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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`DIRECTV, LLC
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`Petitioner
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`v.
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`QURIO HOLDINGS, INC.
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`Patent Owner
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`CASE: To Be Assigned
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`Patent No. 7,787,904 B2
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`DECLARATION OF JOHN DE VET
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`IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,787,904 B2
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`DECLARATION OF JOHN DE VET
`IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,787,904 B2
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`I, John de Vet, declare:
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`1.
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`I have been asked by Petitioner to provide this Declaration to be used
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`in the Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,787,904 B2 (“the
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`Patent”).
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`2.
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`I have not been promised any compensation contingent upon the
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`outcome of any inter partes review, district court litigation, or any other
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`proceeding related to the Patent.
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`I.
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`BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE
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`3.
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`I am a senior specialist on user-centred design and usability
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`engineering, with experience of the latest interaction techniques for consumer
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`products.
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`4.
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`My public LinkedIn profile summarizing my education and
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`experience is attached to this Declaration as Attachment A.
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`II.
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`“A personal digital assistant as an advanced remote control for
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`audio/video equipment” by De Vet, J. and Buil, V.
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`5.
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`In 1999 I co-authored a paper with Vincent Buil. The paper was titled
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`“A personal digital assistant as an advanced remote control for audio/video
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`equipment.” (“the de Vet paper”).
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`IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW
`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,787,904 B2
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`6.
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`I submitted the de Vet paper for publication and presentation at the
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`Workshop on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices (the “1999
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`Workshop”), which was part of International Conference Series on Human
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`Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (“MobileHCI'99”). The
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`conference took place on August 31, 1999 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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`7.
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`I presented the de Vet paper on Tuesday August 31, 1999 in
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`Edinburgh, Scotland at the MobileHCI'99 conference.
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`8.
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`Members of the public were attendees of the MobileHCI'99
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`conference and the 1999 Workshop, and they viewed the de Vet paper and
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`discussed its contents.
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`9.
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`Petitioner’s counsel provided me with a copy of the de Vet paper,
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`which is attached to this Declaration as Attachment B.
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`10. Attachment B is a true and correct copy of the de Vet paper.
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`11. Before the conference, I sent the de Vet paper to the conference
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`organizers, and it was published on the web page for the 1999 Workshop (“1999
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`Workshop Web Page”), http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/mobile99/, before the
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`conference.
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`12.
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`Shortly after the de Vet paper was posted , in 1999, members of the
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`public accessed the de Vet paper via the 1999 Workshop Web Page.
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`13. Attachment C to this Declaration is a true and internet copy archive of
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`the 1999 Workshop Web page as it existed on September 1, 1999, accessible via
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`the Internet Archive Wayback Machine at the following URL:
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`http://web.archive.org/web/19990901173557/http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/mobile99/.
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`14.
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`The 1999 Workshop Web Page had hyperlinks to Postscript files of
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`the papers and posters to be presented at the 1999 Workshop, including the de Vet
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`paper. Postscript was a common document format known to the public and
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`members of industry. In 1999, visitors to the 1999 Workshop Web Page clicked
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`on hyperlinks to the papers and posters to retrieve the Postscript files and view the
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`papers and posters.
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`15.
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`The 1999 Workshop Web page was advertised to many
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`MobileHCI’99 and 1999 Workshop attendees and members of the public.
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`16.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own
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`knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are
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`believed to be true; and further that these statements were made with the
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`knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine
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`or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
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`17.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
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`correct.
