Visualising Bluetooth interactions: combining the Arc diagram and DocuBurst techniques

Within the Bluetooth mobile space, overwhelmingly large sets of interaction and encounter data can very quickly be accumulated. This presents a challenge to gaining an understanding and overview of the dataset as a whole. In order to overcome this problem, we have designed a visualisation which provides an informative overview of the dataset. The visualisation combines existing Arc Diagram and DocuBurst techniques into a radial space-filling layout capable of conveying a rich understanding of Bluetooth interaction data, and clearly represents social networks and relationships established among encountered devices. The end result enables a user to visually interpret the relative importance of individual devices encountered, the relationships established between them and the usage of Bluetooth ‘friendly names’ (or device labels) within the data. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation (e.g., HCI)]: User Interfaces; General Terms Design, Huma...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: BCSHCI
• Authors: Daragh Byrne, Barry Lavelle, Gareth J. F. Jones, Alan F. Smeaton
• Keywords: Arc Diagrams, BCSHCI 2007, Bluetooth Interaction Data, Bluetooth Mobile Space, Human Computer Interaction