• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.569-580
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• 2016

Objective: This study aims to identify the most effective keyboard layout in the area of performance for securing usability in a smart watch-using environment and to verify the usability of touch keyboard calibrated by hand. Background: It is necessary to understand the environmental characteristics in using the smart watch and to secure the usability of touch keyboard based on this understanding in order to take account of the users who use the touch screen in the extreme input conditions caused by the small screen of a smart watch. Method: 30 participants in this study were required to input characters using the QWERTY keyboard and 3x4 keypad (Naratgul, Chunjiin), which were familiar with them, in order to grasp the keyboard layout suitable in the smart watch- using environment; the performance (error rate, performance time) of this case was measured. In addition, 30 participants in this study were required to input the characters setting the QWERTY keyboard with calibrated touch area and the one with uncalibrated touch area, based on the characteristics of touch behavior, by finger typing the keyboard, with the performance (error rate and performance time) of this case measured. Results: QWERTY keyboard (93.3sec) is found to be 31.2% faster than Naratgul keyboard, a kind of 3x4 keypad, and 43.6% faster than Chunjiin keyboard, in the area of efficiency, in the results of the usability evaluation regarding the keyboard layout. QWERTY keyboard with calibrated touch area (7.5%) is found to be 23.5% improved compared to the QWERTY keyboard with uncalibrated touch area (9.8%) in the area of accuracy (error rate). The results of the usability evaluation regarding the QWERTY keyboard with touch area calibrated by finger typing the keyboard and QWERTY keyboard with calibrated touch area (80.7sec) is found to be 5.7% improved compared to QWERTY keyboard with uncalibrated touch area (85.6sec) in the area of efficiency (performance time). Conclusion: QWERTY keyboard is found to have an effective layout in the area of efficiency in the smart watch-using environment, and its improved usability is verified in the areas of accuracy and efficiency in the QWERTY keyboard with a touch area calibrated by finger typing the keyboard. Application: The results of this study may be used to set up the basic touch keyboard of the smart watch. The input usability is expected to secure the smart watch-using environment, which is an extreme input condition by applying QWERTY keyboard with touch area calibrated by finger typing the keyboard.

• 스마트미디어저널
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.54-59
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• 2018

스마트폰과 태블릿PC 등 터치스크린을 활용한 휴대기기의 사용이 늘어나면서 데스크탑 컴퓨터나 노트북으로 수행하던 작업을 스마트폰과 태블릿PC를 이용하여 수행하는 일이 많아졌다. 그런데 휴대성을 갖춰야하는 스마트기기의 특성상, 쿼티 자판은 작은 화면 안에 조밀하게 배치된다. 그리고 이러한 점은 기계식 쿼티 자판을 사용할 때와는 다른 양상의 오타가 발생하는 원인으로 작용한다. 각 버튼이 차지하는 공간이 충분했던 기계식 쿼티 자판과 달리, 터치스크린에서의 쿼티 자판은 각 버튼에 할당되는 영역이 작아 사용자가 누르려고 의도했던 버튼이 아닌 주변의 버튼이 입력되는 경우가 자주 발생하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 어절 유니그램과 바이그램 확률을 이용한 n-gram 언어 모델 방법으로 터치스크린 환경에서 쿼티 자판으로 입력되는 문자 입력 오류를 자동으로 교정하는 방법을 제안하였다.