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`OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,787,904 B2
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`Attachment A:
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`John de Vet Linkedln Profile, available at
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`https://n1.linkedin.com/in/j ohndevet (last accessed Sept. 16,
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`2015)
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`Attachment B:
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`John de Vet and Vincent Buil, “A personal digital assistant as
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`an advanced remote control for audio/video equipment,”
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`available on http://www.dcs. g1a.ac.uk/mobi1e99/ and
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`https://web.archive.orgifiweblI 9990901 173557/http://www.dcs.g
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`la.ac.uk/mobile99/papers/de vet.ps
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`Attachment C:
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`“W4: Second Workshop on Human Computer Interaction with
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`Mobile Devices,” http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/mobile99/, August
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`17, 1999 revision as accessed on September 16, 2015 at
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`https://webarchive.org/web/19990901 173557/http://www.dcs.g
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`1a.ac.uk/mobile99/
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`A personal digital assistant as an advanced remote control
`for audio/video equipment
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`John de Vet & Vincent Buil
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`5656 AA Eindhoven
`The Netherlands
`Email: {devet , builv}@natlab.research.philips.com
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`This paper describes a personal digital assistant that is used as a catalogue and advanced remote control to
`browse, select and play music in a compact disc jukebox. The application has been developed as a research
`prototype to identify advantages and disadvantages of different interaction styles for accessing large amounts of
`content. The basic concept provides easy access to a personal music catalogue, anywhere and anytime. It also
`allows you to control the CD jukebox. It employs a multimodal interaction style which combines voice control,
`touch input, visual output with animations and functional sounds. This helps to overcome the typical problem of
`accessing large information resources through small displays. In addition, redundancy in both input and output
`techniques offers people alternative ways of interacting with the content. The concept will be described and
`demonstrated, and relevant user studies will be explained.
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`Keywords: personal digital assistant, multimodal interaction style, voice control, compact disc jukebox,
`usability evaluation, personalisation
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`1. INTRODUCTION
`A mobile personal device such as a personal digital
`assistant (PDA) provides good options to access large
`amounts of information and entertainment content
`anywhere and anytime. This paper describes a PDA
`that is used as a catalogue and advanced remote
`control to browse, select and play music tracks in a
`compact disc jukebox. The application has been
`developed as a research prototype
`to
`identify
`advantages and disadvantages of different interaction
`styles for accessing large amounts of content. It can
`also be used as a basis for identifying options for
`personalisation.
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`The basic concept employs a multimodal
`interaction style which combines voice control, touch
`input, visual output with animations, and functional
`sounds. The inclusion of both voice input and
`functional sounds helps to overcome the typical
`problem of accessing large information resources
`through small displays. Also, redundancy has been
`built in, in both input techniques as well as output
`techniques. This offers people alternative ways of
`interacting with the content, depending on context of
`use demands, on personal preferences, or on what is
`deemed socially appropriate. For example, selections
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`can be made by tapping an item in a list using the
`stylus, or by speaking the item’s name directly. The
`last alternative would require a quiet environment,
`whereas the first alternative can be used in noisy
`environments.
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`The concept will be described and demonstrated,
`and relevant user studies will be explained
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`2. THE CONCEPT
`A personal digital assistant is a handheld device that
`combines computing, communication, and net-
`working features. It is typically pen-based, using a
`stylus rather than a keyboard for input, and offering
`handwriting recognition features. Some PDAs, such
`as the Philips Nino (Philips 1999), can also react to
`voice input by using voice recognition technologies.
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`The Philips Nino 300 has been used as a catalogue
`and remote control to select music compact discs in a
`personal CD jukebox. The CDs are shown in a list on
`the display of the PDA (see Figure 1). The list of
`CDs can be sorted by music style, artist name, release
`years and album names, by either using the stylus or
`voice commands. For example, the user can say
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`‘Herbie Hancock’, and the CDs of Herbie Hancock
`that are in the user’s collection are shown on the
`PDA display. The first CD
`that is shown
`is
`highlighted. Simply
`saying
`‘play’
`results
`in
`activating the jukebox system to play the selected
`CD.
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`• MP3 music on PC, meta-data from Internet.
`The CD changer is completely simulated on
`the PC using a modified Winamp MP3 player
`(Nullsoft 1999) and the CD collection is in
`MP3 format.
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`The following user benefits are anticipated:
`• Add-on remote control feature to an already
`bought product.
`A PDA is too expensive to be positioned as a
`personal remote control only, therefore the
`concept should be seen as an add-on feature.
`Existing universal remote controls, like are
`Marantz's RC2000 Mark II, Philips' Pronto and
`Sony's RM-AV2000, offer extensive and
`comparable control options. However, they do
`not offer the catalogue browsing option, which
`has been implemented on the PDA relatively
`easy.
`• Easy to use overviews of your CD collection on
`screen.
`The collection is shown on the display as a
`scrollable list of CD items, that can be sorted
`by music style, artist name, release year, or
`album title.
`• Using voice commands to access content
`directly.
`Music styles, artists, and release years can be
`named and immediately the associated subset
`of the collection will be shown on the display.
