technology. In our system, a handheld device cooperating with a client-server wireless network is used. Due to the limitation of the handheld device's computing power, most computations will be distributed to a remote control server. There are two main problems for implementi...

Everyday appliances, including telephones, ovens, and home stereos, increasingly contain embedded computers to provide greater functionality. Unfortunately, as these appliances become more complex, their interfaces are becoming harder to use. At the same time, more people than ever are carrying computerized devices that can communicate, such as cellular telephones, personal digital assistants, ...