With the current augmented reality and low-power radio technology present on mobile platforms, we can imagine a standard and physically tangible browsing mechanism for objects in the Web of Things. We explore a model for user interaction with IoT devices that makes use of mobile augmented reality to allow users to identify new devices or easily access regularly-used devices in their environment, enables immediate interaction with quicklyobtainable user interfaces from the web, and provides developers a convenient platform to display custom interfaces for their devices. This model represents a step towards software-based interaction that might, one day, feel as intuitive, accessible, and familiar as the physical interfaces we commonly encounter in our daily lives.
CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Web-based interaction; User interface design; Mixed / augmented reality; Ubiquitous and mobile computing systems and tools;• Information systems → Service discovery and interfaces; Web interfaces; Users and interactive retrieval; • Networks → Mobile ad hoc networks.