[Paper] A Proposal of Future Electronic Paper in the Office

Abstract

308size electronic paper device that can cover most official documents came into market and it supported handwriting with a digital pen. It seems to be suited for Abstract This paper explores how electronic paper should be used in office work in the future. Nine participants used an A4-size electronic paper device in their actual work. The results revealed that the electronic paper device is easy to handle as a device and it was well suited to support reading and writing activities which includes frequent hand-using actions such as moving, holding, and pointing to the device. However, participants felt difficulty in page navigation and overviewing documents and these features are inevitable to support document-related work in the office. To resolve this, we suggest that electronic paper should focus on its strengths and make other devices compensate for its weaknesses. In this framework, multiple devices support a single activity together by making use of strengths of each device. We also discuss three application domains: active reading, collaborative work using documents, and note-taking in the field.

Rhythm Tap Technique for Cross-Device Interaction Enabling Uniform Operation for Various Devices

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“…There is no best single device. The use of a PC with a keyboard will be convenient to edit a document, but to read it, it is useful to use an eye-friendly and light-weight slate with an electronic paper panel [3]. It seems to us that the current work environment that people perform tasks only with a single device looks as if people cook dinner using a Swiss army knife, where it sacrifices the usability to give many functions in a small device.…”

Development of Electronic Tile for Decorating Walls and 3D Surfaces

“…A lot of studies have been continued using various displaying principles for development of the electronic paper [1]- [18]. Application field of Electronic Paper is now expected to expand from document displays [19]- [21] to wall decoration and ornaments for interior/exterior. We have been proposing and developing e-Tile (Electronic Tile) for this kind of extended applications [22], [23].…”

P‐135: Concept of e‐Tile and its Prototyping

“…The first great application of e-Paper has been e-Books. Now we are eagerly waiting for the next key application of e-Paper 1) . A very promising candidate application is large area displays.…”