`• Browsing your CD catalogue anywhere and
`anytime.
`to friends
`The catalogue can be shown
`anywhere you are. Or you it can be consulted
`while shopping in your local CD store to see
`what you already have.
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`Anticipated user concerns are the following:
`• Getting the CD information on the PDA.
`to
`This
`requires
`an
`Internet
`account
`automatically download for instance CDDB
`information (CDDB 1999). The alternative
`would be for the user to manually type in the
`information. The catalogue in the current
`prototype is fixed and contained in a data file
`which can only be altered manually.
`• Adding a CD to your collection.
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`Figure 1: The PDA screen with the personal
`Jukebox user interface.
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`The information needed to create the CD catalogue
`on the PDA is simple: for each CD a number of
`attributes is available: artist, album, year, and style.
`This information can be downloaded from the
`Internet, for instance via CDDB, a feature that most
`audio CD players on the PC now offer (CDDB
`1999). This means that the user does not need to
`enter this information manually, as is typically the
`case with current CD changers for the home. Ideally
`the jukebox system would send the ID information of
`the CDs to the PDA. Connecting the PDA to the PC
`would then result in an update of the catalogue. If the
`user has no connection to the Internet at home, it is
`still possible to enter the information (by typing on a
`PC keyboard, instead of pushing buttons on the
`changer).
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`•
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`The technology involved includes (see Figure 2):
`• multimodal interaction (stylus gestures, voice
`input, animation, functional sound)
`Philips Vocon ASR software (continuous,
`word-based speaker dependent developed for
`small vocabulary and small ‘footprint’ (i.e. low
`memory & CPU resources) platforms, and
`hence cheaper devices.)
`infrared communication between PDA to PC
`via an IrDA (Infrared Data Association) link.
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`•
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`Figure 2: Set-up of PDA and PC simulation with
`IrDA transceiver on top of the left speaker.
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`Ideally, the catalogue could be updated when a
`new disc is inserted in the CD changer.
`Alternatively, the update of the catalogue
`would have to be done manually.
`Training of voice commands.
`recognition
`Current word-based
`speech
`technology requires training of new words, for
`example when a new CD is added. In the long
`term, phoneme-based, speaker
`independent
`speech recognition would be the solution, but
`this technology is not yet available on PDAs.
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`The opportunities that have been identified are:
`• Allows both personal use and group use.
`A catalogue on a remote control can be used to
`find content of personal
`interest, without
`disturbing other people in the room who are
`using the audio/video equipment. The mobile
`device’s display suits personal use. In case you
`want to enjoy audio or video together, i.e. for
`group use, a shared display (like a TV screen)
`would be better suited to find content of
`common interest.
`• Control multiple devices and a variety of
`content.
`for other
`is also suitable
`The concept
`applications, such as an electronic programme
`guide (EPG) that could be used as a personal
`TV programme recommender, or a catalogue
`of a videodisc (or videotape) collection. Hence
`it can offer access to a variety of content:
`music, TV programmes, film, theatre shows,
`sport events, and so on.
`• Hands-free control by voice.
`For the control of audio/video equipment by
`voice, one
`controversial
`issue
`is
`the
`microphone location, and thus on how the
`automatic speech recognition (ASR) should
`take place. A microphone in the set (e.g. CD
`changer) allows for hands-free operation, but
`this
`scenario
`is more prone
`to noise
`interference, in particular to ‘noise’ coming
`from the audio/video equipment
`itself. A
`microphone in the remote control improves the
`quality of recognition, but does not free the
`hands. In case of a PDA, with on-board ASR
`and a reasonable display, the benefit of good
`visual feedback can compensate for the lack of
`hands-free operation. (When solely used for
`control, the PDA can be placed on the table, in
`principle, but the recognition will deteriorate.)
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`3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
`The research questions we had regarding the concept
`were:
`• How do people appreciate the concept of using
`their organiser as a (universal) remote control
`for their audio/video equipment?
`• How do people appreciate the concept of
`talking to a mobile device in the home or
`away?
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`Our research questions regarding the user interface
`were:
`• Which operations are easier to perform with
`speech commands, and which operations are
`easier to perform on a touch screen?
`• How to design a multimodal interaction style
`for use in different contexts (in the home, on
`the move, and away)?
