MuscleIO: Muscle-Based Input and Output for Casual Notifications

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Authors

  • Tim Karsten Gerhard Peter Jürgen Dünte
  • Michael Rohs
  • Max Pfeiffer
  • Justin Schulte

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  • University of Münster
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Original languageGerman
Article number64
Pages (from-to)64:1-64:21
Number of pages21
JournalProceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies
Volume2
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2018

Abstract

Receiving and reacting to notifications on mobile devices can be cumbersome. We propose MuscleIO, the use of electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) for notification output and electromyography (EMG) for reacting to notifications. Our approach provides a one-handed, eyes-free, and low-effort way of dealing with notifications. We built a prototype that interleaves muscle input and muscle output signals using the same electrodes. EMS and EMG alternate such that the EMG input signal is measured in the gaps of the EMS output signal, so voluntary muscle contraction is measured during muscle stimulation.

Notifications are represented as EMS signals and are accepted or refused either by a directional or a time-based EMG response. A lab user study with 12 participants shows that the directional EMG response is superior to the time-based response in terms of reaction time, error rate, and user preference. Furthermore, the directional approach is the fastest and the most intuitive for users compared to a button-based smartwatch interface as a baseline.

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MuscleIO: Muscle-Based Input and Output for Casual Notifications. / Dünte, Tim Karsten Gerhard Peter Jürgen; Rohs, Michael; Pfeiffer, Max et al.
In: Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, Vol. 2, No. 2, 64, 06.2018, p. 64:1-64:21.

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Dünte, TKGPJ, Rohs, M, Pfeiffer, M & Schulte, J 2018, 'MuscleIO: Muscle-Based Input and Output for Casual Notifications', Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, vol. 2, no. 2, 64, pp. 64:1-64:21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3214267
Dünte, T. K. G. P. J., Rohs, M., Pfeiffer, M., & Schulte, J. (2018). MuscleIO: Muscle-Based Input and Output for Casual Notifications. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 2(2), 64:1-64:21. Article 64. https://doi.org/10.1145/3214267
Dünte TKGPJ, Rohs M, Pfeiffer M, Schulte J. MuscleIO: Muscle-Based Input and Output for Casual Notifications. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies. 2018 Jun;2(2):64:1-64:21. 64. doi: 10.1145/3214267
Dünte, Tim Karsten Gerhard Peter Jürgen ; Rohs, Michael ; Pfeiffer, Max et al. / MuscleIO : Muscle-Based Input and Output for Casual Notifications. In: Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies. 2018 ; Vol. 2, No. 2. pp. 64:1-64:21.
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