| Abstract | In gesture recognition, one challenge that researchers and developers face is the need for recognition strategies that mediate between false positives and false negatives. In this article, we examine bi-level thresholding, a recognition strategy that uses two thresholds: a tighter threshold limits false positives and recognition errors, and a looser threshold prevents repeated errors (false negatives) by analyzing movements in sequence. We first describe early observations that led to the development of the bi-level thresholding algorithm. Next, using a Wizard-of-Oz recognizer, we hold recognition rates constant and adjust for fixed versus bi-level thresholding; we show that systems using bi-level thresholding result in significantly lower workload scores on the NASA-TLX and significantly lower accelerometer variance when performing gesture input. Finally, we examine the effect that bi-level thresholding has on a real-world dataset of wrist and finger gestures, showing an ability to significantly improve measures of precision and recall. Overall, these results argue for the viability of bi-level thresholding as an effective technique for balancing between false positives, recognition errors, and false negatives. |
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