`• An organiser is a personal device, and thus can
`become a personal remote control that does not
`need to be shared with others. How can
`personalisation be exploited?
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`4. USER STUDIES
`Our research group has conducted many user studies
`on the use of voice control in combination with other
`input techniques, for both stationary and portable
`products in the home environment. We have been
`most
`interested
`in
`relating user’s conceptual
`operations
`to
`appropriate
`input
`and output
`techniques. Some of the findings will be summarised
`here.
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`4.1 Voice control
`Operations that favour voice control:
`• Direct addressing of content: Calling out
`names (e.g. of artists, categories, channels,
`etc.) is by far preferred over entering names
`with cursor keys on a remote control, or
`scrolling through names in a long list. Using
`voice commands is more natural and faster,
`and has better conceptual mapping
`(i.e.
`channel names vs. channel numbers). Earlier
`studies confirm that this is one of the main
`benefits of voice commands (e.g. the ‘name
`dialling’ feature in some mobile phones).
`However, for word-based speech recognition
`the names need to be trained in advance.
`• Menu navigation & selection: Navigating
`through menu structures and selecting options
`is faster and preferably done with voice
`commands, compared to navigating with the
`cursor keys on a remote control. The task can
`be performed faster as there is no need to
`navigate stepwise through an option list or
`menu structure, and no need to switch attention
`back and forth between remote control and
`screen. Navigation through menu structures
`can be even more powerful with ‘power
`commands’, i.e. short cuts to options deeper in
`the menu structure, or macro functions that
`perform several selections at once (i.e. ‘record
`this CD’).
`Setting a range: When people have to set
`points on a scale, for example the start and stop
`time of a TV programme to be recorded on
`videotape, then voice commands are easier and
`faster to use than cursor keys. Setting times
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`with voice commands requires fewer actions
`than setting times on a slider bar with the
`cursor keys.
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`4.2 Manual control
`Operations that favour manual control:
`Scrolling in a long list: Cursor keys are
`•
`preferred and work faster for scrolling through
`long lists of content, if one does not know what
`one is looking for (browsing). Repeated voice
`commands like ‘up, up, up’ are annoying and
`slow, especially if the target item requires a lot
`of scrolling. An advantage of push buttons is
`that they can be held down for continuous
`scrolling. An even better alternative would be a
`real slider button or a rotary knob, as it
`facilitates
`controlling
`the position
`and
`displacement directly.
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`4.3 Voice and manual control combined
`In one experiment we compared three versions of a
`Jukebox interface: voice input only, manual input
`only, and voice combined with manual input. We
`found that switching between voice and manual input
`seems unnatural to some users.
`
`However, a combination of both input techniques
`can be very useful. For example, in the CD jukebox
`application on the PDA users can select a CD with
`the stylus, and subsequently invoke the ‘play’
`command by voice.
`
`Another advantage of combining voice and manual
`input, is that it provides alternative ways of operating
`the device. When automatic speech recognition is
`cumbersome, e.g. in a noisy environment or when the
`device is trained by another person, the manual input
`is a fallback option. User tests show that people want
`to have
`this possibility. Our post-experiment
`questionnaire results show that people really would
`want to use manual control instead of voice control in
`the following situations:
`personal context: when one is not in the mood
`•
`to talk to a device, not able to talk (e.g. one has
`a hoarse voice), or when it is inappropriate
`(e.g. during a concert or presentation).
`social context: when one is talking to others, or
`when you don’t want to disturb other people in
`the room.
`physical context: when there is a lot of noise in
`the room – during a party for example – and
`voice control just doesn’t work very well.
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`5 DISCUSSION AND FUTURE
`RESEARCH
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`people who already own a PDA. The concept is also
`suitable for other applications, such as an electronic
`programme guide (EPG) that could be used as a
`personal TV programme
`recommender, or a
`catalogue of your videotapes or videodiscs.
`The disadvantages of mobile devices (small
`displays and few buttons, no keyboard) have been
`compensated by using voice input in combination
`with stylus input. Redundancy in the use of different
`input modalities makes
`it a robust
`interaction
`concept, that can be used in different contexts of use.
`The real estate of the small display has been used
`in such a way that the items in the CD catalogue can
`be sorted on various attributes (artist, music style,
`release year), and sub-selections can be quickly
`made. In addition, animations and functional sounds
`have been added, to offer more redundancy in
`different output modalities.
