Augmented Visualization with Natural Feature Tracking

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• Publication Type: Conference Paper
• Workgroup(s)/Project(s):
  • ViMaL: A Visualization Mapping Language
• Date: December 2011
• ISBN: 978-1-4503-1096-3
• Publisher: ACM
• Location: Beijing, China
• Lecturer: Gábor Sörös
• Event: 10th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2011)
• Booktitle: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2011)
• Conference date: 7. December 2011 – 9. December 2011
• Pages: 4 – 12
• Keywords: human computer interaction, Handheld augmented reality, natural feature tracking, interactive visualization systems

Abstract

Visualization systems often require large monitors or projection screens to display complex information. Even very sophisticated systems that exhibit complex user interfaces do usually not exploit advanced input and output devices. One of the reasons for that is the high cost of special hardware. This paper introduces Augmen- ted Visualization, an interaction method for projection walls as well as monitors using affordable and widely available hardware such as mobile phones or tablets. The main technical challenge is the track- ing of the users’ devices without any special equipment or fiducial markers in the working area. We propose to track natural features of the display content with the built-in camera of mobile devices. Tracking the visualized scene allows pose estimation of the mobile devices with six degrees of freedom. The position and orientation information is then used for advanced interaction metaphors like magic lenses. For a group of experts who are analyzing the data in front of the same screen, a personal augmented view of the visua- lized scene is presented, for each user on his/her personal device. The prototype Augmented Visualization System achieves interactive frame rates and may lead to a greatly enhanced user experience. The paper discusses the design and implementation questions and illustrates potential application scenarios.

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@inproceedings{Soros_AVN_2011,
  title =      "Augmented Visualization with Natural Feature Tracking",
  author =     "G\'{a}bor S\"{o}r\"{o}s and Peter Rautek and Hartmut
               Seichter and Eduard Gr\"{o}ller",
  year =       "2011",
  abstract =   "Visualization systems often require large monitors or
               projection screens to display complex information. Even very
               sophisticated systems that exhibit complex user interfaces
               do usually not exploit advanced input and output devices.
               One of the reasons for that is the high cost of special
               hardware. This paper introduces Augmen- ted Visualization,
               an interaction method for projection walls as well as
               monitors using affordable and widely available hardware such
               as mobile phones or tablets. The main technical challenge is
               the track- ing of the users’ devices without any special
               equipment or fiducial markers in the working area. We
               propose to track natural features of the display content
               with the built-in camera of mobile devices. Tracking the
               visualized scene allows pose estimation of the mobile
               devices with six degrees of freedom. The position and
               orientation information is then used for advanced
               interaction metaphors like magic lenses. For a group of
               experts who are analyzing the data in front of the same
               screen, a personal augmented view of the visua- lized scene
               is presented, for each user on his/her personal device. The
               prototype Augmented Visualization System achieves
               interactive frame rates and may lead to a greatly enhanced
               user experience. The paper discusses the design and
               implementation questions and illustrates potential
               application scenarios.",
  month =      dec,
  isbn =       "978-1-4503-1096-3",
  publisher =  "ACM",
  location =   "Beijing, China",
  event =      "10th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous
               Multimedia (MUM 2011) ",
  booktitle =  "Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Mobile
               and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2011) ",
  pages =      "4--12",
  keywords =   "human computer interaction, Handheld augmented reality,
               natural feature tracking, interactive visualization systems",
  URL =        "https://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/2011/Soros_AVN_2011/",
}