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Dynamic tagging for Microsoft Surface

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Editor’s Note: This older project refers to the original Microsoft Surface table (later renamed Microsoft PixelSense)—not to be confused with the Surface tablets that came later. The Surface table was Microsoft’s first multi-touch device, and its display had the ability to “see” objects on its surface.

Microsoft Surface is distinguished among commercial multi-touch systems by its ability to interact with tagged objects. In this work, we examine a new class of tagged objects where the tag is dynamic—it changes in response to some sensed variable. As an example, a drinking glass is described which can sense when a refill should be offered. The glass is completely passive, containing no electronic components or moving parts, and works with an unmodified Microsoft Surface.

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Dynamic tagging for Microsoft Surface

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Paul H. Dietz

Benjamin D. Eidelson