`This concept of a multimodal interaction style on a
`mobile device, seems also applicable
`to other
`domains than just entertainment, such as information
`and communication applications. It offers easy access
`to content through mobile devices. The mobile
`device does not necessarily store
`the content,
`although that would be possible, but it can be a
`gateway to that content, as exemplified by our
`application.
`
`•
`
`Our work has generated various questions for
`future research:
`• multi-user and multi-appliance: A PDA is
`designed for personal use. How to design and
`implement voice control for use in a room with
`other people and other equipment?
`shared interaction / scalability: A single PDA
`does not support shared interaction: it is
`difficult to show your catalogue to others. A
`bigger screen that can be shared (e.g. a TV
`screen in the living room) is an option, but
`How well can a small-display application be
`scaled to a bigger displays?
`personalisation: Although the content, your
`CD collection, is personalised, the application
`and user interface are not. What are the options
`for personalising the personal remote control?
`
`•
`
`In the final paper, we will elaborate more on the
`experiments (design and data), on the advantages and
`disadvantages of the concept, and the implications
`for future research.
`
`Acknowledgements
`This work is a combined effort of our colleagues
`Vincent Buil, Berry Eggen, Luc Geurts, Paul
`Kaufholz, and Leon van Stuivenberg.
`
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`audio CD
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`
`database
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`(1999)
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`Philips Nino palm-PC official website
`http://nino.philips.com/.
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`http://www.winamp.com
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`9/16/2015
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`Mobile 99 at INTERACT 99 - CFP
`
`W4: Second Workshop on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices
`
`31 August 1999, Edinburgh, Scotland
`
`Call for papers
`
`An
`
` Workshop
`
`Aims and objectives
`
`The last 3-4 years have seen the development and marketing of a vast array of mobile computing devices. These systems
`herald what we believe to be a new era of `ubiquitous' computing. The utility of these devices is reduced by the problems of
`accessing information resources through tiny displays. This can be especially problematic where that information is
``perishable'; where its value is only relevant to particular locations and times. The utility of mobile devices is further
`reduced by the problems of manipulating miniaturised versions of `standard' keyboards and pointing devices. Users are also
`forced to perform numerous, delicate operations by selecting very small icons. This workshop will provide a forum for
`academics and practitioners to discuss the challenges and potential solutions for effective interaction with mobile systems
`and builds on the success of the First Workshop on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices held in Glasgow in
`May 1998. The workshop is intended to cover not only PDAs but also voice terminals, smart phones and laptops.
`
`Attendance will be limited in order to encourage interaction. It will be possible for people to attend the workshop even
`though they have not submitted a paper.
`
`Registration
`
`You can register for the workshop using the normal INTERACT registration form. This is available in the PDF file of the
`Advanced Programme on the INTERACT Web pages. The advanced programme incorrectly says that you cannot attend a
`workshop if you are not registered for the whole conference. You can attend for the Workshop only, it just costs a little
`more. The costs are:
`
`
`1 Day Workshop
`
`Conference delegates
`Conference fee + £40
`
`Workshop only attendees
`£80
`
`Please use the code W4 for the workshop.
`
`Workshop Timetable
`
`As we had so many good submissions we have accepted 11 papers and 6 posters. Our draft plan for the workshop is below.
`This is likely to change as we go along but it will give you an idea for what we hope the day will be about. Each author will
`get 30 minutes to present his/her work:15 - 20 minutes of presentation and 15 - 10 minutes of discussion.
`
`Over lunch and coffee breaks we will run a poster session in a break-out room near the main workshop room. The authors of
`the posters will be there to present them over coffee breaks but the posters will be up all day for people to look at during
`lunch. We hope that the long lunch and coffee breaks will lead to considerable discussion amoungst attendees as we
`received too many papers to allow in meeting discussion bar through questions.
`
`Papers are available in postscript format either individually or in two grouped zip archives: papers.zip and posters.zip 1340K
`and 725K
`
`Note: there appears to be a problem with PDF conversion to postscript with these pages,
`PDF submitted files are also available in original PDF and in eratum.zip . Sorry for the
`trouble but I don't have time just now to investigate further or convert all to PDF, Mark.
`http://web.archive.org/web/19990901173557/http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/mobile99/
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