Interactive Photo Viewing on Ubiquitous Displays

This paper presents a method of showing photos interactively based on a user's movements using multiple displays. Each display can identify the user and measure how far away he is using an RFID reader and ultrasonic sensors. When he approaches to within a certain distance from the display, it shows a photo that resides in his photo album and provides quasi-3D navigation using the TIP (tour into the picture) method. In addition, he can manipulate photos directly using a touch-screen or remotely using an air mouse. Moreover, a group of photos can be represented as a 3D cube and can be transferred to PDA for a continuous viewing on other displays.